John Burns' New Year Message.

A « DRESSING-DOWN " FOR

WORKING MEN,

" Yon haven't had such a dressing clown for years," said Mr John Burns in a conversational parenthesis feo the great audience of working men who on Saturday evening, January 4th—in Memorial Buildings,- Roscoe Street, Bnohill Row—listened with delight to, md cheered with vigour, the long, powerful) and outspoken address to which he treated them. " Solomon," remarked Mr Barns at the outset, "said the enrse o_ the poor waa their poverty.'* It needed something more thin grumbling to get rid of it They looked around and saw 1,000,000 people, roughly speaking, who.c lot in life was a funeral procession from the cradle to the grave. It had been said by Solomon also, " The fool has his eyes in the ends of the earth." There had been a lot of fools in England during the past three years. (Laugh ter and cheers.) They might brag of 4he Empire and the army and navy, they might c mafick' day ia and day OQt, but all was unavailing unless they had sweet homes. The working men had the matter in their own hands. They had sent to the County Oouncil men bent on bnildiDg dwellings and developing locomotion, but it waa nec ©gsary that men should be sent to Par liament who would help, and not hinder ihe Council's efforts. Not always the ity bat often the pig was to blame. Many homes were vile and verminons beciuse the workers' wages went to the publican, the pawnbroker, and that ourse of modern society, the bootmaker (Cheers.) It made all the difference to the appearance of home whether a little will, soap, and love were brought into play, or whether leisure hours were spent in spotting winners and csatching losera. (Cheers.) The work ing men h© addressed were of a better noli, and he laid upon each the solemn iojano-ioD, not only to demand his rightß and do his duty, bub to become

A MORAL AND ETHICAL CENTRE, whence personal advice, example, end inspiration ahoold radiate to those poor prisoners of poverty who had lost heart. The pitiful sight was witness ed of the tenpence-an-hour man looking down on the Bixpance»aD*hoar man. What Boob» working people were! They were more snobbish than lords, who had some reason tor being so. Londoa was being divided into paris hes of the rioh and districts of the poor. l^hat was very bad for tbe poor, bat Infinitely worse for the rich, especially for those who were getting squint-eyed by playing ping-pong all day. (Laugh ter.) By that division the latter were deprived of the inexpressible luxury of helping those who could not help them lelves—the only rich thing in life worsh poiaeesing—and the poor became bitter In their isolation. People of different classes were no longer neighbours, and the effect of that he would not accur ately predict. But the rich would have been warned^ and they would have only themselves to blame. Gar den cities would nob solve the housing problem, for Mr Rowntree'a wonderfal book showed tha. in York—where all the conditions were favourable to de velopment on " garden" lines—poverty &nd misery were very much in the London proportions. The best remedy for the housing evil was for the over crowded tenants to THINK MORE AND DRINK LESS, of their own will to help reformers to help them, to be persistent in rising up wards rather than vigilant in sliding downwards. (Cheers.) They should have more care for the homes of their children, and trouble less about horses in the beautiful stables of the enemy who exploited their ignorance. Three out of five in that room would, before they died, land in the workhouse, the infirmary, or some kindred institution. (Murmurs of astonishment,) That w.s the cold statistical fact, and facts were go nourishing that Garble had asked to be fed on tbem. Mr Burns went on to give statistics of d. ath, insanity, and crime caused by drink, and to quote tbe case of Liverpool as showing that where the number of public houses were re duced am enormous drop took place in the figures. "Drinking, betting, *nd gambling," he exclaimed, "have got to be put down," Hearts were being broken, homes were being ruined, and the recraitmg returns showed that the physique of the nation was suffering. If w® sapped our physique wo deteriorated our skill, and undermined our morality. Drinking was increased disproportion - a,te!ly among women. He was for an eight hours' not only for ths workman, bat for tbe mi.sus. (Cheers) HI "VV®ildn't be a woman for a thou sand A WEEK. (Laughter.) Being a woman with a comfortable income was enormously difficult j being « womin with a fluctu ating pound a week was heroism. They. all deserved tbe Victoria Gross. (Cheers) Monotony'anddrudgery wore responsible for the wife doing quietly what her bus bind had long done openly; To each married man he would make this appeal —when be bad a spare hour take tbe missus out. (Obeers) They read of rich men who were in Rome on the 10th, io Paris on the 14th, and in Scotland on the 18th—seeking happiness in v»in. Let them be half as happy as he was, and they would throw their millions to the devil—the only person who ought to have the keeping of them. (Laugh ter and cheers.) Money was like manure, uselesß in heaps, and only of v»lae when spread over the human field. Latterly fclio workers had become arrogant, and fond of domination. They were mistaking bigness of territory for greatness of national life; they were MISTAKING VIOLENCE FOR STRENGTH, conceit for capacity. The working classes were the overwhelming bulk of the nation, and if the majority displayed those chsracteristica the end was not far off. How was it they sent to the House of Commons only ten Labour members. •nd some hundreds «f brewers, million aires, and worBQ ? Was slavery still in their blood ? Had serfdom been sup planted only by snobbery. If they wished to justify tbe hopes and predic tions of tbe enemies of democracy let tbem continue as they were now going.

THE ASHBURTON GOABDIAM : SATURDAY, MABCH 8, 1902^

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BUSINESS NOTICES J IS THAT BOY j READY j For Bis Next Pair of BOOTS J T¥7E Have on hand a large assortment BOOTS AND SHOES , Built for just the wear that Boys aud Girls oan give them, SOHOOL BOOTS, LIGHT AND STRONG, At Prioeß to suit the Working Man. D. STOCK'S BLUE BOOT STORE Burnett Street, Ashburton '"harvest cheques!- TN order to make room for the New Winter Goods (now on the water) we have resolved to clear our surplus Stock at greatly reduced prices. Our weliknown HIGH CLASB TAILORING. Fashionable Vicuna Suits reduced to £3 10s Cash* Fashionable Serge Suits reduced to £3 I.os Cash. Fashionable Tweed Suits reduced to £3 103 Cash. Fashionable Tweed and Worsted Trousers to measure reduced to 153 Cash. £%" Largest Stock in Ashburton to select from CRAIGHEAD & BEBRYMAft The Leading Tailors and Outfitters. Ashburton. KHAKI CYCLE DEPOT iIVTO Machine has made Itself Buoh a favourite asgbho colonial made KHAKI. We also have the^celebrated English make the RALEIGH, and the well known American machine the ;VIOTORi 1 Prices to 9uit everyone, and easy terms. SAUNDERS' BUILDINGS, Ashburton. T Undeill E Undkill T H UNDBILL & CO . FURNISHING UNDERTAKERS TANCRED STREET, ASHBURTON EVERY REQUISITE ON HAND. Polished Coffins & Specialty A Choice Assortment of Artificial Wreath In Stock. —— Private Address, Peter Street, directly behind Oddfellows' Hail; also care ef Ms* T. Andrews, East Belt, 3 STRANG E'_S SALE HUGE SUCCESS. THE Summer Sale of W. STRANGE and UO. having been extended to the Sample ) BURNRTT f Sample Rooms \ STREET \ Rooms Has met with the thorough appreciation of the Ashburton public Crowded—l 6 Days' Rush—Crowded We haye te apologise to those Clients who were unable to get within the door, but would remind them there are HEAPS OF BARGAINS striving every day. Furniture, Bedding, Etc., at Manufacf turerß' Prices Call in Now and SAVE POUNDS Our Great Pantechnicon is arriving again next week, for which we are now booking orders Be wise, and get your Furniture delivered to your home without a scratch, Jt TTTnnu . Ju # Jtxlcrv_ro . HAS Latest Designs IN HOUSE : : DECORATIONS CALL AND SEE. J. JU. xlXUrvjjc.. House Decorator, Painter, Glazier, Signwriter, etc, Tanored Street. FOR WATCHES CLOCKS, JEWELLERY, SILVER AND ELECTRO-PLATE SEASONABLE NOVELTIES, Eto, ' OO TO G. JESSON, Praotl.al Watchmaker and Jeweller, Burnett Street, (opposite Somerset Hotel) Ashburton. —Repairs a Specialty.— Presentation Committees liberally dealt with. CURTAINS of Quality, Style, and Low _ Price. The sort you want ia the best for the money, and that ia our sort. Come and see at MITOHHLL & TUBNEB WANTED KNOWN—That a big lino of Lace Curtains we have just landed, ex s.s. Paparoa, is full of really nice goods at tempting prioes. Full display in our windows—Mitchell & Tusker. Smoke New Venus



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