THE CLARION IMMIGRANTS.
MR. JOHN HUTCHKSON, M.H.E., ON NEW ZEALAND STATE SOCIALISM. [BY TELEGRAPH—OWN COJIIIKSPONDKNT.] Wellington, Thursday. It will he recollected that a few months since a number of immigrants were brought to this colonv by Mr. Ransfead, an English farmer. The event at the time caused a good deal of comment. It was said there was an inclination towards socialism of an advanced kind among the new immigrants, but they wen* of the right sort.strong, hearty, and willing to labour. They all got employment immediately. They reassembled last night at Uodber's to tieet each other's success. They came from all pails of the colony. rue senior member for Wellington, Mr. Hutchetoii, whs a guest, and referring to the question of socialism, said he was .somewhat dubious of State socialism as far as it had gone in New Zealand. The whole tendency of the leaders of the day was to make party interests paramount, to use one man one vote for their persona] aggrandisement, and to buy patronage by means of favouritism, and thus destroy tin independence of the people. If socialism were not going to biing votes to the leader in politics, "then its exponents could go to Russia and join »he Anarchists v far as the former was concerned.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11643, 3 May 1901, Page 5
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211THE CLARION IMMIGRANTS. New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11643, 3 May 1901, Page 5
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