THE GENERAL STRIKE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17294, 18 October 1919, Page 13

THE GENERAL STRIKE.

Sir, — read "MatangaV article on 'TThe General Strike'' a« a relic of barbarism in last week's supplement with interest. There is no doubt that in a long-drawn-out conflict, between Capital and Labour, the workers are cutting off their noses to spite their faces. At least that has been the experience in the past tis far as anything nearly approaching a general strike is concerned. It is then that we see how "an injury to one is the concern of all.'' As the strike progresses we see worker injuring worker to the extent that bitterness is caused, and a good many workers sooner or later return to work to stop themselves from starring. The whole business is like a man rebelling acainst his own constitution, and not expecting to suffer. Again, you will hear some workers say that Labour ought to LuilS a big fighting fund. It is never taken into consideration that the whole is greater than its parts. Therefore, it is quite obvious to the man who thinks that Labour must get what it is after by constitutional means, rather than by force, financially or otherwise. Ax Observes.. Pukemiro, October 14, 1919.