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Labour Topics. -+- [From Our Labour Correspondent.] The leading article in last week's issue referring to' the claims of the Rhondda in reference to increasing the number of representatives upon the Glamorgan County Council was timely. The strange thing is the cooln-om with which the I people take it. The fact that the Rhondda Urban District Council being the premier in Wales, and the third largest in the United Kingdom, surely gives it a place for consideration to an increase in its county members. Now that a redistribution is taking place, I am of the opinion that a redistribution is also necessary in the Wards of the- Urban area, not only upon the grounds of increased population, but upon the enor- mous amount of work devolving upon that body. If the Poor Law Commis- sioners' report is acted upon by legis- lation, the Guardians will be abolished and the duties transferred to the Urban Authority. I'm afraid that the continuous policy of Parliament in increasing the work of the administrative body is bound to lead to inefficiency and laxity of con- trol, with the result that officialdom will take the place of democracy. One of the great defects of Mr. Balfour's Education Act of 1902 was the disbanding of the School Board, which has not helped education, but rather hindered it. An Authority which only concerns itself with education is bound to give it efficiency, because the Authority concerned is able to give its whole time and consideration to it, untrammelled by matters relating to ga.s and water, drains, sewage, roads, etc. The importance of the subject to the building of the human race calls for a, special body to give that due regard and consideration which the subject demands. Whilst these things may all be true, still, apart from the fact that the people must first of all be acquainted with the relationship between these bodies and themselves, it will still be a voice crying in the wilderness, or rather that of giving arms and ammunition to a people not knowing how to use them. The apparent indifference which has too often revealed itself upon occasions whenelectorSJ are called upon to choose their representa- tives has impressed me as to what is the cause. It goes without saying: that it almost needs an earthquake to put life in some elections, people having not realised the importance of such bodies. I think that, in the first instance, the lack of interest can be traced to the antiquated methods of our education methods. True, there are slight improvements being made. To remind the child of bloody wars and bloodthirsty kings in past centuries savours too much of tainting the. minds of the young with something of the divine right of kings, &c. one cannot wonder at the hold which this spirit of the bottom dog to the squire and landlord has got amongst the people. Is there not need of inculcating: the prin- ciples of citizenship in our day schools, touching on the various forms of govern- ment, and showing the relationship between people and governing bodies? It is only in this way you can build up a healthy citizenship. I am not so sure whether our public representatives are not to blame for some measure of the indifference that prevails. Upon election times they are like Paul, All things to all men," if they might save their votes. After they have secured their election, one doesn't know whether they are alive or dead, unless an occa- sional outburst takes place upon the local body, or anyone opposes them at the expiration of their term. Surely, what a farce. The member does not present any report of his stewardship to the electorate he never consults them upon any matter; he is a law unto himself. There is no touch of connection between him and his local constituents, and it goes on until the people believe an elec- tion to be an unnecessary nuisance. These things are facts, and 'I am wondering whether democracy is realising what a debt it owes to these institutions. Too often have they been the dumping ground for honour-seeking place men, instead of the lever which should help on the cause of reform and the betterment of the people. To talk of adding to democratic institutions is a huge mockery unless we are prepared to honour those already in existence. This is what I feel is needed to-day, the realising that the people are part of the great machine which seeks to develop the lines upon which people should rise and become valuable assets in the moulding of a nation's ideal. This can be done by taking an interest in the administrative and legislative bodies of the country.

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