A STARLING MANIFESIO.

Waikato Times, Volume XLI, Issue 3344, 2 December 1893, Page 11

A STARLING MANIFESIO.

At a meeting of the unemployed -in ! the audience 6u l beaalf tHo 'Active 'Service Brlgadfe : V— i ' ! ' \j The A.S.D. desires ; following plan of campaign to the unemi'ploye^ '• 500' or-' ; 500i) 'c deUrrtuned ' , men arrange themselves into a -solid company ofxomrades pledged to assist each other 'in every 'emergency'tliat 'ni'ay ; arise;" r '' 'Let'practical-m'ett be'sent'lup" country to' spy r out a h block of 'auHferoua. 'and' agricultural land in .the neighbourhood of river, railway/- t '- u - When the laud is fipally chosen.tlien pick oiit 2r(jooil 'men to' go utp I 'and'begin mining and cultivating in the usual and /customary manner* Vt v. ■ i ,If the,land jis owned you must ignore such ownership, The land is yours, Should you decide to, colonise one of the runs ,at)prese^ your positiou, will beiinr % prcgnablc»rihen ,()| imn pmmlpn y as under the' Companies Act; no bank of issue can lawfully own vast areas of;landv ?r

.P at the instigation of v- e directors of the bank send troopers to axrest youj 'do 'hot resist ! (th'at'would''be wrong), but do not go to gaol if you can prevent it. , ''* if.l artillery! reinforcements .arrive in order to prevent you from growing'crops, then you should get" be- ' hind the guns, It is dungerous to standi in front of adoaded,cannon. i; :; ; v, >v .. If the first detachment of pioneers are overpowered, manacled, and' taken away by force, then send, up another with' special instructions to continue the oiilfci-' vation of the land—to prevent weeds ; froni*ch'oking:the crops, and;; to keep, an feye on.the safety of the drives and the shafts. " jf If the personal liberty of the second detachment' is interfered with, sendva third, and so on,' until your crops ate fit for harvesting and worked out, or it is necessary to employ you all in erecting gaols, v If you do adopt this proposal,' the Active Service Brigade will endeavour to practically assist you with seeds, axes, i spade 3, and a plough, also tucker* whilst the Church, Parliament, and Press will |, be,tumbling over each other (in wild en-i'thusiasin)-in order to give you help; ut. Think seriously over the proposition; ancldiscuss it in all its bearings, :.) When, you,.have / decided,■( sign.,your names.to pledge, appoint an executive committee, and give them, power to act! 1 Put your thought into your deed,4iid then you will be respected. The ; oniy.aak jfori V bread or work " are born serfs.' The able-bodied man who accepts alms is a spaniel. He . who depu tationises t j ; treacherous.,; poli-ticiaris\and-;l)egs''for'consideration.is a coward. Statesmen are your servants, ' not./yourf masters; for another's' profit is: a,slave. What'you 1 want is to work for.yourselves. Go and ;do iTi [,€ rod helps,thos9 ,who help;themselves; legal maxim r that, makes\!the' law.land j disseiit'i'epeals'itl ;/ <3 iK>Ow , By order of tlieSubreme Council of the A.S.Bi :■