JUGGLER "JUDDY."

NZ Truth, Issue 145, 28 March 1908, Page 8

JUGGLER "JUDDY."

BLASTED BY BEALE AND DAMNED BY DILLON.

The "Prophet" for "Profit."

Social Salvation and Quack "Ads"— His Distortions and Fabrications.

'Jiggle, juggle, equivocation and fuddle are terms that adequately describe "Weary Willie" Judlcins's attempted "reply" to the charges laid at his door and that of W. T. Stead m with their precious "Blue-views" by Royal Commissioner Beale. But it must not be forgotten than- Dillon has only been the instrument for the resuscitation of those grave charges, which are embodied m a Parliamentray paper ordered by the House of Representatives to be printed so far back as August 8 last. •To -those charges Judkins made NO PUBLIC ANSWER until forced to rise m defence of his business interests. Dillon's allegation was that while "Juddy" was posing as the champion moralist and regenerator of Victoria Jie was shown by a Royal Commissioner to be profiting commercially by the publication of quack "ads" and the dissemination of immoral, unsocial, and filthy views. And that charge, despite two hours of hi-falutin', he was practically compelled to admit. Indeed -he actually made the case against himself worse than his opponents had endeavored to do. It may be noted m passing that "Truth" of all journals of Australasia has been the only one to publish extensive, ex-, tracts and summaries from Beale's' valuable and public-spirited report, including the principal statements concerning the "Blue-views." That periodical, though advertised as "a magazine for the home," panders m the worst form to vices and passions, and reprints articles, which it appropriates ' without payment, calculated to DESTROY HOME LIFE , and to inculcate social and sexual ideas likely to injuriously affect t,ne moral condition of the community. In addition "Blue-views' 1 editorially panders to the Puritanical passions of the wowsers ; but tfcat, of course, is to be expected. Incidentally it may be remarked that Commissioner Beale is equally as condemnatory of that other editorial , wowser, "Bleeds" Fitchett, and his sons, whom he accuses of accepting as payment for advertisements "the tainted money that the enemies of society offer them" (page 254).. In order to show how paltry and petty was "Juddy's" "reply" it is necessary to analyse it somewhat. Of course he indulged m the customary, abuse of the other side by the utterance, of those vile insinuations and "gags" by means of which he and his iribe tickle the cars of their fanatical followers. On this occasion every citizen Avho ventured to utter a word m refutation of the false statements spoken from the platform was forthwith "chucked" out amid the approving jeers Of the wild-c-yed parsons on the platform, the bigotrybesotted men and. the excitementseeking women amongst the audience, who, by the way, revelled m l - THE FILTHY MUCK quoted by "Juddy" ,from the pages of his own "Blue-view." But "Juddy," like Joe Bagstock, is "cute and devilish sly." He seized the occasion as an advertisement for himself and his precious periodical, and had the hide to charge sixpence admission to 'Jcover expenses," the "surplus" -to go to the Children's Hospital. Did not the exes, absorb the whole lot ? "Juddy" declared that "Dilly" knew that if he had quoted the extracts from Beale's report he ("Juddy"') could have hunted him through t'he law Courts for libel, but he was afraid. "WHAT ABOUT '.TRUTH' ?" inquired a man m the body, of the hall, and another interjected, "John Norton published them. Why 'don't you go for him?" But " Juddy '> took no notice of these interjections, except to wave his hand, and the brave interjeetors were\ "chucked" ! : '-'Don't you like your glass of beer round the corner?" "You're a boshter !" "You're a liar !" "What a rag it is too !" (referring to the "Blue-views") were samples of other interjections. "Dilly," had marked three passages m Beale's report— Mrs Macfadyen's article on "Limitation of Families," Mrs Annie Besant's relation of the disgusting peristaltic practices of the Yogi, and the "Blue-view's" "'bouse ad. concerning the advertisements • appearing m its pages. "This matter has nothing to do with the temperance question. It is a personal question," quote ''Juddy," who thus essayed to show that he was two persons rolled into one tiny carcase —the editor who benefits by ciuack "ads." of alcoholic "drink cures" and> patent medicines of a questionable nature, and the social saviour and prophet. In fact, he believes both m '•'PROFIT" AND "PROPHET." "J could "retort," added "Juddy," "that I knew a man connected with the liquor trade who got twelve years for forgery. But those are not my tactics!" How like a slanderer ! To utter his vile assertions and then to repudiate them ! "Juddy*" declared that Beale's report had not been suppressed. He knows that statement to be untrue. After a few copies had been issued "Lumpkin" Lyne, at the joint instigation of .members of Parliament, interested and condemned quacks, temperance fa-natics, and wowserly parsons, ordered the distribution of Beale's splendid work to ,be discontinued. The report was submitted by the Government for amendment and revision to three medical M's.H.R., and as they have amended ft the report has not yet been issued to the public. But "Juddy" speedily left "Dilly" and proceeded to attack ROYAL COMMISSIONER BEALE —"this man Beale, this maker of music machines, who has no qualifications for a thilng of this kind," he said. As a matter of fact, Beale for many years has done valuable social

work. As a member of the N.S.W. Commission on the Decline of the Birth-rate he did yeoman service, and ! as the Royal Commissioner on "Secret Drugs and Cures" he has placed Australia under > v an obligation to him. "It was a shame for the Government to appoint him," yelled the wowser. "Mauger" was m the Government," retorted another man, who got promptly "chucked" for his temerity. Again "Juddy" declared that Beale had been appointed to "deal with secret drugs for immoral purposes." That is another fabrication. . Beale wa's not appointed for anything of" the spirt: The terms of -his commission, dated December 11, 1906, give that statement the lie dirHe was appointed to inquire .into "the manufacture,, importation, announcements, ofierina for sale, sale and use of 'preparations commonly known as patent or proprietary medicines, and of drugs, alleged curative agents, medicinal preparations, toilet articles, foods, and drinks, the composition of which is not disclosed, and which are alleged to have medicinal or remedial properties ■: the oftects and consequWices of the use' of such articles '; and the legislation ami .administration m Australia and elsewhere' relating to any of the afore- ' said mattecs.'-' Where is the me:i- j • ti'on of "DRUGS FOR IMMORAL PURPOSES"'? "Juddy" claimed that he had been I 'maliciously attacked by this man* Beale, who dared not do it if he hadnot been sheltered by a Royal Commission. A more unscrupulous and lying document was never issued. I claim to be as good a judge of what I shall put m my paper as Beale. He is evidently inspired by malice." ■And so on. "Juddy" then asserted that he was not responsible for the views of 'the writers from whose articles he and Stead steal their "Blueviews." He added, "Every paper tries to , procure advertisements"— of course, no matter what is their character, and equally, of course, their character is sure to suit the editor if they are well paid for ! It is thus easy to "guarantee the respectar bility" of every advertiser ! Then ■'Juddy" declared that "Beale has deliberately singled me and the 'Review' out for attack." That is ANOTHER DISTORTION. In fact/Beale's report teams with attacks on newspap&rs and magazines and one of his greatest indictments is against the press for remaining silent, from interested financial motives, concerning noxious nostrums and quack remedies. One portion of " Juddy 's" attack upon Beale may be given m full. He said, "It looks like a conspiracy between Liquor and Gambling. Beale is a mern/ber of a church. So is Dillon. Thi churches are not purged yet." Listen to the slimy sectarianism ! v '.'ln New South Wales they passed a stringent Gamfoling Act. by , the influence of a certain party they could riot stop the Eight. Hours lottery. . Beale is one of the greatest supporters of that gambling competition. A friend of mine bought a ticket m one of his shops. That is why I am attacked. Drink and gambling, don't you see?" Because Beale, to assist Labor, allowed to be sold m his shops tickets m a perfectly legal venture, "Juddy" associates him with "Liquor and Gambling" ! THE MOST DISGUSTING FEATURE of "Juddy's" "reply" was where he read the articles from Which the "Blue-views" had quoted. He was not game to read the articles as they appeared m that production with the editorial approving comments ; . but he read the original 'articles as published elsewhere. And what a- sicken-, ing repast it was to set before a mixed audience of men and women', of youths and (apparent) maidens ! And how the audience grinned and.) gloated as "Juddy" ..brazenly read,: the spiciest and' (most suggestive passages and filthiest expressions !i Fancy reading to such an audience of : "taking m water by the lower ' orifice and ejecting it by the mouth," and describing this filthy trick as. "an Eastern philosophy" ! Fancy ■■ reading to young women and girls : the article on the "Limitation of Families" with its remark, "If the doctor passes by, the quack is 'at hand" I Fancy reading of the man who "was pale and nervous, even* trembling, because his wife refused to* have more children !."• In fact, THIS IMPROPER RECITAL, with such absolute detail tha;t. "Truth" cannot reproduce it, was. evidently the most popular part of the entertainment. (But an interesting sidelight was where " Ju ddy " let his audience into a bit of his own.i life. ' A very excited' woman, patently' of the Wowserbrand, arose and, trembling with wrath, yelled out to '•' Juddy" : "Will you answer one Jquestion ? They say you were hot at the Solomon Islands but at the Kew Asylum. I deny it. But is it true ? It is all over the place." "Juddy" replied : "My good friend is evidently one of my backers." He looked as if he thought, "Oh, that a friend should do this thing!" But he proceeded : "I was neither at THE KEW ASYLUM nor any other asylum, nor at the Solomon Islands. I stayed with a' v sister m Sydney, and went to Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, and New Zealand." A voice : "Who/paid for it ?" The excited woman* "It doesn't matter who paid for it. That's open to question !" "Juddy" added that IS months ago he visited his father at Maryborough, and then it was .".tatcd he was m a lunatic asylum. Then he proceeded : "A man came to my father and said,- ' Your son is LIVING WITH ANOTHER WOMAN, and his own wife is breaking her heart..' Do I look like it ?" Truly,

he doesn't ; but you can never tell by outward appearances. And he concluded his diatribe by referring to "one paper no decent person would be associated with, even at the end. of a forty-foot pole." "Truth. wonders if he referred to the "Blue-view of Blue-views" ?