The Oamaru Mail. MONDAY, JULY 11, 1910.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 10503, 11 July 1910, Page 3

The Oamaru Mail. MONDAY, JULY 11, 1910.

The Government ought not to lose

moment in getting The Funds of the unions ol' the Trades Unions. Dominion clear oJ the Osborne judgment. Why there should be any hesitation in the matter is incomprehensible oil any theory of right. The unions merely want the spending of their own money. An antiquated tribunal has declared that they ha.-c not the right to spend their money on politics. It is a tribunal out of sympathy with the claims of Labor, lar more in consonance with the men who are heirs of the traditions that have descended from the times when labor and serfdom were synonymous terms. Why a Home tribunal should 1 be permitted to place a cruel handicap on the shoulders of Labor in this country where Labor has achieved after much trouble, a measure of freedom passes the wit of man to conceive. How the law officers of the Crown can declare that the judgment applies to the unions in this country wp can in no way understand, especially as the vast_ bulk of the unions—3oß out of 325 —are under the Arbitration Act. not the Trades Union Act which is the authority under which the judgment h.vbeen delivered. But they have so declared, and the Government _ has ac cepted their declaration. Why does the Government not at once take steps to alter the law so that the people u : this country shall be sheltered from such inclemency of judicial decision. In this matter no one wants to be hard on Capital. The question of spending their own money by the unions does not interest Capital in any way. Capital can spend its own money on politics or anything else without getting caught in anv legal mesh. AYliy not Labor, too? If Labor is on the same footing, then Capital must have great advantage, because the more smooth the path of Labor is made the better will the interest of Capital be served. The great thing is to get Labor awiy from the region of strikes, rebellions and bad blood, all of which are against the progress vitally necessary to Capital and Labor alike. The question is not of discouraging Capital but of encouraging Labor, and making it contented not discontented. Moreover, the object of unionism in organising itself is strength—its motto is "Union is strength."" But this judgment enacts that unionism when organised shall not have any financial strength m politics, the very region in which it requires its strength the most. Wo have no hesitation in declaring t.iat the decision is against the spirit of unionism, and that therefore it is against the spirit of the law which has made unionism legal and the judgment itself possible. But that is not the point Ihe point is that Labor ought not to be handicapped by being forced to have two systems of working out its destiny when" one is sufficient. It has been said that the power of spending money is liable to the abuse of expenditure against the will ol the nnioritv. This is simply moonshine, liecause a unionist majority can very well look after itself, it is in the best interests of Labor that tic law should be at once altered to take Libor clear of the Osborne judgment.

Writing from Now York to a friend in Oamaru Dr Whitton describes the experiences of his party during tour through America, The y°> Ta K e Vancouver was a very pleasant one, the Makura proving to he a well-appointed boat with every conceivable comlort. From Vancouver Dr Whitton went to Seattle, where he met a brother w^" nl he had not seen for thirty years. the brother is a United States surveyor, and takes long trips to Alaska in wmtei, returning in slimmer with many spoils of the chase, such as bear skins, heads of moose, etc. Seattle the doctor found to be an up-to-date town with much municipal enterprise. 'Frisco was: next visited and the wonders of California seen. The rye and oats were just beginning to be harvested as Dr Wxutton's party made the journey, and some idea was gained by travellers 01 tne huge scale on which agriculture is carried out, the fields stretching away into the dim distance. After seeing the Golden Gate by sunset, the harbor, Chinatown, and the old gold digging of '49, the party passed through a desert to Salt Lake City, described as well laid out and planted, and containing many evidences of Brigham Young and his wives. From Salt Lake an .easterly course was followed to Colorado Springs, mostly a tourist town situated at the foot of. Pike s 1 eak (14 000 feet) and in the neighborhood of many lovely drives, amidst canyons and gorges, all with the same vermilion tinted rock, otherwise resembling, tne doctor states, the formation to be seen in the Oamaru district when driving between Ngapara and Tokaralu. Ihe scenery is described as truly magnihcent, in the "Garden of the Gods fantastic shaped rocks, and in the canyon of the Rio Grande the Colorado river rushing through on its way to the bult of California, The air at Colorado Springs was found to bo exhilarating at first, but exhilaration was soon followed by curious personal feelings such as headaches. From the Springs the iourney was pursued eastward through the prairie lands of Montana, lowa, ana Nebraska, and on to Chicago, where Dr "Whitton visited the stock yards exactly a square mile in area, "an eyeopener for Oamaru" he says. Without doubt the grandest sight I ever saw and fully deserves all the praise out can bestow upon it" writes the doctor describing Niagara Falls, which visited from Buffalo. Leaving Buiralc the party went to Albany, capital oi New York State, and thence down the Hudson River by boat, seeing nian\ wonderful sights. After spending a few more days in New York they proposal, to catch the boat for Liverpool.

Despite the inclement weather, were good attendances morning and evening at Columba_Cliurch yesterday, on the occasion of the anniversary services. The pulpit was occupied by the

Rev. R. 15. Davie-s, M.A., of Knox Gliurch, Dunedin, and eloquent discourses were delivered. In tlie morning the sermon was based on lsaiuh 1.18:

"Come now, and let us reason together, saitli the Lord," mid in the course of his remarks Mr Davios emphasised the reality of siii and the universal need of a Saviour. The text for the evening was, Eccles. 9.11: "The raco is not to the swift, nor the battle to tho strong," and the lesson drawn therefrom was that though comparatively few persons realised their ideals, yet all wero benefited by tiie striving to attain a desired end. Tho choir were in full force at each service, and sang, in the morning, an anthem interspersed with j&los, "and in the evening "Tho Heavens aro Telling," from tie "Creation." ilr Fer-

gusson presided at tho organ. Our Invercargill correspondent wires: Tlie News is informed by one of the principals of M'Callum and Co., timber merchants, that Mr A. M'Callum has bought the half interest of his partner, Mr Win. Aslier, for the benefit of the former's sons. The business is ono of the oldest in Southland, having been in existence 47 years, and besides branches in Invereargil!, Dunedin, and Oamaru, have sawmills at Colae Bay, Fairlie, and Stewart Island. It is Mr Asher's intention to retire l'roin business and take a holiday trip to the Old Couutry. The Indecent Publications Bill now before Parliament provides that on the. complaint on oath of any constable that he has reason to believe that any indecent documents are kept in any place for the purpose of being dealt with as to constitute an offence against the Act, a magistrate may, if satisfied that any indecent documents aro so kept, give authority, by warrant, to any constable to enter that place, either by day or night, and if necessary to use force by breaking open doors or otherwise, and to search for and seize all such indecent documents. If the magistrate is satisfied tiiat the articles are indecent he may make an order for their destruction. As the result of a mild fracas or a heated altercation, or a row of some kind, that took place in Thames street on Saturday night, Daniel O'Brien was charged at tho Magistrate's Court this morning with having behaved in a disordcrly manner whilst drunk, and with resisting; Constables Macartney and M'Gregor in the execution of thoir duly, lie pleaded not guilty and, on the application of Mr iljorring, was remanded to July 17. Daniel Costelloe, charged, in connection with the same affair, with obstructing the police, also pleaded not guilty and, on Mr Hjorring's application, a similar adjournment: was granted in his ease. Tho coming election for members of

the Land Board is causing a slight stir among' Crown tenants in 1 the South Canterbury district (writes our Waimato correspondent), anil a (movement is on foot to secure local representation on the Board.

The voting papers in connection with the election of a member of tho Education Board for the Northern Ward have now been issued to (.he chairmen of the various School Committees. Members of Committee are entitled to vote individually, and should see that they obtain their papers. The candidates are Mr Alexander Kilpatrick, of Waitati, and Mr James Mitchell, and it is said that the contest, will bo a keen one, the southern end ol the ward being whipped hard in tavor of tho southern man. If may he well for vot. rs to be reminded that the method of voting has been changed by the Act of Isession and the regulations

thereunder. Formerly voters wore required to sign the voting paper. This has not only been made unnecessary,

but it is ' specially provided that '• Voters must not sign the voting paper." All that is necessary is to strike out one, name, enclose the paper in ihe envelope supplied with it, and drop it into post. Tho following will represent the U.A.O.D. against the .Manchester Unity in tho euchre tournament to-morrow evening:—A. Tait, W. Tait, W . Sprott, W r . Cunningham, 1). M'Lcod (captain), G. Harris, W. Boss, 11. Bottle, senr., H. Bottle, jnn., E. Speid, R. 11 liikley, W r . 1). M'Cutcheon. .). Kearns, 1). O'Brien, B. Enislie, G. Gruppelaar, senr., J. Trelour, 11. Glass, J. M'Kay, J. Mcikle, J. Cliilcott, T. Cox,_ J, Wallace. A. Sandoin, G. Itoache. W. James, W. Itnddick, A. Kearns, J. It. Smith, R. Edwards. Play will commence at

7.45 p.m. sharp. The police on Saturday night executed a search warrant lor liquor at

the premises known as the Alliance Hotel, occupied l by John Butts. Some liquor was found; but it is not yet stated definitely whether proceedings will be taken in consequence. Quick relief from a tight. dry cough is obtained by the use ol' Zymole Trolley;;. Ait excellent thing after singinK

or talking to prevent hoarseness. 30 Wliv suffer from influenza when a Shilling Bottle of ELYSI.AN is a certain cure, or money returned. To be obtained from principal storekeepers. '249

Mothers! I'HOSPHOL will make weak children, from birth onwards, robust and healthy. Sold everywhere in large bc-fctles. • , 1