THE UNEMPLOYED.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 539, 21 June 1909, Page 4

THE UNEMPLOYED.

ft. Suyj-Tlio}' remarks.'of. tho • Prpmier;-,and other, member'sof 'his party:in -the House of 'Representatives', when'-' referring to : the ■; uri-. omployed- Aggravating to .tho workiirgvman.. :■; Thby .seem, to make so light of> a matter* that-every day ; is becoming more' 'sari-. ;OUs.; >No-:doubt.i.wh(;n-..the -Premier, goes to :London ho: will-toll them:of. tho-good thingsthat,;await, the :.workihg man in Now., Zealand, taking: great :care v riot to {mention', that .in' the;colohy.largo numbers of-men"are: looking for':work without success.' But 'at present, any excuse for pouring in immigrants :as though' they, were required. for the defence scheme._ But they are really required -for: next .and. if ;thoy roll up in good numbers and Vote for the Government they : care' not what becomes "of them for three years.;, One really cannot help asking how. long 1 the: workors will \ stand this election dodger The Government seems to have pursued a policy, of plunge while the finance of'the colony.: could stand it, and then find'the remedy in retrenchment and give tho workers'.'tile" sack.' Is "if-, not time •tne) - wbrkdrs";'ahbuld "awake', te their; own' in■terest,- and organise their, forces by noktelec-, tipn, and do as the dairymen:did at the last,. ■vote-solid:for ; the"Opposition, and give the Premier ,;and' his .party three "years; oh'the; Opposition•• side of ithelHoiise,: which,.would make 'them', hear 'and respect tlie voice .of labour?''--.Surely '. th<S' country 'will !see the '.wisdom' of Mr.: Massey's P 0" b.y which ho ;so..'often v in tho "HoUso" and ,in. the country 'tbid'.them of ; the waste of the public money, a.great "deal-.of'jvhich went .to their political friends, on; whom ought te put -whon -Universal training would be-'unneces-sary'. '-. Thdnkiiiß;you,in anticipation,—l' am,' '■'[ i, ,:;■':< >i- r. ;; ioNE. Workers:'-; : :;:Eeilding, '^Juie^fj;;:';'Vft^}:'>^ l ;VCW'::-'::.'.- ; /: