OPPRESSION OF EMPLOYERS AND DRINK.
Labour leaders in the colonies are slow to accent the diotum of Carlyle that the oppreanion of the employer* is aa nothing aa compared with the self-imposed burdens which »re cheerfully borne through drink. In the Old Country a more sober view ia taken on thia matter. When rising to addreaa the eight hours 1 working day demonstration in H>da Park. Mr. John Burua, M.P., put the crowd in srood humour by asking for a drink. An onlooker' responded by exposing a bottle containing a dark liquid. 'Is that *arsapuillap' demanded Mr Burns. 'No, bet-r,' was the r»>ply. 'That won't do,' exclaimed Battenea f representative ; 'we stiaU never win eight hours, or anything else, with that, guvnor,' a sally which provoked much laughter Labour leaders who palter with and make light of the drink traffic, instead of representing the masses are really doing its work, and therefora representing the oppressors of labour.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP18971211.2.106
Bibliographic details
Evening Post, Volume LIV, Issue 141, 11 December 1897, Page 4 (Supplement)
Word Count
157OPPRESSION OF EMPLOYERS AND DRINK. Evening Post, Volume LIV, Issue 141, 11 December 1897, Page 4 (Supplement)
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.