CORRESPONDENCE.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXXIII, Issue 15968, 29 June 1912, Page 13

CORRESPONDENCE.

Oorrospondents <?ro requested to make th.iir oominu'uicfttions as briei ha possible. Tho signatures fc> letters that arc not published in full will bo marked with an asterisk, thus *JOEN SMITH. NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. " Culverden."—The Duchess of Kent, Queen Victoria's mother, was a sister of King Leopold, the fatEer of Prince -Albert. The Oviceu and her Consort were therefore first cousins. " R. R." —Mr Pierpont Morgan's business address is J. Pierpont Morgan, and Co., Wall Street, New York. His principal private address is Fifth Avenue, Jiiew York. "Fiat Lux."—We cannot snare fiparo for an adeo.uato discussion of the claims of the various churches. "School."—A letter addressed to the care of tho editor will bo delivered. We cannot give business addresses in this column. "An Englishman."—We do not think a discission on tho relative merits of the two railway systems would reach any useful * conclusion if it wcro conducted in the way you propose, j "T.G."~Wo will ivy to obtain tho information you require. " Disgusted.'*—'What would be the advantage of denouncing the vanquished now? " Farmer's Son."—You can obtain the information you require at the Land Office in Christchurch-. Practically, there is no Crown laud available for settlement in Canterbury, but you would tine) what you require in tho North island and" perhaps in Nelson or Weetland. 1

CONDENSED CCii RESPONDRI\ T CE. " Australian" asks " One of tho Workers *' if he thinks it probable that Mr Minty, a business man, would go to the trouble of importing: girl workers from Australia for his factory if thoy wore not competent and if he could get girls in New Zealand to do the work. "Australian Girl Worker" also writes in regard to tho Kaiapoi factory girl -workers. She fta ys the Australian girls were paid higher wages than the New Zealand girls because they were given tho hardest work to do, and thoy were not kept idle, like most oi tho ISew Zealand hands were when work was slack. "A i'loco. for Everything" complains of " a dirty tar and grease bucket which has been lying about fclio streets for the last, week in Y ery dangerous places." f-]o a <.;<s who in responsible for such carelessness. " Anglican " suggests that ns thero is go much poverty in the city at present the churches should abandon jumble snleis and undertake the distribution if old elothinrr among 10 P°° r " "Anglican" believes'"that jumblo sales benefit pecoml-hand dealers ? ar Ulo !'° than they do the pernio who are ill need of assistance. "Amateur No.. 2 " considers that a gross injustice has been done to Now Zealandcrs by depriving them ol the right to experiment W'tli wireless telegraphy. He suggests that the Government should i.suo- nerinits to res! ex-rj»rimentr-ra and so'pifieo them on tho same footing as the" few favoured departmental officers. Ke is sure that all amateurs \von]<i bo piepnred to bo placed under any bond fclio Government might consider advisable to eiisui" e per-

feet secrecy in the reception of wirej loss messages. "One Who Worked There'' state 3 I that under the present system at the 1 Kaiapoi Clothing Factory a worker is ! taught to mako up nob a. complete garment but only a portion of each garment. Tho result is: that the factory is turning out no fully qualified tailor- | osscs, and on losing its old hands is | left with only incompetent ones. Thi.3 I oorroispondent thinks it is time the State took the matter in hand and I taught tho girls who go into tho ! tailoring trade the whole of their work, I not merely a portion of it. At preI sent a young worker who leaves tho j Kaiapoi Factory is unable to find emj ployment with an ordinary tailor, as she is unable to make a complete gari ment.

FEDERATION OF LABOUR. 10 THK EDITOR.

Sir, —Tho workers of this country should know that a conspiracy is on foot against thorn. Tho New Zealand Federation of Labour has upholding tho best interests of the workers, and the employers have recognised that this body is dangorous to their interests as exploiters. They have recognised that the Federation/if allowed to go on, will emancipate the workers and give thorn comfortable living conditions, leaving tho loafers lesj; profits. This the employers have been forced to see, and they aro patting their heads together to destroy tho Federation. The United Labour Party have sold the workers and joined in the movement with the employers to smash tho Federation, and their price is political power, a position for their party in Parliament, there to further delude the workers. The evidence to prove this is conclusive. We cannot blame them for looking after their own interests and securing good jobs, bub wo do blame them for hoodwinking tho workers.

Nearly all the daily papers are engaged to falsif; the position of the Federation, to endeavour to set public opinion against it, and publish reports that aro not true. Mr JR.. Scmple, the organiser, camo through here on Wednesday. He has just been touring through the Coast. He says that the miners through Now Zealand are with the Waibi strikers to a man, and will contribute to Hie light. If wo can feed the Wuihi strikers for thioe months, said Mr Scmple, tho light will be won, and tho employers know it, consequently, they are moving heaven and earth t,i discredit the Federation and prevent the workers sending funds to Waihi.

The employers are not afraid of the Labour Party. They aro their good friends, and they praise them in their daily papers. " But that Federation and those revolutionary agitators, wo must stop them at any price. They want ou' : profits." Workers, do not ho gulled by tho bogus Labour Party; do not be led away by the reports in the daily papers. The Federation's fight is your light, and their defeat will he your defeat. Stick together, shoulder to shoulder, remembering that you have one enemy to fight—"the employers," with their numerous tools and .hirelings- Karl Marx said: " Workers of the world, unite; you have nothing to lose hut your chains, a world to gain."—l am, etc.. WYATT E. JONES. TO THE KDITOB. Sir,—Seeing your leader regarding Mr 1 J. Robertson's remarks about the Federation of Labour, I think it would be interesting to the workers of the city to point out that, what yon call a. purely destructive policy, consists of building-up the new Society within tho shell of tho old, as per industrial unionism, cud surely you can see that if tho workers are intelligent enough to organise scientifically on the industrial field, the simple matter of striking at the ballot-box would be a very trifling matter indeed. It appears to me that Mune of our papers have more truth in them that some of our Labours members of Parliament. Tho Dunedin

"Star" is reported to have said: "Between him (the exploiter) and tboso who support him, there is nothing in common. Under existing conditions, mutual forbearance or consideration is not to be expected. Tho interests of the worker and the capitalist do not merely lie apart, they are antagonistic." This is'absolutely true, so ivhy rot organise on the industrial field, where our power is greatest. As regards strikes, the opponents of the Federation never tire of crying, "Oh. the Federation is out after industrial chaos; it is after strikes," while all the time the most potent factor in bringing about strikes is craft unionism. If tho workers were organised industrially as :> whole, there would be absolutely no need to strike; the threat would bo quite sufficient. Personally, 1 have no quarrel with the capitalists, only, like the dog and the flea, I do object to tho wav thov get their living.—l am. etc., J. N. HA RLE. PAPARUA COUNTY COUNCIL. TO THi*. EDITOR Sir,—-I see bv vour correspondence columns that Mr F. O'Rourke is staggering under tho weight of his ,■ endeavour to justify his retention of office on the above Council; and a load il is. I do not intend to disclose my identity, and the mero fact that another ratepayer has practically covered tho same ground proves that T am n"t by any moans tho only one holding the view that a representative should bo representative. Perhaps be has been misled hv tho hoartv nature of h.is " sond-off" at Broadfield, when, in response, to his statement that he would resign his seat if his hearers wished, two or throe nf bis hosts for ibo evening Interjected "No." Tho member for Broadfield has not yet assured us th:t be receives no fee for evorv mc-tiic Docs he?—T am. etc., . " BROADFIFX7) RATEPAYER.