CORRESPONDENCE.

Grey River Argus, 8 June 1922, Page 8

CORRESPONDENCE.

FROM HENRY DUBB TO THE VAG. Dear lag or his Understudy,—For some time, Mother has been urging me, as the only one of her large family that has a bit of school learning, to drop you a line. She thinks that, as matters in our family arc not going too smoothly, wo should apply to you and other intellectual advisers of our large family for advice in our present, trouble. Like all the Dubb connection, we arc constant readers, and some of us are part owners of the organ of the worker, tho “Argus,” and your weekly lectures to us are highly appreciated and we arc gradually learning to get off our own toe. Well, dear Vag, our mill has closed down. Bill of the Bush has given us notice to quit and like his cobber, Bill of the Talk Shop, ho is very sorry for us. Up to the present, dear Vag, we have always followed your advice. We are strong for Labour, and always subscribe to the election campaign funds, except Uncle Bill, who is a Marxian and very sarcastic. We all go nap on the Timber Workers’ Union. Now wc are up against it. As a last, resource, we turn to you for advice. I am not going to anticipate, but its no use advising a revolution, or our going to Kokatahi to shoot rabbits, as the only armament we possess is little Tommy’s pop gun; and, besides, we haven’t got the heart to kill anything. In the mean time, things are going very smoothly down this way. All the members of the Timber Workers’ Union are very active, some looking for jobs and others hanging on like you know what to the ones they are in; : nd some of the masters are having the time of their lives; just like old times. Pat Hickey’s famous “To hell, etc.”, is not in it with them. Two pay days a month seem to upset them, and as for statutory holidays, even his Most Gracious Majesty’s Birthday docs. Anyhow, Henry has got to live, and jobs are sea rec. This does not apply to all the bosses. Some, of them are playing the game, which only goes to prove that good can thrive and survive under any conditions. However, our one consolation is that they can’t suck our secretary, ami he may find things out some day. Well, dear Vag, I must now conclude as our family W.E.A. meets to-night, ami Uncle Bill is down for a lecture on the 0.8. U. Hoping you will excuse any mistakes in spelling or grammar, as it was very hard on mother to keep us all at school.—l am, etc., HENRY DUBB. Westland.