THE SLANDERED AUSTRALIAN.

NZ Truth, Issue 65, 15 September 1906, Page 5

THE SLANDERED AUSTRALIAN.

Suggested Remedy for His Fix.

There has been frequent mention m "Truth" of the inconceivable dislike manifested for Australians by Maorilanders. They are looked upon, for the most part, as the scum of coloniy al life, or something of that sors, and when once they say they are Australians, or are known to be, they, cannot obtain toil. Well, the reason is that there was a raid of "no classers" on this State some years ago, and they were . jugged right and t left for everything bar murders, running away with other people's wives, or committing accidental death per motor car. At any rate whenever he stated that he was an Australian it was published m the newspapers, who always like to be accurate . about nothing m particular; and the practice ha.s been kept up ever since (an old practice is a i very hard thing to bury "i. Result is that » decent men from Australia are suffer-: anc- and this w&s pointed <fout in< 4 Ghristc|iurch • paper t'other ..day Tjy a; correspondent; iwho referred to the 1 alleged stigma- ;^hich rested' upon 'all arrivals from Australia .to;; such ;-an extent that the* public, the judges; juries and the Press, were \ irretrievably prejudiced against Australiatis; Weil, he might' have> left the judges and; juries outlet it.-. Mention oof them father spoiled: this correspondent's ■ letter ; it fcave his ; c'ase away so to spefkV because it showed, that some Australians- (the hard cases for whom "the/ innocent have to suffer) had a familiarity with judges and juries^ that isn't of an appreciative character. .< However, it is absolute truth that through a number of those skunks, and some blasted cohentingenters (although Maoriland's Boer swaddies were worse) decent Australians are looked at askance. It is also a fact that many of the so- 1 called Australian criminals that have been enjoying arid probably are enjoying Government hospitality here, were br'M "here? -and never saw Australia IK their * lives. It isi hard , lines for Commonwealth citizen's who are of honest disposition to be treated unfairly, but the fact remains, and : it is time that they were ' accorded more generous treatment. They come over here expecting to get work which they are led, by the. lies and blow to which we. are so accustomed, to believe can be picked up anywhere, but are blocked simply because they come from the, sister States. Well, they shouldn't say that they are Australians, that's all. For people ,must live. Let 'em all say thej\ come from Pukekohuakateretahi and they will \be all righifc.