THE H.B. TRIBUTE. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1911. PROFESSOR MILLS' MISSION.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 232, 18 September 1911, Page 4

THE H.B. TRIBUTE. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1911. PROFESSOR MILLS' MISSION.

C. ::x::*;i: Lis midre-s nt Hasting:! ■:;:i Iridiiy night- Pi aicssor Mills ver;, emphatically-divided the pec’de of New Zealand into two c’nsses —ihe v.sclvl and the useless. The’ foi mcr •f we unitcriinnd the piofesno: aright, includes ail whose source of livelihood coines as Um re.-,nit of the

.’*.wt-at «:*f tin ir Br av. the lat ter a! 1 tliu-.e wlicse incomi's roll i.i wit ’'.mil indiv idiml personal effort. To m *ac the professor's! meaning more we take the libm-ty of defining it a? follow:;: The ■■m;*!fa people” are thc-.'-.c v. ho produce tilings. Ly direct use cf ihe cupiinl the *’usc 1; :;s peopie” rate ed .<_> -rev ide the useful p< i.pl.* w'lii i.<.■...!:■. and i:’*"*l:>nc*’v v*. ilb. winch lo wi.i k am. piT.dncc I'm* iim-fi'l Hiim; (ho is-; less ami mimml pt would etherwire have to do with mt. a; (I (icing Viitlimit. the "nsiefid pro-pie” world cease w be producers, :md not L>cin.g r<-di:co:*:: world mA live on the proem* Is of I’m ir toil, timl would tin i'efm’e mH he uscf'iil people any longer, but imei,S:, people, iiiyl if they lefi the country, ih:' H iim; would n<.i: run late bt’£*an:-’i* I In i'<* would Im im (rains. < iil> late, if tm-ro no "ast lei;:; people” tu find the capital U* pry il.e uages fa’ t!><* iwfar! pt opie a Lo 'mild ihe railways, make tlu* r< liiie - si ttiid rim the fa fail.'. -vLicii v,...mid act c xi::t if ihe two dements cf production; Labour anti Capi’..!, uni brought tort da V. i v.o;dd hi:*' 11: e (> re fess.: r fa; d-;*-fine ihe v.w.i "eoisi-alls: ” ns Im ae(■enis i. Gap*;:'! ‘fa: the \i ;;d is iiH'i'.r.lv mid; >•: .i.'.iii ihat part of Hie produ.-e '■!’ indm.irv. wltich. in tlm li.;’;,. T ■ i> her nat ion;;! or imfai.l.fa weail’h. is ::vailalde far i’i::*i!.; :■ prcdimt.ion— an aecimmlat ion of .he ='i mliiefa of - oist Inhi.itr i"r;y abm of fa. iii:.'.’ ii:': d lor ihe rap:: .si of prmrmt m; iut’.ire labour. Tim; Lcirg’ : ■,. :it fair « f 1 he pi’of; mm i the caps! r*l:: i clasi: :is mm- ’ A:.* m:t lii:: words iikc-Iy to reisl.nd and -miifa* bitterness wlmi*!* m imm*: fa; 11lemily I'oefaig simi’J ; ifa. AA’i v. ill mmeede tlmt I l:er.* arc emms where men have aermmnmfaH’d *■ ipiiai By unfair means am.! .fan':;; v.'lor ("ipfad is used as v;. ;;....n o, tin* <*;.mmiil:ity : L,-: '.aoii Imai.m lire rare A M*v, Zoa’-imi iiu-v ma* eerininly Ik* ex o’ .he n* m-.'.::! fade. li reu :*i(- care i’l the grimi emmirv :>'<* pifamsi*'' L"’o from. .Sc rmu-h or dial, il is a cause tor vo.o--d. rim :H tii-.! tlm Evalgolisi of So-cial!-m fa-er himself frmn work m th*' i\ ;,1 lie! i h) fas c.v.l! I:..'<m* laid vil.;■;■<’ i.i.’.mma-iy masters, huge mid trmie tricksters c.f nil fa-nis p- ev liiH.n tin* useful peeph he io m; ; ILitmm Mfat. ’Ai m is A’'

posit io” <>( Jtthour in New Zm* ;.r t*imip:s t*t <t '.Wil: <Ah.' r c .lit)t: irs ; Let ns <iip below the .suiT.-.c;* the aims.-h ph*':.?::; pcii,h(*l ] Z: U s ' I ; ' I It'd II M c r;‘(’ J ■ ■’< *H sc.: ;• , I, i.mi ni;tnis ■ i t! iset I the tramways, :’h<* water siipijv, flu- ;yis irmi clLt-r pllbiie sillii. les. Bill in* could toil its tlmi’ they bnd mii'iiciieilim'd •s.mt he n-'kiiowkW-d that pi.iiit he :>:'kimv-k'<kyd iimt there w*ere tnorc panj ter.-t to (I'ntwow titan in (.tiier towns, ’ittf ;I:is "huedaatr was cairned b;.’ tk “reim-ininw Wis *;i the city laid lamil-ht 'on: every tu.m-ijmiy (Jun ikhJ';;; v-ejy be R id'eriui.'.Vila; ri-rmd:: dig rnonGpt'iie.s ' The professor d-,:’:' not cniightr:. its. In most iit'ogaiv. sivo towns tiio pc-yitfat i,n incrcaiws, .vet it is an iiluminai itig fact licit durii'g Idle la:*t ‘0 yea:"; lite po;)id;.f toil c; ( tla:.;"., w ha:; rtnnaiitcd pt’.wlieallv dtikMiy. Are lim work::"; nt G!asg:,v.' bci < ; ff i tian f] ;( - w-ra ers in New Zeidami ’ Have they better wage:;, siiortcr hour;; a,id less util itipLaymi;,.': ! No ! We hh,d Lb.e (Zasgow worker migrating to Nea Zealand t’o better l:is cam lit ion and in a time, we cd'te’i hear of t-ie son of tliat: imn:igran t roltirnin,:' to Scotland not wage earner, but. to -‘liter the tirmerrity in; a si .idi”;'. Au address I’totn the pi oft smn*, in Glasgow, •*\A lyv a i,::!;:;:ir Faery in (i I a eg.: w apj.ar;"!. jy woidd-lic niow opporl.tine iimn a t imilar addeesr t...i New Zet’.laiid in Hartings. But v.’h.nt ia v.i’t.ni;' in New Zetil.’.nJ ibai an Amtrb:. > i :>roi'.*: "i.r iJuad. l i e ("ip tiy d !><’;■,’ to crgrodi ployt e agt’itml. e'upkyer ! The rerJ bruin is ihat labour is iiaahlc (<> realise the ecmioiiiiiw of it... t.wn sition. It: wroagly niwniir?:: that The employ; t* is oinking a very ;.iii:>p o:-t i f !n*: in;* inesr. wkik ialiour is makii'.g bar.tl.v a lit in,;' w.’ti-.e ; :t!!<i ii L, (.qunline the p«>: • t.ii.:i by law ii' p<”<sible, sad by law it a* lute:; ii' not.. H in Ti:’etn:s:i'’,v to pt.;!!:- <.t:t t iinl such a:: inll a. ion i dam,* yoi-s in tap exireme and if carried out- must, result in * I isast <• :•. The assur.ipt.io.i t.-f L-eqiicJiiy c.-f re ward is founded o.i pit bible ie, mice. Cencraliy spenkhig* *;:;■ re

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are. ns a rnn.l’er of ftiG . t; ;y far frc.ni bi big mH of propor; rm to tm r; wtir.d/<,!’ lal.;.;;r. In im.:,! cii.tit wonk not, be difimuli: ’c- show 1 .l;al laboiti* ia New Zmiklnd t’i.rjily •■;*•

eeiven more Llinti itr. rem ■’.■n:;b!y fair share. I a a few cant r: the f.a'nnct’ is, ilte other way. >n:t sach in.tl a: icer arc the mwi'pi ic-n and net. the rub*. The rartti-sgs < F cnpiinl hivesier! in publie companies are pnblir.hetl D the public gaze and inostty they are they ought to be emtvineing to the ompkiyvc capital is very fa: from la irig overprud. AV e would, like the lil.tli’ pvd’e.-'sor to It’ll the pisjiili' in ii.ni way he news the tieeesnity for iltr- New Zealand worker protect Limtelf against the rana;.jty o; capital.’ If he’ carmet; -Low where the need exists wc world like co hear him turn fag his eloquence m the direet'mn ol Lunging t-mttw L'.nc: elements of prcihteZC'n. tt-;*;; d ;; a’ m n mere r< asim..:d; !;‘ ::g. rn. .aa.i they arc likely to display if 1-ir. voire eoiiZmtes to be lifted on the public platform agitating for unrest uau i j;\■Tichinp’ r. ci it vl v rii-iiibr cngender dangerous disumteiit.