MILITARY POWER WANTED

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 3110, 21 June 1892, Page 3

MILITARY POWER WANTED

TO THE KIHTOK. Sih,—l do not blame the dominating class in past times unci past ages for trampling upon the rights of humanity. The injustice in tl-.uso by-guno times cimld not bo avoided, simply from the fact that that injustice wan according to the li«ht of the times ; and to suppose that men could act beyonr] the light of the times is to suppose an absurdity. As the light ot philanthropy extended (uo sooner), so did the Justice of man tt man extend. Philanthropy hasbeen the primary !>o\ver in forwarding iustice to man ; not the polincal franchise, as is erroneously supposed. The extension of the political franchise was the effect, not the causo. History proves this to be so. The iustice which we now enjoy, and which we have received since the passing of the first Reform Bill is a mere flea bite to the great concessions which were granted previous to that Bill. History shows that in the past the dominating class were continually progressing in justice of man towards man; the rich were slowly but surely extending in justice to the poor. Now it is the reverse, for the poor are now the dominating class, and not slowly but quickly and surely are they extending m iniuaticß to the rich. I do not blame them for thi»i for in bain* bo they are only actiu*

up to their light, and to bliimo them for actintr up to thnir light is absurd. It will, perhaps. I)D .-:iid then- light is shortsighted ; mi doubt that is so, but it m equally patent thoy will act up to what they in their light think is right. I contend that argument is perfectly hopeless, and that moral suit«ion is of no nviul. Iti in lamentable that it is so, but we havo to be guided, not by what is lamentable, but what is stern fact ; and this fact is that the Government of mankind has to be by force. and that without this force c<mtrollinct man, minkind will lose nil the past prioress and descend into barbiiri.ini. Mr Editor, you and your readers will see that it is my firm belief that order and disorder will have to have a fight. That has been my belief sincn I was ten years old, :>nd the older I have Rrown the stronger has that belief grown. I wilt say that lately that a slight hopie has arisen in my mind that such a fearful calamity might be avoided. It ia the Triple Alliance that has Riven ma that hope. Anyone can easily see that but for that Alliance tho whole ol Europe would ere this have been slaughtering one another. The " league of peace by the power which their forces give them has kept the disturbers of the peace of Europe quiet; in fact has forced them to remain at peace. That force has been the means of keeping Europe at peace ; has Riven me u hope that that force may in tins New Zealand and also in Australia be alt-o the means of avoiding such a catastrophe as a war of class. A war in which the poolwould be fighting to spoil the rich and the rich bo fighting for preserring their rights without which rights life would not be worth having and without such rights mankind would decend to what it was ten millions of yenr.i ago. Mr Kditor, I have a slight hope that if the memburs rf the National Association were an armed power determined if needs be to put that power in force that such a calamity as a class war would be avoided. I do not for one moment suppose that the present members of that Association could do so ; they are too few in numbers; but there are many men such as myself who wonld join the Association if they saw any hope that the Association would be a power in reality. It may be said that the majority of the people here and in Australia wonld support rampage, disorder and wild devilment, but when it comes to the tug of war it h not such majorities that are the winners—such "™.l"rities are nowhere. I am not u blo'iil thirsty wretch wishing an armed Association so as to slaughter, I wish an armed Association so as to avoid the daughter ot one class by another class.—Yours truly. HftKAl'ErE.