Sunbeam's Column

Maoriland Worker, Volume 13, Issue 36, 5 September 1923, Page 12

Sunbeam's Column

Dear Sunbeams, — The Labour women in Auckland ar9 going to have a Sale of Work a t thg end of the yciar (just as they did last year) to help ■to raise money for tho next election. You know it takes v a, lot of money, Sunbeams, for printing leaflets, for advertisements, for the hire of balls, ( and so on. This is one of* the reasons why there were no Labour members in 'the past in any country. The poor man had no money and knew H was no use tpyyig ito fight the men on the capitalist sjdo who had plenty. It is only of Late years that Labour has managed T;o raise funds to get into Parliament in (any country. It has been done by self-sacrifice on th e part of those who want to see Labour men fighting- for the benefit of the great mass of the people and standing up agams'-t. Spslfisliiness and greed of the capitalists in the Parliaments of the'world. We have seventeen Labour men iri the House of Representatives, Sunbeams,-—ten years ago only two, so we are gefeMng on. But it costs a lot of money at each, election, for the rich men spend theirs ike water and hav e all the big newspapers on their i side. So the Labour women decided! t 0 start nearly this tine and have' be-in meeting every week sowing fori the Sale all the winter. And thej elder girls of the Socialist Sunday; School also giv. 0 up one evening a! week to sew for it. Don't you think that is very good of them? They! have made some very jn'eo things al- J ready, little garments and fancy i handbags that are a real credit to! them and will sell well. I think we '< have itfvery reason to be proud of our ) Auckland girl Sunbcjams, and I am | quite sum the boys' will do their '. s;h'ar. e also as the tune goes on. j We want at least forty-five Ls.boui I men returned a 1;. ih.3 next election, j : aiid then Mr. Holland will bo where j Mr. Massey is now and Labour all I over th e country wUI have a square! deal. Isn't that worth working for?! 1 Good Thoughts, Sunbeams. h