CORRESPONDENCE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XL, Issue 12212, 6 March 1903, Page 6

CORRESPONDENCE.

CARDINAL MORAN AND SAMOA. TO THE EDITOR. Sir,—." Observer's" first letter was somewhat sultry. His second epistle was rather dictatorial, and his third is decidedly funny. Assuming an authority which he did not possess, and which no one could confer cpon him, he issued a mandate, which ho had neither the right nor the power to enforce, and because his arbitrary command is not complied with, lie declares that the thing which ho demands does not exist! ■ "O most lame and impotent conclusion!" ' I bid "Observer" adieu. We may "meet again at Philippi," when the Royal Commission sits. In the meantime, I know what I know, and smile. Cardinal Moran knows what he knows, and, mayhap, he smiles too, if an ecclesiastic of his eminence :s permitted to so indulge himself. On the other hand, "Observer" does not know that which he would like so much to know, and he does hot smile. Unhappy "Observer!"— am, etc., • Wm. Cooper. PREFERENCE TO UNIONISTS. TO THE EDITOK. Sir, —In your issue of February 25 there is an article under the signature of Robert F. Way taking to task Mr. F. 6. Ewington. I don't object to Mr. Way having his own peculiar views on the question he starts to write about, but I do object to his remarks about Mr. Ewington personally. He starts by classing him as a capitalist or land shark. It is a well-known fact that ho is neither one-nor the other, and if Mr. Way can put up as good.a record as Mr. Ewington can since he first made New Zealand his home he may : have something to be proud of. Mr. Ewington faced colonial life in the early days, when there was hard work and roughing it to be done, : and from those days he has ; ever been ready to take his full share of work for the betterment of the land of his adoption, and has sacrificed his time to do it. He also shouldered his rifle in defence of the colony in the troublous times with the Maoris. And this is. the oolonist whom Mr. Way dares to stigmatise as a land shark because he holds different views from him. I assure you, ; sir, the articles that have appeared in • your columns under F. G. Ewington have always been appreciated by the readers of your paper. ' Just a few words on the subject. Mr.'Way heads his sermon "Preference to Unionists." I am quite in accord with Mr. Ewington on the subject, and I am not a land shark or capitalist, but one of Auckland's colonists for over 50 years. I look upon it as a great piece of presumption to dictate in any such manner to an employer whom he shall employ, "and I wonder those expending their own capital stand such treatment. It is all bunkum to talk about oppressing the labourer. Suoh has been impossible since I first, knew colonial life, for the labourer has always been able to assert his independence, and has done so. As for Arbitration ■ Courts, etc., there have been more squabbles between employer and employed since , they were i set tip than ever there were * before.. You , can hardly ' open your paper now but you come across some-, thing of it. > I am glad to note in Thursday's Heeald that the Canterbury Employers' Association are moving re the subject of preference to unionists, and : I hope their action may be supported generally so as to put down such union dictation. am, etc. - H. Cbispb. Mauku.