UNCLE TED AND THE WELFARE LEAGUE
Maoriland Worker, Volume 12, Issue 232, 15 June 1921, Page 10
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UNCLE TED AND THE WELFARE LEAGUE
J. W. Win, Fr.an.kton Junction, writes: The Well-Fed League by its scribes is only copying its forerunners of nearly 1900 years ago. Who was it that crucified the Carpenter o£ Nazareth and why was He crucified? The parsons, the merchants, the tax-githerers, and the lawyers, who were always able (if they were willing to part with sufficient pieces of silver) to hire scribes and traitors, and even bribe witnesses. The proof of who did it is in the New Testament story, as is also the way it was" done. The Carpenter was a Socialist, reformer and had hit these classes hard by telling the truth, so they formed a Well-Fed League, for said one of them, in effect, if we let this fellow alone, the Romans will come and take away OUR place. And they charged him with the same crime as the scribe of the Wellington Well-Fed League charges the concrete-mixer of Christchurch with—blasphemy. When tho judge who tried Him failed to convict, in fact, told them he found nothing wrong with Him, they shrieked about sedition- and organised the mob to shout for His execution. And vow we have just the same combination to prevent much the same object as was aimed at then. No doubt they are afraid of losing their place.
