PLUNDERING THE PROLETARIAN.

NZ Truth, Issue 473, 11 July 1914, Page 2

PLUNDERING THE PROLETARIAN.

Why There's a " Split m the Camp."

Thc trade unions created the Labor Party. Without the machinery ot tiiostbodieß, and tholr financial support. Ihorc would never havo b**n a Ijtbor Party of any Importance. Moreover. It was the IndlKnatlon at U»p unionists at their defeat In the ktcal Shipping Strike of IS9O that caused the- white-hot ?tato of public opinion thttt n>ndert*d pottfiible the Kroat pollUcaJ change made by the return of the first l*abor Party. Now, Ijwevw. things arc not looking at all healthy for tho Lrftbor Party. Political Intriiaiern and adventurers, who never had any real sympathy wltli trade unionism. m<*ro cirpot-buKKOrs. who wwijd "freexc on" to any, new political forv<; that scorned .-tally likely to jetve them a chance ol Rulxinj; uotne of the "plums" of politic*, have b<;come the chief boHnea of political L<abori«ni. and they arc making the poor rank and fileT »h«ll out to a pretty tun<\ The connequence l« that the trade* unionist U Indisnant ftt the Alidad ty of th' (KiliUcnl adventurers who arc bleeding him; and begins to UUk of forming a new party. •

The working chaps In <lny« of old ■ Ait serfs (or Bnrorm humbly hI«v«h1: I They Kot their br«id, but Hitl« ko1«J. I And njl were very well behaved. i At l«uil Ui«* llklii ot coiurnnn-ncnMC. ! Tlioukli. «art of Kllmmcrcd throvu;h their braiiiK, Tboy nuked ih«>n for a few more pence j Oui of tho Unron 1 * Roldcn Kninf. AJdd lftt*r they nil bolder «rew. The workers with (he "horny hivndn." Thoy »ori of kllli^l lhr« Huron tf>o. And then of coui-ho mttdo froph dcinandw. And ilwn thoy ntlll far furthiT w*nl. A Union nl liu»i they Knlmni; They thotiKht with that nfhi«vcmcnt Mllcnnium It wiw mtalnt-d. Th<- wronKK of dark nod <urly dny« l*tiV lip on tnflti who lorn: ivrr- dead. Thry thmicht that In ■ < tlMi« nifxlert\ »mz««," i Th<* Huron's tyranny had fU-d: U»u HMfory here lt»«>lf ri-pc'at^. Th<« Baron's d*nd ftnd -Kon* 1 to — well! But, let that jwuui, nnd kp^p y<ju« *««t*, : • 4n*H>«d, Ihpy'vc MJ»u*r V.L 1,. Work«rs rrvc w him hU birth.

And Mioußht that they were vrondrou* wfiw*. | Hut found. In him. rlKht her*? on earth. I The linron Juki In v new kuljt<*. Tt«>y :Ui nworc by him at th? «tnrt, Did Hill nml JwX, and Ned tuid /Mick,, And Torn «nd Kretl, who daily For rlKht Jon;; hour* to Mvvinj.' the pick. jThft Workers gov«*. to hint their trim. ! 'I'o him when flrnt tlnte tntrrjcliu-rd. 1 But wtth him now th<;y f<»< l l d(«K««. ' In fact they feel they're bewn K<xJue#d. lOr plund<*r<:d In inmt bamfacod *lylo. Or nuulo a subjtjct Ju«t for "RTafi"; Whibu 1M..1.. hv w«!«u"» a Kinllc. HVir rlKhl \ve\\ lnd*>n J« hts crR/t. A riu<rr>' mmi \n P.h. L.. With '•.subs" *nd |i?vi«yj rfjund him frw. And othrr "l»unt*" yovi know tu* well. And not itytycUiufi fnl*ry. Th«« workor thouKh hwi wak<*n<<d now Worn hU di-luni<»n*t of Ih" pi«it. And worri»Hl it>df»M (it hln lirow. Hf dr\^p*t his pick nod lookfl ni:hi»«t. He NOW known Mlatrr P.UU. •\Subiteripliorjii" wlw from him did b?s. He r^atlwj* now i<wj wHI How lonv this bonUitnn'A pulled hU I<>k. —Sydney "Truth,-