The Wairarapa Daily WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 1890. The Sorrows of a Protectionist.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3451, 5 March 1890, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 1890. The Sorrows of a Protectionist.

PimuArs the most ardent, ilio most able, tlio most persevfvinj, mid the most consistent Protectionist in the Empiro City is Mr T. Kennedy Macdonald, Still even lie must now realise that the lot of n Protectionist is not ut happy one.. He has fostered Protection, and under its shield has built up a big woollen factory business, wliero hundreds of operatives, iilo employed, So successful have been his labors for Wellington industrial interests that many of his friends consider that they should be rewarded at tlio coming general election by a scat in the House of Representatives. Yet Ihero is n rift within the Into, and it is obvious that a feeling hostile to his political preferment is growing in the Empire City, and that his foes are "of his own household." Protection is a doubleedged blade, and Mr Macdonald is now

experiencing the fact that ono edge of it is sbarperthaii a serpent's' tooth. He has been an able exponent of 1 protected industry, but his employes have in their turn taken a leaf out of his book, and organised a Union to protect wages, and lie has so come into collision with a Trades Union, which threatens to wreck the big industry in , which he has taken such pride'and i delight. As. far as we can see tlio ! employees of the Petone factory aro 1 the masters of Ilio situation, and are in a position to divide amongst themselves all the profits of an enterprise in which a very large capital is embarked, The extept [q yhiph a Trades Union can control an jndqalpy \ of this character is not generally understood! Other Unions work with it, and we question whether, at the present time,- the Petone factory is able to ship a single bale of f,wce,l out of Wellington. While it is , at war with its men, t|)e wharf hands williiot allow'its goods to'he'pljced on board n vessel, and to all practical intents and purposes the combined Unions can, if tboy choose, close the ' factory, Of coutse they would not , willingly do this in tlio interests of i its employees, but, in the existing' dispute, they have the hand, and are unlikely to respect iv|iat Mr j Macdonald is bound to consider, the interests of the shareholders who tlio capital pn which the undertaking is worked, The friction ' now apparent between protected capital and protected labor must act in • the' direction of retarding tlio growth of local industries in New Under the best auspices, under the jjioit ri'id protection, under the most capabje management, things go wrong I Strike pay'i.ti the Wej: linglon district is more than a menaed to a now industry) A travel • ling organiser of the Knights of Labor at a public meeting at Petone, expressed an opinion that tlio land question was at the root of the present dispute, that among other things private property in laud robbed the working man. We do not quite gp with! this sontiment, but it would he .well for the Petone opewtors to take a hair of the (ijog that has, in their opinion,. bitten th,em, and go ij> for soirifl little freeholds on iji.eir.own account,' As for fl iM'" or H JW> 5peats aro cprleerneT} they Jre'jrow engaged in their golden egg, and if they persist jn their labor imitation while Ilio shares of tho&miptmy which employs them are at n big discount,, ihey must inevitably sooner w lutes find; their occupation "cone. If landowners are robbers, and operatives .tiro ; the rpbbcil, the'sooner they join, the rank 6

of tho former the better..; But though

land be cheap nnd plcntifnl, and obtainable even on credit, somehow or other tho knights of' labor' don't ore to tactile it, It is, with them, a thing to tax, not to work! Our, own opiuion has always been that New Zealand needs toilers on tho land rather than mill hands, and that we shouid act wisely if we did not, regardless of coat, force the growth of a large industrial, population. The fiasco at Petono confirms the view wo have so often expressed, and will materially injure the cause of Protectionists throughout New Zealand. We do not blame tho Petono operatives for. pivtectiiin' wages any more than wo blame Mr Mncdonald for protecting industries. Both believe in a principle

which iu its conception and operation appears to us to resemble pure and uudiluted selfishness. MrWaedonald niay.still havß faith in achieving (he progress of'tho colony, by prolected industries,.hut if wo aro not miich mistaken, ho lias assisted to call into existence a giant factor in the industrial problem, which threatens to' strangle it, and lo deprive him of that

promotion, which a bright, earnest, worker in a public cause has a right to expect,

The following': clause which we reprint from tho Public Health Act indicates clearly and unmistakably the course which the Borough. Conncil ought' to havo adopted last evening, when its; attention, was called by its own inspector to the" stagnant and oil'ensivo" condition of a boundary watercourse:—" Where any- watercourse or open ditch lying near to or forinrugtho boundary between tho district of any Local Board and any ad-joining-district is foul and' offensive so as injuriously to' affect the disUict of such Local Board, any Resident Magistrate may on the application of such Local Board summon the Local Board of such adjoining district to appear before any ■ "Court having jurisdiction within the district of such first-mentioned Board to show causo why an ordor should not be mado by such Court for cleansing such watercourse or open ditch and for executing such permanent or other structural works as may appear to such Court to be necessary. Such Court after hearing the parlies or txpartem aim of the default of any of them to appear may make such order with reference to the execution of the works and the persons, by whom the same shall be executed and by whom nnd in what proportions the costs of such works shall bo paid nnd also as to the amount thereof and the time and mode ol payment as to such Court may seem reasonable.

Messrs Lowes and loms, rnako additions nf Southdown and Lincoln rams to their mtalogue for Wednesday next, Tenders are invited by MrD. Ponald, of Solway, Masterton, for felling about 2000 acres of light bush in the Pukctoi district,

Baron Molhvo, an olocutionist of no mean .ability, will dclivor a lecture at Eketaliuna on Saturday evening nest Tho Masterton Football Club hayo reccivi'd and accepted a challongo from tho Feilding Football Club to play a match on the Masterton grounds on Easter Monday. Fifty acres of land in the Moroa, near Groytown was sold last woek to Mr Thomas Inglcy, at eleven pounds per aoro. The salo was negotiated by Mi' ;F. H.Wood. -

Plumbers in Mafefon arc having a busy titno just now, many pumps in the town refusing-duty altogether.. Several Abyssinian wellshavo hud to bo sunk a coiiplo of feet before water was procurable, Thisis nodoubtduetotbe intense heat experienced of late. , A meeting was held at Crowe's hotel, Pahiatua, on Friday night last, for the purposo of funning a jockoychth in that district. There was a good attendance, but no definite action was taken, tho proceedings terminating with the usual "bob in," A handsome little Roman Catholic Church,' for the special bencGt of the Maoris, is in course of erection at TeOro Ore, and will bo completed in a few days, The contractor i 3 Mr J. Montgomery, and in justice to him wo must state that the work is creditable indeed.' Wo understand tho church will ho officially opened at the end of this month. Tho Rev P. Leprutre, who has worked for some time amongst the Natives in tho Wangaiiuiilistrict, has taken charge, and will conduct tho usual wookly services in the Maori langusgo. Mr George Fisher, M.H.R,, was proceeded against in tho Police Court, Wellington, yesterday, to find sureties to keopthe peaca for calling Tom Carter " a sycophant, mid the biggest lickspittle who over camo to the colony." The words were proved as having been used, but Mr Robinson, R.M., held that as it had not been alleged tliat.it was feared the words would'bd repeated, and this was the whole essence of tho matter, the application would be dismissed, We have been favored by a loca' experimental orohardist with an efl'ectivo euro for the codlui moth, which wo command to our readers:—When tho apples areahoutas largo as marbles, spray with korosono oiuulsion, with Paris green added; a month later spray with Paris green, using one tablo spoonful to four gallons; and a fortnight after this givo a second dressing with Paris groon With this application tho fruit will not be'affected, and will bp perfectly clean,

About twp hundred porsuns.sal down to the fa'rciycP'tea 'at the 'Salvation Barracks laso night, and did full justice to a spread which was one of the best over,provided. In the district. There was, indeed, a littlo of orerytfiinj;, and too littlo of nothing. Tlio after meeting was a great success, and was well attended,' the addresses being marked witfi ejncei'fty and fooling, The Kcv Mr Rotyso assisted,' .'"

Tho Maoris at To Ore Ore aro submitting thoir Arab steeds to an acd"e training in view of tlio forthcoming Opaki races. Acoursohas boon formed in a field in the- neighborhood, and on this n'ny bo booh at all hours (if tho day taps careering round at lightning pace. Tho.record has been broken, so tho Maoris state, numbers of times on this track, and thcro will doubtless, therefore, bo ii considerable aniount of fun at the Opki course on the 17tb, Accojmis fron) tho country surrounding New Pirmouth 'bliojv that pmch disaster lias occurred to property by tljo bush tires, and numbers of families have had m'rrow escapes, Tho Stratford district is safe, but the fire has run through all tli3 bush country surrounding New Plymouth, from 'lVpperton on tho North to Omaha on the ifiercoft between Egmont Village and Ingleyood.' iJe'nso giiioko overhung tho 'town yesterday, bjittiio'' atiuqsfli.stp. is now clea'rejj'and tije gale has abated. Appeals forhelpwpre promptly responded to by tho Mayor, and a special meeting of the Borough Council. Until rain conies the fires will continue, thus keeping up •the suspense. Francis Shaw was proceeded against at tho foutj) Melbourne Ccurt the other day on a cliartfb of. threatening the life of his wife, Mary Ann, Tho complainant statod" Hint she-was in fear of her life. Do yarjo.us occasions' her husband had jburisiied 11 rpjpr at her anil threatened t'o cut' her t!iroat' : .6n the last: occasion lie look up a 'ch'air 'ana threatened {p [tiioejf her brains out witii it. 'Tho dilfyMt said.'all',the;' trouble M rfiODt jiiß jvifjnnd,»lJttlo)ottlp.' Ho iiMur+d tjw fengl ))s ''P ¥ ¥ ® m any harm to hisaiMwisPilfW her too well.' MrRh%U.P;: It'svarV ciivimis 'ova; 1 would-not like my wife to express lic-r lovb.for mo.'ivijli razors aid Btoola;.. The. defendant was ordered to oiiter.tulb'his own recognisance of Wb 'kw tfofww for n months, ;

,An eight horao: power engine, '"and a' miow .chaffcutter aro advortisod for ealo. ■ A recruit parade of tho Masterton Rifle' Volunteora will bo held tliir evening, when all recruits, whether previously trained or iiot,~muafc attend. Tho petition presented to the Borough Council last evening with reference to the pollution of the Waipuoi river, resulting in the dostructicnof fish and tho endangering of tho public- health, was, after some discussion, referred .to tho. Wairarapa North County Council, as it was-eonsidered it did not como within tho jurisdiction'of the Borough. A half-holiday has been declared for St Patrick's %, lfth March, on which data tho Autumn meeting oftiie Mastorton Opaki Jockoy Club will bo hold. At tho meeting of the Borough Council hold last evening it was docidod to grant Eoardon, nn'omployer in the local gasworks, full, pay for,the time he was absent from work through illness,

A uiootina; of ratepayers, to consider the advisability of raisins; a loan to form and metal the Ihuraua-Mangamahoo rend, or metal the Ekotahuna road, is to be held on March 18 at the Alfrcdton Road Board Ofiice,

From a list of tho wool, imports into London for the last year (1889) wo nolico that the N.Z. L. and M. Acrency Company still hold the premier position asimporters nf New Zealand,wool.. The number of bales imported by this company total 'up-- 30,8-18; - Sanderson Murray and Co,, A. L. Elder and Co., and Dal»ety and Co., come next in | order with 25,155, 20,531, and 14,250, respectively. Even in tho ranks of (he whole of Australasia and Cape Colony they, held tho second place, Messrs Dalgety and Co, limited taking tlio first with particularly a narrow majority, Tho Fair has proved a success, in that it has enabled us to sell out a large propwlion of our surplus summer stock at Tc Aro Houec, Wellington. - "The Fair," however, has loft us a baliancc; small, it is (me; stM, a balance of gjods lliat wc should like to entirely .clear out of To Aro House, Wellington.

The " Fail" prices wcro extraordinarily low; very much below the value of tho goods; notwithstanding we havo .reduced them still more, in order lo accomplish our design at Te Aro House, Wellington. Ladies should peruse ttenlivcly. our summary of these reductions, on each side of the well-known picture of Tc Aro Honso, Wellington. Ladies should pay a visit to our dress counter, as they aro certain to pick up greater laiyoins limn heretofore j and should not forget to look into the manllc department aud seo the mavv;!s cf cheapness iu mantles, costumes and jackets at Te Aro House, Wellington, Ladies would Slid it a real pleasure in looking over tho balance of our season's millinery, with the very tempting prices at ■which every article is marked at To Aro House, Wellington. Ladies arc. reminded that tho special reductions'made in these specially enumerated articles will continue to tho end of the present month only, at Te Aro House, Wellington.

Fire Brigades' Demonstration'

Tho annual demonstration commenced on the Wellington Basin J Beservo yesterday. Tho following is the result of the day's competitions: Manual esgise (dry); one man, _ Deputy-Superintendent Morison (Gisborne), 47 2-sth sec ~, 1 Captain Wnllis (Gore and Gordon), 47 4-sthseo ... 2 1 Foreman Hoskins (Mmerston North) 60 sec 3, MDDKii hack (one mnn), Fireman Harrison (Varion), 10 3-sth sec ... ... 1 Brnnchmau Brouscbe (Hastings), 1 16 4-stb sec 2 Foreman Kitchen (Wanganui) 21 2-oth sec 3 Hosk anu Hywiasi, (for five men). Gistane Fire Brigade, (DeputySuperintendent Morison, Foreman Wildish, Branclimen Allen und Fox, Fireman Mitchell), 40 sec 1 Wellington Fire Brigade (Foreman 'Adams,Assistant Foreman Lawrence, Branchman Webb, Fireman Payno, and Secretary Kennedy), 52 seo... 2 Wanganui Five Brigado (Foremen Kitchen and McGonaglo, Branclimen Copelaud, Saunders, and Carcll), 52 sees ".. 8