PROFFESSORIAL PALTRINESS.

NZ Truth, Issue 405, 29 March 1913, Page 4

PROFFESSORIAL PALTRINESS.

Macmillan Brown's Bogey.

Leisure and Pleasure for Socialists

and Pigs.

How He Let the Cat Out of the Bag.

Professor Macmillan Brown, of Christehuroh, has just been to the homes of the yellow and brick-yellow peoples m the East,- and foresees that Australia and New Zealand must inevitably meet the awakening millions m China and Japan, so that when tho , anti-defence person remarks that there is no danger from that quarter, the obvious rejoinder is "Rats '." or words to that effect. The Professor remarked, at a recent meeting, that, for the first- time m history, West and East had come to face each other. New Zealand and Australia were facing the East, and ho backed up both these countries m the stand they had taken m excluding color, uot because of the color, but because tho Eastern standard of living was hundreds of miles below ours. Q'here was going to be no doubt that tho East was going to be our greatest danger, and a very vital danger. He didn't think the danger was imminent, because the Chinese just now wero handicapped. If China had no squeeze, and corruption wero done away with, the world would be» come Chinese m two centuries. Japan was also handicapped m that it hnd a poor country, and tho little man. whoso color was similar to that of tho Professor's name, was trying strenuously to get tho leadership of China, although that position could not last for ever. Once Japan got tho leadership of China, corruption there would disappear.

Porhaps tho most ominous words uttered by the Professor wero to the effect that Japan was a poor country. New Zealand, you see, is ft rich country , quite unprotected and infinitely desirable to the «Jap. It Is also surprising to find that if Japan got the leadership of Chmu, corruption thoro would disappear. It Is afact that of the Kaslern nations, Japan is tho most treacherous and unscrupulous m business transactions. I'orhajJß tho Professor iniulo tho comment out of loyalty ♦*> Hrltiiln's miserable ..aHy. He was severe m his condemnation of "llunmnitariunism." which w«« the beginning of tho end for tho while race. Nature among tho blacks was unrestricted 'n cutting oft" tho unfit, but during tho l>n«t half century they of tho white race huu urndo everything nice for tho defectives. He suggested prohibitory eugenics as well as positive eugenics.

They say that every man has n sninU mouse In his loft which he keeps concealed, and it soojns a. pity thiu tho Professor should have permitted himself to launch out into oxtrcinoly ludicrous remarks, which entitled his opponents to put the name Mud utter the title Professor. Mut the frofeKsor was talking to an aristocmUc iiuiilenco. niul let himself loone. Ho pointed to the strnng* movement ntuoog th«» I-4i>>or unions for raising .vuffcm rind lessoning: tho hour« of work— thai meant tho denth of the race, 'liioy wi*r« nctinK: lika fools. The middle clnss aiui ihe Inboring clnsn had Joined m the m«id rush for plcAwuro and leb«ure. 'I'he result \wui that U»o birth-mus tvjut

going down. Their defectives were being left to produce the nations talent. Our posterity would be the slaves to the yellow race within two centuries. The movement that had destroyed Homo was the doom of the white race — the people were crowding into the cities. The Socialists had as their ideal leisure and pleasure for everybody. It was the ideal - of the pig also. The old ideal was virtue and freedom, .and he hoped that it would he the new ideal. The overthrow of the Commandment respecting property meant the overthrow of all the '• Goxnruandmerits. It would mean that all the children would be brought up m a. state- of nursery. What need would there bo then for a home or matrimony? They would never have a Socialistic community succeed until all- mankind became angels, and then they would not need Socialism. The only Socialistic community that could , succeed was one with a despot at the head,' or a committee of despots, and a brainless set of beings below them. The Professor was really angry.

The above is printed m extenso to show what a mean, paltry, contemptible soul the Professor really, has. Fancy saying that by demanding better wages and conditions tho men were acting like fools. The Professor's hysterical remarks <• on the subject are, after all, not riictated by his regard for the future of his own race, but to save his ownmiserable dividends. The Professor ia tho largest shareholder m the 'Christchurch Meat Co., which recently fought and defeated the men m a reasonable demand, arid it is deliberate hypocrisy to rush forward and give expression to his .rage . on the score that he was tfiinking of the future of the race only. ; If leisure and pleasure and luxury are such brutal things, why does not the Professor give his up, distribute his fat dividends amongst tho men who made the money for him, and go away and live the simple life? Then somebody will believo him. It <is gratifying to note that the Professor unwittingly spoke the truth when ho said that the Socialists' ideal was leisure and pleasure, and it was also that of the pig. . As leisure and pleasure are the Professor's portion, he classifies himself with the pig, and he has certainly shown himself to be disgustingly piggish. There is a shriek about the overthrow of tho Commandment respecting property, which shows 1 his undisguised fear of being deprived of his unearned gains. This paper shudders at the idea of discussing the practicalrfeness of Socialism, but one must express astonishment at the appalling ignorance of the first principles of Socialism shown by a gentleman whose title of "Professor" would lead oneto suppose that he had some knowledge of the subject. Professor Macmillan Brown turns out to be a mere sordid sort of person, and individuals of his description are doing a lot of harm to tho defence movement.