June, ipta. 



History of the Months 



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in irulependence in contract. Mr. Fraxer for- 

 gets that the men he is sympathising with forced 

 the employers to their present position, and made it 

 impossible for them to do anything else, and that it 

 cannot be expected that places will be made for 

 union men as soon as they deign to go back. He 

 cannot make his poor relation come anywhere near 

 the level of the thing he effects to despise. 



When men who resort to lawlessness 

 Lahour's receive encouragement like this it is 



Arrogance. ,,q wonder that they consider them- 

 selves masters of the situation, and 

 gi\e free rein to their arrogance. " Put a beggar 

 on horseback, and he'll ride to the devil," and it is 

 no wonder that lawlessness put in power and given 

 the reins b\ such encouragement as that of the I'ost- 

 master-General straightwav goes on the road to ruin. 

 Probably as the result of the declaration, not in so 

 many words, but in effect, that Labour can do what 

 it plea.ses in the way of anarchy, and be rewarded 

 by political heads, some Labour unions waited on 

 Mr. Heeby in New South Wales the other day. and 

 ilemanded the release of one of the Lithgow strikers 

 who was imprisoned for riotous conduct. They 

 backed up their demand by saying that if it were 

 not complied with, they would precipitate a general 

 strike. Fortunately Mr. Beebv was not of the 

 same mind, and told them that a demand, couched 

 in such term?, was unallowable, but that he would 

 1.1V the matter before the Cabinet. It is to be 

 hoped that the demand will be refused, if only as a 

 protest again.st such presumption. Lal)Our has' made 

 a good many impertinent demands, but this beats 

 them all. It is impertinent in the highest degree. 



It is easy to see how the founts of 

 What Would justice would te corrupted if this 

 the End be ? i,;,,,) ,^f j^ing were allowed. 



Labour in its mo.st unthinking and 

 ignorant m<x)ds, sets itself up as the arbiter of 

 justice. Tliis would me*an exit magistrates and 

 judges, and enter untutored Lalx>ur, untutored he- 

 <\iuse the brainy part of Labour would never sug- 

 gest such a proposition. Herein it might be con- 

 sidered that the country is safe, but it must not be 

 forgotten that the brainiest men of the Party are 

 fuKling the pressure from Ix-hind too great to resist, 

 and that they are Ijeing borne along bv a wave 

 .igainst which it is useless to struggle. And the 

 thing oj)ens up such terrible ])ossibilities th.at one 

 mav well fear it. If it obtains, then Arbitration 

 Courts will go, and Lalwur ride rouglishod over 

 every interest f>pi)osed to it. This is the first instance 

 w"her<' blatant unionism has Ixx-n impudent enough 

 to fleniand that it shall decide on the merits of cases 

 in courts. 'I'he partiinilar case is a bad one for the 

 unions to champion, in all con.science. Here is a 

 man who in a s-trike resorts to lerk)ri.sni and violence. 

 .1 man whf) bv his actions |)roves himself the enemy 

 ' ( indu.striali.sm on either sid.>, .ind who richlv ile- 



