NEWS AND VIEWS

Maoriland Worker, Volume 6, Issue 243, 13 October 1915, Page 1

NEWS AND VIEWS

I Items of Interest for the Working Class

The correspondent of "L'Humanite" on the Swiss frontier states that Clara Zetkin haß been arrested, and, although seriously ill, has been sent to Karlsruhe prison. This is confirmed by "VorwaftSjJ.' which states that Clara Zotkin was arrested at Stuttgart and conveyed to Karlsaoihe. The central organ of tho Gorman Social-Democra-tio Party believes that her arrest is in connection with prosecutions instituted against the supporters of ths resolution voted by tho Women's Conference at Berne. Women comrades havo already been arrested in Her lin and Karlsruho for distributing leaflets.

It seems to be quite as unsafe ia Germany to honestly oppose war as it is ;n Australia. Fat uses suppression 2nd the prison in each country. X, * * Embryo autocrats and busybodies in these days are frequently informing ; tho public that if the German workmen were to act in the fashion of the British Trade Unionist they would be shot. : The following extract from tho British j "Board of Labour Gazette," is, there- ■ fore, of interest:—"Germany.—With regard to strikes and lockouts wlvih began and terminated from the outbreak of war down to March, Wlo, tho "Ruchsarbeitsbla'tt," for May, states these numbered in all 52. Ten of these were performing work for tii» i.liut _»■>-1 Authorities, and in several other as-. tablishnients wore employed indirectly in supplying army requirement-." * * * As iri the heart of the feudal world tho trading class gradually arose, bring- j ing with it a new industrial system, new social forms and new moral conceptions, so in the modern world of capitalism, born of the capitalistic system itself, and growing with its growth, a new industrial and social | class arises, bearing with it new ideas j

of social organisation, new aims, new j ideals, the harbingers of capitalistic overthrow. This new class is the proletariat—tho working class, not in its broad historic aspect, but as modified to the peculiar form of capitalistic exploitation.—Clarence Meily, in "Puritanism." « •?• * Women, armed tho world over with half of the war-making power, would instantly become a political factor of tho first importance. With half of the war-making power in tho hands of wo* men,' eternal peace would have como to the world. It is inconceivable that

. 1 moro than a handful of women would i j over vote to deluge tho earth with . blood. —Allan 1. Benson. i Minorities embroil nations in quarrels and bring about unwarranted wars. The world is tired of war. Where should we strike the first blow to bring \ perpetual peace? The logic of tho situation points to one answer. Secret diplomacy should bo dono to death. i Daylight diplomacy should take its. place. The power to formulate and execute foreign policies should be placed under direct control of tho people.— j Benson. > ( fv. ) * * * HumaiHiistory is not only economic ' history, but also natural history. The i economic history itself would not bo possible without the foundation which is the special domain of natural history. The study of human evolution, ; therefore, requires nn analysis of the biological development of mankind ns well as if its economic development. From this point of view, man's development in society and his general position in the universe appear as parts of the entire world-process.— ! Ernest Untermann, in "Science andßeI volution." - i