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Wanganui Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16034, 27 January 1920, Page 5

of a new democracy. Sir, the indue* trial situation to-day is pregnant with' undreamt- of possibilities. Is the Press of this country trying to manufacture a strike? If so, its efforts will fall futile to the ground, because, whilst the workers are not blindly driven by their leaders, they will refuse to dance to the capitalistic tune of the Press# Whilst the greatest of wars was rag* ing, it was iterated and reiterated that* as an outcome of the titanic sacrifice, a new world would arise. We are still waiting for the fulfilment of that cry# The workers have ever been ready to fulfil their part of the bargain. Will the forces of capitalism now recognise the rights of the workers to enjoy tha fruits of their production? This is in-< deed a day of great things if the pres-i ent masters of the economic situation will strip themselves of “war regulations,” “passport systems,” “the ba?| on working class literature,,’ the baton,” and “the machine-gun. Is rt too much to hope that our present capi* talistic masters will realise the wisdorf of accepting the inevitable?” I leave if at that. I nm, ROGERS. Wanganui, January 2G, 1920.