THE FARMERS' PRODUCE.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1900, 7 November 1913, Page 9

THE FARMERS' PRODUCE.

(To the Editor.) f

Sir,—l desire to appeal to all tho thoughtful citizens of Wellington, ii.ot to judge tlio farmers harshly for going to their city to help to toad our produce. I do not think that you have pointed it out to your citizens- clearly enough what it means to us to liavo oirr products left on our hands. It seems to ma that most of tho city people regard us, wlio a.ro en the. land, as wWt-hv -people, enjoying a free and easy

life, but fob too assure you that will; nine-tenths of lis th.it this is not tho caso; ot eoiirso tnore a:ro a few big men •M, the country as vvoll as thcto are in tho towns, but tho majority of us arc workers, ftnd hard workers at that. I know that the cost of living has gone lip, bat we are in jjo way" to blame. The .high cost of living affects us lioarlv 'tis much in the country as it. docs .-.you in tho town.' 'We in' tho. country liftvo no grievance against your city workers; wo hold no brief for tho wealthy nven, but you aro ruining us in your attempt to reach them, and if you nicmul in putting us to the wall, what shall bo the consequences? , Just think for ono moment, ironi where you derive every article you oat, drink*, and wear, and you will say the land. Just se, but you must have us settlers to win. tliora f-rore the land for,you, _ Your ,)vnrkqrji, gay . that iliey 'are fighting; for ;thi\ir "lights l)dn't",vpu I think that* .woj-i»i£ler& ni\ only fighting for our rights when w wish to send f.iir produce away to mat feet? We camiot compel the sjtip*owne.rv to pay you one penny nioro than tliof wish, and wo .dare not stay idle and ]<i' onr prodiiee go- bad whilo yon settle yoi-V dispute. You must know that pur pro duce is perishable, afid is almost wholly iii the early sumroel

months, therefore it is a matter of life or death 'i'o'r us to get our stuff aw.ay, And,; in conclusion,'.let mo say that iv« did not interfere uhtjli for the reasons which I have stated, wo were compelled to.—l am, etc., SMAI.T, DAIRY-FARMER. THE APATHY. OF- THE POUCE (To the Editor;)- ' . Sir,—To-day I witnessed tho seei.w of the mounted specials being stoned in Featlie-retott , Street (outsklo Wellcfiley. Club) by about • twelve ■or fifteeii 'nieiV, and the question I now nsk is; A.re our' regutar police to be depended on to preserve quiet mid orderly cand-i'iet? J. saw not oiie, but several policemen as close, to tho stojuirthrow.ers ..as I was myself, and that was a.liand but Hot one of them attempted in' any Way to stop the' stbne4hrowing "' or" 'arrfist the' individual, with the'exception of one very brave (oh, liow- brave) sergeant, who when a woman, evidently a Rtrike sympathiser, oui> of bravado, went towards the mounted inch, ths braVo man,-. went', after her," and, just before she reached the mounted men placed . his. arm on. her shoulder and led her back to safety, ]nit not tp gaol. If the police do not intend to maintain O.yder iind discipline m a crowd. let them say so at once, so that tho public will know, what to do in caso of cmerfency. 'flic action of the police toay, I believe., is not an isolated case, and t'lio sooner these brave and pluekv men act in the canso of. right and order- tho sooner the curs who throw swncs will bo non- est. .. ■Now., police, wako up .and make a few friends, and not enemies. of . thoßi» who see.—Yours, etc., ONLOOKER, Xover.iber 5. [We regret, to say wo have received a large number of complaints of fiw nature. We lefer to the matter in our editorial columns.} THE "SPECiALS" AND THE STONETHROWERS. (To the Editor)

an eye \vHne.ss the brutal behaviour extended to the mounted special constables in Fcatliereton .Street yesterday, I _ thoroughly endorse wliat lias li'eeii Fjaid by your correspondent, "A Wife and Mother," in to-day's issue of youf paper. J think, and I fed .surd, that every fair-minded member of/llio community will agree wi.tli mo iliat it is time that the men \vlio have corao from the ooM&tjpy to assist jii maintaining law and order and .get thc.ir.produce shipped 'iliould rewiv# definite instructions to deal wit'li tike "stonethrowers 1 ' wlio can only attack them from the. back, If this was done, there would soon bo an end to mob rule.

It is very amusing to hear tho socrillcd Socialist E, TrcgW.r referring to tho mounted special constables as tlr.o "outcast, ecum of tho oountry." lie,, to my mind, is not jit 1o black their boots, notwithstanding that bo is .rcce.ivi.ng a p&rision from the Govormnent for services rendered as one of tlio originators of the. "Arbitration Act," which bo now ?d strongly condemns. Why docs ho iidtj {is a mail, go into tho country and defamo tlio fanners as ho lias dono in his various addresses ? Tito reason is olfviffuß.—l am, etc., , ■ TOWN WORKER- i . Wellington, November G. • [Our correspondent, and, indeed, tlie whole of -tjio general public out-sido -tho i gangs of cowardly stone-throwers •mil! bo pleased to leant; that instruction! j have been issued which .should result? ill those attempting any further effort* at taob violence being 'taught a drastio? lesson.] . , ....,