ESPERANTO,

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14002, 7 September 1907, Page 13

ESPERANTO,

COMMERCIAL LETTEBS. ' ; ■ Two extracts irom a Ijoolc of busineii loiters, which show what an oxcolif.lt means Esperanto is for business matter; r— ; LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY; FORMED. ! .We bog.to inform you that wo have this (lay formed our business into a United liability company under tho etyJo of / WROXALL AND WROXALL (LTD.), the whole of tho shares having bccniininc(lialely 9ub6oribeil. I Wo thank you for the numerous fivours Wo have rccoivod from you during tho twenty-fivo years wo havo been established, and trust, that you will oxtend to t-!o lietf company tho samo Support as \y< have received during our existence.as a private firm. , . Wo. would add that tho active nanagemont will' remain tho same, Messrs Henry and Waltor Wroxall continuing in tic busiless M managing directors. FLOORCLOTHS. ' Wo regret the delay in replying -o your inquiry, of -tho 4th- inst. ro fleorckth, but have had to writo to the works,' as tho particular design you inquire {or vas not one of this year's designs, and w> think you must by misfako have selecfrd this design from one of our old' pattorr books. HoiVorcr, wo can make you >thi exaet tiling, say, in about four or five weds from rpcoipt of order, and beg to quote'you for 500 square yards, 27in wide, 2s 3id per yard,-less 5 per cent.* discount, ustiil torms. delivered f.0.b., London. Yon will see by this.jtliat wo aro'tjuoting at least 5-per cent. b'elow the old price, and as out best discount is usually 2£ per cent., wo ire-accord-ing you ati exceptional reduction of 7£ per cent, on former quotations. We-thoreforo trust that this concession will oiahlo you to plnco your order with us, as t'lij quality will in every respect bo maintained, and wo aro eanguino that a moro rel'able and good-wearing cloth of its kind ij. not to bo found on tho market. i We' aro sending you some books of our 1 now season's patterns, which we trast will interest you, and hoping to bo favoured •with your valued orders, which will re- : ceivo our ,most careful and prompt attcn- 1 tion,—Wo arc, gontlomen,

KOMKRCAJ LETJSKOJ. , Du clchorpajhoj ct libro do letoroj, kitij montras kian taugan ilon cstas Jisperanto por komercaj aferoi. FONDO DE AKCIA KOMPANIO; •' Ni havas la honoron sciigi vin, ke ni hodiau shaughis nian komereon en akci&n Companion, sub la titolo, WROXALL KAJ WROXALL (LTD.), kaj la tula akciaro cslas alpenita, Ni dahkas vin pro la niultaj favoroj, kiujn ni ricevis de vi dum 'Ia dudek-kvin jaroj, dum kitij ni estadia, kaj fidas, ke yi voles doni al la nova kompanio la saman eubtenon, kiun ni ricevis, dum ! nia ekzistado kiel privata Jirmo. .Ni deziras aldoni, ke aktiva, dirtiktado rcSto3 la 6ama, char'Slroj. Henry kaj Walter Wroxall rcstas en la komerco; kicl agantaj direktoroj.. YAKS-TAFISHOJ. Ni bedauraa la malfruon; rcspondantq al via inforin-peto do la. 4a nuna pri vakstapishoj 5C.1 ni devis okribi al nia fabrikojo, char !a speciala dcscgno pri kiu vi petis no eetas lulu cl la nunja raj modeloj, kaj ni kredas ko vi sondubo eloktis trun modelon craro el unu cl niaj malnovij descgitolibroj. Ni tauten povas fari.par vi la ghustan bczonatajhon, ni dim, post kvar au icvin somajnoj de la dato do riccvo de la mendo, kaj havas la honoron prezmontri, por 500 kvad. jardoj, 27 el large, po 2s &Jd por jardo, malpli 5 per cent, diskonto, kutimaj kondiohoj, livcrotaj sempage surshipen.cn Londono. Do tio-chi vi vidos, ke ni montras almenau 5 per .cent, malpli ol la malnova prozo, kaj char nia plcj bona diskonto cstns - kutimo 2£ per ecnt., ni do konscntas .al-. vi osccptnnmalkarigon da 7£ per ccnt. el niaj antauaj prezmontroj. Ni do coperas, ko tiu koncosio ebligos vin doni v.ian inendon al' ni, char Ja kvalito esto3, ehiurilato ikonservata, kaj ni no shancelighas diri, ke pli fuiinda kaj dauranla (longedaura) shtofo no estas trovcbla stir la komorcplaco. . _ _ Ni eendas al vi kolkajn librojn pri niaj nov ; sczonaj modeloj,; kiuj, ni_ csperas, intoresos vin, kaj esperanto ke'ni havos la 'avoron do viaj ostimalaj mendoj, kiuj ricovos nian plcj zorgan kaj rapidan atenton.—Ni rcetas, sinjoroj,

THE AUSTRALIAN WORKERS AND THE TARIFF.

The proposed revision of the tariff in the Commonwealth lias caused oven more discussion. than our oivu. proposals. the Federal Labour party has made a distinct, pronouncement on the general question of protection as it affceta both workers and coMumora, The first paragraph covers tlio party's declaration art io protection of workers, and the paragraphs numbered 1, 2, and 3 convey resolutions as to protection of consumers:—

That, with, a view to ensuring fair working conditions in prctceied industries, davty stamps (or a valua to be determined) should be affixed to all protected gcods not bearing the. Commonwealth trade mark. The Commonwealth ttado nw.rk may be appliedi to goods which are manufactured under conditiona as to tho remuneration of laljonr prcacribetl by an industrial award,, decision, determination,, or agreement under any industrial • law (Federal or State), or in reaped of which a resolution has been passed by the Commonwealth Parliament, or regulation issued by atiy competent authority, declaring that the conditions as to the remuneration of labour are fair and 1 reasonable. In fixing Use amount cf stamp duty to be levied on specified goods, consideration to 1)2 givon to the degree of protection afforded by the tariff, tho average cost of labour involved, and the value of Hie article affected.

"1. That, with a view to protecting' the consumer, a permanent- commission lx> created to inquiro into and report upon the pricos charged for )o?ally-produced good:, having regard to' the cost of raw materials, wages paid, ,houT3 worked by employees,'rate of import duty, and other essential factors." 2, That such commission bo empowered to 'uso Mie resources of tho Statistician's Office and tho Customs Department to facilitate its inquiries, and bo alro authorised to employ expert officers to jttosecuto special investigations. , "3. That, in.tlio ovent of such commissionreporting that unfairly priora ate baing charged in respect of goods the product of a protected industry, and' recommending tlio reduction of tho import duty, the GovernorGeneral may, on resolution of both Houses, reduce the duty to the extent recommended 1 ." The Labour party in New South Wales, which is Ixifore the country at the present moment, as the elections are fixed for September 10, Mas much exercised over tho tariff proposals. At the firct blush it looked as though the proposals put for--ward by the Federal Government, backed, as it is, by the Federal .Labour party, would seriously endanger tho party's chances at the coming polls in tho Mother State. All seems moro settled now, however, and the •party's declaration above quoted has helped matters. Supplementary to the official resolutions, Mr J. 0. Watson, Federal Labour leader, has this to say:—

It might bo found wise to invest the commission with powers akin to those possessed by the British Board of Trade, and thui enable it to extend its advice to various industries throughout the Commonwealth. With regard to the special work suggested for tho commission in our resolution, wo fed that , only such a body can follow up the question ol what wou'.d constitute fair prices to be charged to the public; and. being independent of .Ministerial control, its advice in regard lo reductions of .duties would almost certainly be followed by Parliament. To mj mind this commission shou'd combine the ■functions of the Board of Trade in England and tho Labour Bureau in Washington. We can easily combine these functions in one body, such as has been suggested. In relation to the trade-mark, it may be found necessary to liberalise the conditions under which 'lie use of the Commonwealth mark can be obtained.

SWEATING AND 'HIE SALVATION ARMY. , Mr James Brown, sccrelaiy of the local branch of tlio Carpenters' Union, hag called my attention lo the following letter written by one Cr. M'Leod, and published in the la3t monthly report of the. Amalgamated Society:— After having worked in the Aldcrsliot district' for about seven years I got out of work, and after several months, and still mi able to find work, I pawned my toots anc cAmo. to London. I found that I could, not get work in London either. I was adviseS to go, to tho Salvation Army, and they told mo that if I went into their joinery works I would bo [riven a chaiice to recover my position. I was told I wou'd earn enough to get my tools out of pawn and make a fresh start. I worked with them l two months, and the first week I got Is. and afterwards 2s weekly, with board and bed. I worked from C.BO a.m. to 0 ii.in,, with three-quarters of an hour for. breakfast and one hour for dinner. The work was the samo as any builder's, and was mostly contracted for loi outside people. The food, bed, and money would amount to about 9s por week, and as the two shillings had to be spent on washing and underclothing, no man had a chance tc

rccover himself. I might have been there still if I had not found a friend who, knowing ine, took me .away. It i 3 pointed out that- the trade union

wage would bo Si 7a 3d, and that tho Salvation Army competes' with master

joiners.' .In justicc to tho Army I would

«iy that there may bo a full and fair cxI plunqtion of' this apparent sweating. I i remember an allcftatioti against tho Army's Mollxmrnc printing works sorrio few years

ago, l)ut inquiry showed that the wages paid and working conditions compared more than favourably with tlioso observed by competitors.

JOTTINGS. If. is rumoured Ihat more than one New Zealand business will shortly consider the advisability of introducing profit-sharing. Tho Fo'doratcd I'ailorcascs h'avo dcoidcxl to ooposo the clauso in Mio Arbitration Act Amendment Bill which proposes to make it coriipulsory that ofiicors of unions shall bo engaged in the industry. The Victorian railway authorities recently received 5000 applications for 700 vaca.ncio3. The Japanese employed in California havo formed a big union, and are demanding increased wago3 and tho eight-hour day. Nows comes from the Queensland' sugar country that white lab"iir is working splendidly, atid there is no scarcity of men. Franco started its tobacco monopoly in 1816, and now makes a yearly profit of £12(000,009 out of it. Labour journals have. now a circulation, of 5,000,000 copics weekly in the United States, and the circulation ir, still growing. During 1906 (ho nuintar of strikes in Gormany increased in ntimbers in each quarter of the year, the largest number of workmen oiit at one time for higher wages being 7?,,173. Labour-member Ansley, Of Victoria, took an active part in scouring the .return of Ijalxjtir-candidato Petp Curran for the English constituency of. Jarrow. Tho State Labour Commissioner of New York sums up tho industrial question in tlioso words:—'"Tho public has seen that, a union' shoi) may bo a truly open shop so lona: as tho union itself i'g open to all competent workmen; whereas the nonunion shop, in which every workman is compelled to drive a bargain single-handed with the employer, becomes more often tlian iiot a sweat-shop. With the union's povror. broken, tho just and humane employer is powerless io keep wages and hours tip to the former standard in tho fnoo of the competition of wage-cutting rivals." " Oomradn Mary," 'in the last number of the Queensland "Worker, supplies this item of New Zealand "news""lt, is only the rarer exceptional woman in this country who devotes herself to politics, writes aNew Zealand woman to an English paper. And the best political crumbs come to that, raw bird. The Most is a seat, in t.lm New Zealand Legislative Council granted to licr last week. Now Zealand is always efcansing old measures for liew, and to lie able l-o examine tho latest spring fashions in progressive politics wiil keep'the youth in any woman's heart and her hair from turn- [ ing grey."