THE WORKLESS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 433, 16 February 1909, Page 5

THE WORKLESS.

■■i thel^CTOwde^CbiicertChamy/-: y Hall last evening; would- give ,^ .:y :fi£ the ■••position..-: of-, the; <:isyspin.bwhat ;;,?i:f?;acute;^^TOeVgathering/VTOB"pfesided : :pver;^by ■>';V^:lt^'May6r/^^ %%- yjng;been requestc-d.by thb New-Zealandl:Fpde-:;:y/yTation;^ ■:-L' : .-i";The^-"w9reval^o''6aitKe\-platf6rm, : ;.Mr;-'-.l)iivid: ■ ; ;<;v::MfLarom f -M.P/.(Wellington' Mri:R.?A. -fcy WrigW; :, .:M ; P.;;'(WcpgtoneSouth), l : Mri ;A; -yy H.:^Hißdmarshq'(City ihi^Mr." y;-?-'#S-y#-1?'?-: tadk {of; Mqnoy.. ■; ;\ ; y v'; ; y;/: '.(;;': vThevMayor- reiarkedthat [ th'e cause: of', the :■;; ■''/■:[: mceting : ,was/a iregfqttable'piioj Vfr'. ■'. Ition'-bf ,uncmpl6ynieht';;BHould;..be :, discuss ; od >-i'v:-#from£time'.V.to:;'tto : . ;'.■>: :p.rosporouß' : perii?dSv;:l:Hdweyer,-they ■had! not : s".;:takon;up;^ti e :>utttter;at times;when.such con-. y. y Nderatipns'wbiM de%;;yfinitp;: settlement;, of ./i/Z-yhad) ever -:at,- '.and .'they-: would lead; ; 'the'present.'condition of •i&t.'.^effairsV"^: But!.what''they lacked .was/money—: ?£&■:. (h^'ipa^rHnitltlieyhadto'lpok.forward to A ■■iiuiJtte"<»!^g.iwii^rpwnicfc^^e,p|resen'(i ; 'state ;Vi;/:.;v.of:thingSiContmued/!would:be, : a timo of :great ;j| ! Syhardsh)p;^vraajiy::wprlters"resident : in ~^:"V;]ingtpnv^; , ,=;;^^JS;i-/0-sf-j;^in.:;':;A.K: ; ;L: ' v: : - : :^ , ,tlie;Cpvernmenti-^i': i ; yy ;;viyS->Mr^righVM'K- "stated jhatijie had been' ' : ;;; ; ; ; V;;viwkod,tb:m;oye^ , -J<? ■;.;.;•.;">--AV;-'".Th<tfc -in!-view; of^j'th'eyprosent.'depression;.;. KvM.'^;Vjof ; trade','audl tKo ]arge : nuraber,;6f .workers/; ?'v ;i.;]houji:f of;;employineiit,'; : .this;SmeptinE■'■,pro-,;.-:■ ."v ■;■■' r£'i£<; cplitinuarice • of , , th'o : - .asrV. l [ S- : ''/■_, .;.''sisted>immigration;.;policy, : ;and; requests.•-;•; •• ,4 ■- : v. A 0 thattHe :GPyernment ; , make forth-vVi {j'lK^^viffi^nl'Grea^Jßrrtain^theAp'rese^ .*/ i'-.f ?.thp v;-]abour^^market; : :'i' ;K;' .'■VA : -: , an^^ ,M:;i;vS ing^th^p^sentme^p^pyedvAdifßculty^tlie^;; :;,vS;:; , ;'; ; ;^oTOfrinre(it;?be..;;rpquesfed>'^rgohtlyv'to,':' ■ '■'. yji.i■■^ , i;pnsh':lpryard4hp : cpnstructipri of. the pub-'..;:" ;ii'.':-f..ylL?!Eofwbrks. r ivvvviXtke^ ;3;v:: 'Theimoye'r.- : urged.that tlioy; should beware of' r jTho:vslayprv^ ■S'l?: ,, . , gentlemen;;iiilpublic.tp6sitibnsswere~daily be-. ■■; :;?iege'd^by.: ; applicants';fpjf this^;state; ■{■^[jy.i/ofif.thM^sV.-xoidd^nbt^be^ y. ~-~h .;\ii.i-real;.and r ;;;pressing crisis;; ! !;.^ff.v?::V :; S;^%Tto;r.Une^ Kt*-:«::;: ! Frpm'.a/-return bf'-the ;,'S,;, ;:»brat ; Be(»otari^-hy!learn.ed]%at. : in:'Wenw : itinip:there were the;follpw- ! : ■; : ; '<£. i. ing->unemp!oy edy ron :i. 5 ; : > unioi ""■ lists :-^-65 ; ;>:; g 30i 50 vJiriclclayersjv'so :>;?;:'genera};,labpufers J ':3ooAor^Od^wharf'laWmrefs' ,: : ;;*;",2siihoulclerar:2o;;butchers^ut:^i' J worki ; 'and isS^P^oasualsilJVavnii^ber'pKplum^ V:y:yjfand; ;10fl/;aud ; 120 .S.'i^^eeMeifc^rMiAy.jplagte^si^iid-^ i M.;aahd; ;rA' ; .Handy: for; .r:;':/: .py.JJle^'rs.'B . v;' i'arid :ia'pplicAntsrwho-' 'by;-the { ' : ::f > |rain.;:nest jinpniing: ;had' been ; - told 'that 100 w.:;h;:had^lready;applie^;J'Np':orie ; !wld objects ;l r L:™mWants"commg^i^fe^loyinent:^ould;be l v- : i\M'^.\TOen;;b^ing:-'senV;ipnt''prt i ; c ; i wheh'JtheKGoyernmeht ■ '.■':'f : -^w;upt.^ ■- ; :-,'^..™e'^«pnntw.V^e^.l) , esi--;thmg ! itt- : ; --O: tpipush'Aon"s the: .works ; JiSF? 11 '- e y^quifed? ; aa , <*.* : * -Pffipejf and t thera:'iypro:}pth.ei' worksvoontem- 1 h~:^r P»»tediJsuch.;.;as;:^he; ; Parliament:;House,'i'lf : <i;A thesenrprlis^^were''eoile'on-Sirith/.-jt , would cer- ; Vi'oft'NWSlribeithe;means present ; j-;;.;j..nn?at]sfacjtory;;cbnditionslH^ 'Jsepradjng^iiheifinotionf. ■e-> :SP™«a\;out;:that;:the-'Prime,t'Minister--;and : C''.;; ;;ttembers;^f yhe,; b^ -:•. fel~!; o .^the;cbunft-y;r;aridvapparentlyfDO:heod ; <% •* -if of i-<m : ;^;v:'^ f^r?A-^Surefeithe:; -firsti.;:responsibility^f. K^jW^pi^Josepfehadinbtcome^^thbond l M'>ffi*Khie|Snanoial ;;;tether-;(A;iiyoice:- : . "Quite ;-yKfD^,"febntShe;ißhpuia^ ' •■■:■:* W'f?™ l } and -r He" slipuid'have b f';v^Pr o H?wns:: Act;- :^; If : 4 ;K : H ls . : jW?.( aon e,;iwork'^ ::«''^o und reds;;'pf.:;me;n;r : :(Applause;)- ;1 v'-' ■"■""'.'•' :: ': V;':^Ns. r j " li^graduatelancomeV'taki \ making iiriV ;ma"n ; ;tdihaw an-inebme-mbre gested;:;reform;,V The; •meetirig.vcheered; a The r; rent :fair,^ge; : bil!;;ffl;'At';the;-present ■v:Kft:*;mei -.';■•; :he> : qoritinued^i , .'wjiai" -Wdo ! t we ;: find T oice: ;s;;t^ats.-;^(]^ughterOo^Wein'nd ; starvation,: ; :V , :K':PP™rty,V;and^hardship^ ?; iTherefor;e:-irwbuld' v ; r;f ■;f , -? e . t ':!?S::^? T ,: -W metrib'ers of ?Parliaifaaxi : ;tKp.rmefei-paltry:-. : pallia;:,;s&tiy,e>i: ?'? ■ .(Ap;^;^>,fJaus^o:^jH^~yst>.fi:J:::: :vc:'i ; -'^ ;£fiWiT*.ceptipni?.J^ : Kfe^P.^^s^^i'^hyji'^h^criedii'T^hay ';; >y..? placM /whereitljoy.; yoji: , ::beer M ?C, .gpoi . is f any; you;'canVgeti ::;:;,y,v.:;lahd,":.and ;, ':?.■'. '<(. ? ; i ■ Jalfpeniiyii'Snd? giyeV; you , liari-boiieav egg ;■; For vrH ,'V; 'X™&ii\ lβ. continued^; "giTO:.'u'p:talking:pifflb. : ■--;3>; CnaDge;tho ! resolution: : completely."-.^Take 'it ; S^^Wi' ;it;: and- : :'; : :i.-:^i mils e u '■:■■ ";Eri- ;;■ :;;;.>■ core:.^^^; 7 ;;;;:;,:^.*.':^;::;;^;.;::.^;.',:.«;:::;;' Vv:. : ;^ •■'.' -: : V' ??fe 8 . a w'.;tnat;-;.in: .bringing-butlirnmigrantsitlie ■--' r-^ '".P"i?§v cbmpanies^Tbe-idlers■ they,vaimed' td ;v:r;-;.;pumsh^weretthose);w.hb;ro'de;.on. , the : backs P:-^;;- ; .*i;the;wor,king:mci)',':-i(Aprfaiise;) ; ; ;;> ; ;v Bities.^of;-:tSg: ; case::-denVanded: that;;spmethmg' ;■■;, : ; ■, t" jmiist \be; uone r amme'diately,'; but, ;.■; "; : ;;..-': eeht;. system'■:'.:of':;ca'pitalbmjv:;, : ;:uneiaployed : .■.■;^ ; ;- : :iir6ubles.;' l wo i '::■■' fi: ; iidffirTras'Jn.^the:rigjjt'.directibhl olt'.was'-.a ! ■: physical; matters; ypalliatives '/wereVre-);.-yr fe'^v';'--:;-'-:": , ' ';V: ; S: : l; iJThe J csiairman:;declared; the <niptipn' carried I

■y-^i;^ '£'•':'■■s.- yyVi-oofc^to tiie' : Land.^.v;;r';:">;.•; i- •Jγ^^Mr;/rM!Lareh,:>M:Pi^'said-'that; hc-rera ithey :^ A;y sent l ! industrial: any/bthc,^' way. : vliv:than; ;: 'byM ; a;'coinp'lete • economic;/change.:- ; ;Hc y;y:inbved>—'.y^y^y;^-//^^ ycy'/ f'V!.THat;scis 'atincans 'of providing:ieiii-. ; ■:'£^. plqyment4aiid/''relieving :the';. congestion'': ; A i ■ j/pf ? Goyernment/'-bii:' re- : . : - : ':- : cjuested ';xo' : inausuratoiS : ,.an •K'iip-t6-clate : ; !^>;i;fdading"and; fencing}: 'and'otherwise im- .; •; ; :;;;;;proving'■ I the.:'vacarit : -.Crqwn ; :i lands,:thus '■'■;- ■ ; ■.v s .':'■'->-l)rovidiDg:'.s-;niore /Eatisfaqtoryjbasis for : V ■ : j ;:^'; and giving:;.added ■ em-"; :.,V.:-; : ,vploj^nt..^ ;^--\..!Th'e:«ihp!oyineiit:;.qf.-: : tiib ;people}in ,'the.prini■kj,\ ,ary ; indu3trioß;:;vvas.vboing\pycrloqked afc pre- , .•■■...:,' r crbwd;: into ■ -the'-: ■'■'. niiHinery.. , ';' • department. ' ithatvlittlev attention 1 -was '^being' ■ ; ;'. : :EiTch.V , 'ioi^e^sferrter- ; 'worK\'of'-i..opening / '.up.' : ; .•;;■;;.■■ : la'nd; ; ;v : ;This:.Uand-for-settleraont'- policy■ .was ■■■ -.'; .raent:;;for.^TCtilers>;-.''':;.:jTho:. Government ;:was: .'.'■;_:: BUrtly'vw'rong':Mnrdelaying!-tH6;;'.purcbaee.'.of. ■i. .; estates.until;, the";prices had: gone up; to an V v ■exorbitant : figure. : -.(Apnlausoi) '?-'■'-■''■'■ ■-':':> ;■■ ■ ' \ :i: .■r:Mr;;.:Brqwßc;'isecrotaiy-'bf .'.the /Trades and ; ;:;:.labour Qouncil, .seconded-: the v motion..' : " •■ :'• ■■v^;^Nt^^^^?.siate;'Not^V^^:^-';^':'';v ; ':: -' ; :.;;- : : An amendment.was by. Mr. F.' :;-i--^^Mw^'i^M^;':: , ;v: : ::'.^. : fe.SJ';'i.'-^; : J ,y-y v'.-' ,;;:y.:.:''.That, .in: the:opinionvof this::mcot- v :'}*: - : ":\ing : of ".citwoiiß j;.tlib ; dearth of ':■; -;■; ■.•:'.employment; in .New'.'Zoalaiid'is '.entirely; ';■•'.'-. :,;duoto : .tho stringency of.±ho,money,mar-: ';,';-' : .;. ; ,'-: : ;;keti and.that;-tliereforoVthe;Government- : :

-J' be'.', asked !■■ io'f augriiohtV the : ; .supply of ; .'inonoy;.by the. immediate issue or- State . ; :•;,-notes;iirsufficient/.volume.,tp provide;for',. ' :- : tiho vigorous' prosecution'of public works, . ■ ;;th.e. development of land settlement,: : and :'■';"■• thei-.v..-bxpaijsipn.-'pf-. ; our;.-primary;indue-■■ :■ :'.-.". V : '" : {.. :'';:..:;;;' :: /.;: .. ; Mr'.: W. -ForbesSeconded the'-amendment; .-/.The'; chairman.";,declined ;.fo accept- 1 , the amendment; ruling -tluvt it referred : to a matteri.which; : was; not; touched lipori 'iii. the motion.-:- ; !■;■;:v>. , . , ;■■ ■ v-.; •■.;....;• ■ r ."y .■'''■'[''.''' \\ :. ; Mr.' M'Laren's.motion was..then carried. ;. .:..Mr; Moore; submitted; his . motion. >; After ; an • objection had been made to the boisterous: oharacter; of tho.meeting, by:one who .'/Urged;that ..the. meeting had. a objebtv'.the.Mayor.put the motion, remarking; '','.3[ou\are,-:-ask"Jng the Government.to do something ..which they have not the power; to do.'.'.'v Thermotipn was carried. '~ ■■-. -'...' ■ V;';.Vi;,:•:: Message to-srr. Joseph. - ': ! ' '■•' > .' 'Mr.', Hogg' thenrpresented the : following motion,.'-; ■■vyliicli,,was by . :Hr. ■ β^nr i~^X'(.fi:^y :: P%-- : '■:'''•■■■■'■':!■■': .'--'^ ['"'■"; ■•'■".'".■': meeting of; unemployed: ■...: C,-wbrkme'n i ahd.i : sympathisers .emphasises : ;^the:iiebd'.of^immcdiatolsteps;being taken ; : ; . tp'relieve. : ; the':distress, prevalent;through- < .'■ out,:thb,:cpuntry, ;and amrms.its coriyic-:,: :. tion that like.seasons of.trade depression : ... ■■:; must' continue: to; fe'eur' -.',: .'porio'ds-Pf; time...iyhile the -present indus-;:,, . -;trial v ßystem"'lasts J . therefore"this' meetr..- ;. ing:-respectfully: ; appeals'. tp; , : Sir";Joseph:.: ../Ward and his .Cabinet tp .sa; shape' their ■; ;;;' admiiiistratiph" of tliei affairs of this; Do- 'i. will, .speedily'.."'fa'pilitate-.''the:; :'Stransitipnlpf .the means.of life. , from"pri-,"' ' r.: vate: ownership' for purposes of. profit -'to.'-.":: ! -.'.publio bwhership /.for use.".:. . : >...;; ; .. : ,'/. The/motion .was noisily, carried.;-.;. . i . ; .- ; ; >.-' Subsequehtly/ a. vpte of :thanks to the: chair was passed, and cheers were given for ■'".'lhe Revolution" ..'and ■?.'-'The. Red :Flag'."x. ;The meeting'.ended 5 m : ;confusion, - -iwith,' the< s;.iging:of Flng/'::. .^-:, ; '..:::. •■: