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Kenfig Hill Notes|
Kenfig Hill Notes I The I.L.P. Councillor Morgan Jones, Bargoed. spoke at air-open-air meeting on Waunbant Cross on Sunday to an appreciative audience, and drove home many truths full of real worth. His com- parisons of competition and co-operation did not leave many in a "fog" unless they were endowed with it as a hereditary complaint which, of course, is "their" misfortune. He spoke of the hypocricy and tmct-iiousness of peo- ple who professed to believe that portion of the Lord's Prayer: "Thy will be done on earth as it is done in Heaven," and permitted the slums and its consequent evils, and then tried to stifle their consciences by subscribing to charitable in- stitutions, which professed to allay the evil in. stead of following the Master's example, by try- ex nll) l e. I)v ing to bring ahout a bit more of the Heaven they talk so much about and endeavour to pre- vent such a state of society to prevail. But without this state of affairs how could the parasitic class exist and control the labour mar- ket unless they had the bottom dog always weighing at the other "end of the plank. He appealed for greater unity in the ranks of the local I.L.P. and said that their policy was the one that would eventually come out on top as the only sane one that could be accepted by the working classes in their relation to this war. J. Woolley presided. C.O.'s and the Franchise. I I have not heard so far of any action taken locally with regard to objection to C.O.'s being on the voters' list, but while in Bridgend the other day a prominent I.L.P.er showed me a form of objection from one of the toadys at the colliery in which he works, objecting to his name because he is a C.O., although exempted by the Pit Committee because he is a married man. What a curious anamoly, ifri "objector" objecting to a conscientious objector voting while the "objector" himself objects to fight because his carcase is too precious to be exposed to danger, and he would rather drive this man to the trenches, who has a wife and six chil- dren. yet is a bona-fide miner like himself, but infinitely more entitled to be considered a speci- men of bona-fide manhood than Mr. Toady. But a "day" is coming when "toadyism will re- ceive its just reward from a nation who has been down to the depths of Hell to search for Democracy, and found it was nearer home.
Gilfach Goch Notes. I
Gilfach Goch Notes. I A Suggestion. I I A few enthusiastic friends in the Labour Movement are now beginning to think seriously that the workers of Gilfach Goch should make a new more. At present there are no classes to study economics, nor an I.L.P. branch to create class-consciousness among the great. mass of ^workers. It is guidance and knowledge we re- quire-tli(,n let -us avail ourselves of those op- portunities that are next to hand. An econo- mic class or study circle should be started at Gilfach in the coming winter, and now is the time to prepare for it. Teachers are scarce, it is true, hut that is surely no valid reason for remaining idle. The comrades, Alfred Hughes and Charles Davies and Wargan, are ready to take you in hand and put yon on the right way. One or two comrades in Tonyrefail also will be gkid to render what help they can. Fatal Accident. The death has occurred under tragic circum- stances of Sir. W. J. Tanner, manager at the Glamorgan Colliery. It appears that he was run over by a loaded journey, which had acci- dentally broken loose. He was lately co-opted as a. raemiior of the District Council of Llantris- sant. He was fifty-four years of age, and much respected in the locality. The interment took place on Saturday.
Pontypridd Notes.I
Pontypridd Notes. I. L.P An I.L.P. meeting on Sunday evening was ad- dressed by Mr. Geo. Dolling (Ynyshir) on In- dustrial Unionism." Mr. Cox was chairman. Will the local members kindly make it conve- niont in I
IWages Protest. I
Wages Protest. I l A conference of the South Wales and Mon- mouthshire Colliery Examiners' Association, at- tended by representatives froni every lodge in the coalfield, was held at Cardiff on Monday, Mr. R. L. Williams (Ðhhw Yale) presiding. The proceedings at the Joint Board were reported upon by the president, especially the coalowners' offer concerning [he wages and conditions of em- ployment of examiners. A heated discussion en. sued, and the following resolution was passed: We are astounded that there is yec a differ- ence of over 8s. weekly between the coalowners' offer and what we considered to Ik* a most rea- sonable wage claim. Their effort to perpetuate a difference in the wages of one section and another cannot be tolerated. To take away any of the privileges at present in existence we regard as most unreasonable, and we still press our cfaim for the very serious consideration cf the owners' side of the Board, and urge them to place our members on a basis equal to the responsibilities which they have to face every day." It was gratifying to learn that the owners agreed that no employers, or section of employers would be allowed to make any separ- ate agreement with their examiners outside the Joint Board.
IThe C.L.C. and The I.LP..
The C.L.C. and The I.LP.. TO THE EDITOR. Sir.—In your issue of the 27th ulc., Mr. John Rarr is a little, too previous in making the arro- gant assertion that he has effectively silenced me by his fallacious application of the Commu- nist Manifesto to the I.L.P. political method which appeared in your issue of the 20th June last. The reason I have not replied before is that I have lieen too busy to do so. Even now J can only briefly deal with his futile attempt to place the I.L.P. on a Marxist pedestal. Mr. Harr, member of the I.L.P. for over 20 years, claims that his party "is carrying out the practical life-work of "Marx." PWther. that in doing so they are to all inient.s and purposes communists as defined in the Commu. nist -Manifesto. Now, it is beyond dispute that the I.L.P. repudiates Marxism, declines to or- ganise on the basis of the class-struggle, and professes to act in accordance with evolution— not resolution. In pursuance of this policy it has allied itself politically with the Trade Unions organised on a react ionary craft- and not revo- lutionary class-union basis, with the object of realising a rather nebulous programme of State Collectivism and social reform. Permit me to compare till,, revisionist policy with the revolutionary propaganda of the Communist Manifesto. In this brilliant exposition of the Socialist position Marx first of all refutes the I.L.P. position by stating that the history of all hitherto existing society is a history of class-struggles. He then proceeds to show that the outstanding class-stfuggie to-day is between Capital and Labour. A struggle which must go on until a revolutionary epoch is reached. In Part II. he dec lares the immediate aim of ilie Communists, i.e.. Marxists Socialists, is organisation of the proletariat on a class- basis overthrow of the supremacy of the bour- geois conquest of the political power by the proletariat. Does the Labour Party carry out this aim? Mr. A. Henderson, addressing tie* Chainmaken- on C radley Heath on July loth last, said: "We cannot afford to repeat either the social ex- tremes or the industrial struggles of pre-war days, for if employers aiifl workpeople continue as opposing forces they they must inevitably bring damage to the community." Under the guidance of this distinguished ex-Cabinet Minister the workers of C'radley Heath are not likely to lose their chains yet awhile, nor unite with their fellows'to win t he world for Labour. Mr. Henderson, who "think it is essential r)ia L some method of promoting and maintain- ing confidence and goodwill between Capital and Labour should be secured." is hardly the kind of leader to carry out "the first step in the working-class revolution—the raising of the proletariat to the position of ruling class." (Vide Communist Manifesto.") Yet Mr. Harr would have us believe that such is the La- bour Party's aim. Surely, he is confusing the steps at a time "—nationalisation of this and municipalization of the other—with the Marxist first step of raising the proletariat to the posi- tion of ruling class. The former cannot lead the worker out of the jungle of Capitalism, and a Labour Government with Mr. H. Macdonald in the Cabinet, would not attempt" to central- ise all instruments of production in the hands of the State, for the simple reason that a Government would not be the proletariat organised as the ruling-class." In my judgment the Labonr Party Is the ne- gation of the revolutionary propaganda of the Communist. Manifesto, and an obstacle to its realisation. Facts prove that in the Labour Party the Marxian spirit evaporates and its tenets wither., In a society based on wage- slavery and its consequent inequalities and in- security, labour bodies plead for "securi ty, equity and freedom." In a society torn with inevitable class-conflicts, and vitiated by a cor- rupt and degenerate Capitalism labour leaders cry for an era of pea-ceful, orderly progress." or assist the tyrannical Capitalist State to ad- minister its oppressive laws. Laboiir, leaders nsk for the co-operation of two antagonistic classes representing respectively the irrecon- cilable interests of wage-labour and capital. In practice the Labour Party is an opportunist, vote-catching machine, and is as likely to pub- lish in its election literature that it is out to capture the political power of the Capitalist State in order to abolish bourgeois private pro- perty in the means of production, as Sir Ed- ward Carson is likely to publish" Home Rule for Ireland on his. Yet the vaunt is made that this party is the creation, the embodiment of the soul of Keir Hardie. Whether this is so or not, one thing is incontestable, and that is that the Labour Party is not the creation of the spirit, or the letter of the Communist Manifesto. "—Yours, etc., FItJm SYLVESTER. I
Theatre RoyalI
Theatre Royal I This week I have had my first opportunity of witnessing "The Misleading Lady." or rather, I should say I have for the first time availed myself of an opportunity of seeing this, what shall I call it—drama, tragedy, comedy? A fairly extensive acquaintance with the theatre from the more capacious side of the footlights helps me not at all in its classification. I have had previous opportunities, but I foolishly heeded critics whom Mr. Balmain's Company that is playing at the Theatre. Royal has proved to be hopelessly wrong in decrying a piece that is both novel in plot and treatment. I do not say it is perfect; for instance, the ending is puzzling, and despite the canon of Geo. Bernard Shaw in which he lays it down that the good play should always end in a query mark. I would like to know what led Tracy to tell that big lie. Mr. S. Herbert Humber as the big-game-hunter-kid- napper is a nice piece of work, and a piece that would not come easy to the ordinary musical comedy lead or average tragedian. Played with the least grandiloquence it would be spoiled, its strength lies in its nonchalence and naturalness, and it gets both this week. Miss Lillian Herries as Helen Steele makes excellent use of the nu- merous fine openings for emotional playing with- out pressing the part beyond endurance. But the great part is that of "Boney" which, told by Mr. Ballmain. touched me to the quick. There is a sad pathos about a. human being who one mo- ment is under the illusion that he is the great "Napoleon I," and the next is whimpering lest the keepers from tlio III-natie, asylum should trace him and drag him back. I laughed with the rest of the house at much that he did. I applauded the lightning swing from the extreme of lunatic exhaltation to the almost babyish im- potence of the consciously hunted madman; but behind the laughter was a wee touch of heart- ache and if my eyes glittered it was because very near to them were the tears of compassion. Emphatically. The Misleading Lady" is a play to see, and to ponder. The same clever little company is remaining next week. and presenting that delightful litUp comedv The Late Lamented." 1 PI,AVC;ORI!. I
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.Demoralising and Dehumanising.!
Demoralising and Dehumanising. A DESCRIPTION OF OUR PRISON SYSTEM.;j BY STEPHEN HOIBHOUSE. I In the course of an article on prison life, in the current sue of The Quarterly Review," Mr. Stephen Hobhouse, the conscientious ohjec-1 tor who was sent to prison for "disoodience to military orders" and experienced the life be- I hind prison walls for twelve months, states:— Only from 1877, when the Prison Act placed all gaols under the newly-formed board of Pri- son Commissioners, has the present uniformity of discipline held sway. Practically, there- i fore, the present regime of silence and solitude is less than eighty years old. Have its results in any way justified even this term of existence? It may be promised that the usual hard-labour sentence begins with a month of strict confine- ment to one's cell (apart from exercise and chapel) accompanied by a fortnight's plank bed and other disabilities, while, after the first month, good conduct secures one the privileges of associated' but silent labour during part of the day. The characteristics of the system, as impresse d upon me by many dreary weeks of experience, seemed to group themselves around three main heads. Firstly, discomfort- for the body and starvation for the soul; secondly, the attempt to crush out the sense of individuality and the instinct to serve others; and. lastly, entire absence of trust, and government bv fear. These characteristics are dominant enough to i give the impression that they represent the guiding objects of the system, and they seem to stamp it as essentially deterrent and puni- tive, without the reformative elements that one. would hope to find there. MORE THAN MONASTIC. As might be expected, the most, obvious feature of prison is the disappearance of every kind of luxury and comfort, and the restriction of supplier to those required to satisfy the most elementary nteeds of food, clothing, hous- ing, and cleanliness. The imistence upon the dailj (-leaning of cell and utensils tends, doubtless, towards good habits: but, to one ac- customed to a daily bath, the hurried weekly prison bath, and the wearing of the same under- clothing day and night for a fortnight, seemed a mockery reminiscent of whitewashed sepul- chres when associated with the requirement of a constant and scrupulous daily polish of the 'tins which form the cell's chief furniture. Still more detrimental than this more than mo- nastic suppression of self is the deliberate re- moval of all a man's opportunities to serv his fellow, to do him a good turn, to interchange thoughts and greetings with him. On a large printed card, which forms one of the chief fea- tures of the cell-landscape, there is written: — 'Rule 1.—Prisoners must observe silence. Rule 2.—They must not communicate, or attempt to do so, with one another.' Designed to pre- vent collusion and conspiracy among the pri- soners, and to make it difficult for them to cor- rupt, one another, they succeed in making cour- tesy, friendliness, and acts of goodwill either an impossibility or a crime. There are, it ig true, one or two redeeming features which must be inentioifed, so as not to exaggerate this aspect of my subject. Out of every thirty or forty men, one fortunate man, selected as 'cleaner has freedom to move about his land- ing doing small things for the various occupants of the cells. There was one such man whom I was tempted to consider something of a ma- terialist. His philosophy of life was 'to lie honest with oneself.' But then he told me that by being 'honest with himself' he meant, e.g., not putting aside one of the largest pieces of bread for his own consumption, when handing thcrn out at meal-time, although hunger sorely tempted him to do so at the expense of some otltot prisoner. ABSENCE OF TRUST. It will be readily inferred from what I have already said that prisons are characterised by an almost complete absence of trust in the honour or obedience of the prisoner; and the warders and the Governor rule not by love but by the fear which punishment inspires. Th, j want of confidence in the prisoners is accom- panied by a corresponding want of connden?e }? in the warders. These officers are also spietfc upon by the Chief Warder and Governor; and*: such is the wear of collusion or bribery, that a, j warder is forbidden to engage in I familiar' conversation with a prisoner, and is not sup- posed to say anything to him that does not j bear upon his work or the prison rules. This |) rule is largely disregarded, but, as wardens- f) themselves have complained to me, it Makk-L3 it ising, besides, there seems to me no doubt that lasting reformative or uplifting influence on a r prisoner. The harshness and solitude of prison makes one peculiarly sensitive to any token of kindness or compassion that breaks through the machine-like routine; and I have often poured blessings inwardly upon a warder for some kindly look or word." The attempt to enforce complete silence Mr Hobhouse regard s as demoralising and dehuman- ising besides. there seem to me no doubt than the cumulative effect was to create an atmos- phere of falsehood, suspicion and dishonesty which affected adversely everyone in the prison; and to those who had previously acquired no.- rooted love of truth, prison was a school of art fulness and deceit as effective as human in-| genuity could devise."
I - - - - __-, ICORRESPONDENCE,…
CORRESPONDENCE, t, AND THIS IS BRITAIN? M, TO TUB BDIT0R. '!?? e?- i *ii\—Permit me to draw attention through your columns to the disgraceful conditions ob taining at the Home Office Camp in oonneetaoh with the L.R.D. Waterworks, Llandeuwint. near Llangadock. The agent is aged 21 years. There i." ac., water supply water for all purposes being takes from the river, which is reddish brown in oolour. There is no latrine or lavatory accommodation. Sleeping consists of shelf bunks, in which the men have to keep all their be longings. The work is heavy and dangerous, and the medical man visits only once a week, and sick j men have had to wait days hefore reviving ai, Tention because of lack of communication. The place of work is 1800 feet up from the hut, aad i men are given a seventh of a pennyworth of i oatmeal before starting to work in the morn- ing, and the only other food until return at night is a hunk of bread which is oftentime& mildewed and sour. The baker who supplier bread prepares a special variety for eonscien- w tious objectors, as be says the price allowed will r' not permit of ordinary bread. The evening meal after a heavy day's work consists largely of beans, which are often maggoty. There is DO. heating for the winter months. Quite recently the men were told they oould| have a change of dietry equal in monetary value to the oatmeal, but it was impossible to find anything of the value of one-seventh of a penny. Perhaps the most scandalous thing i* that men arriving from prison late at night at the station, ten miles from camp, have to s. by the roadside and find their way as befit as. I they can next morning.—Yours faithfully. I C.-H". G. AMMOS. 1 August 2nd, 1918. f STOP THAT TWADDLE! j* TO THE BDITOB. 61 Sir,-Will you allow me through your paper = 1 [on w h ic h some peo-i to correct a wrong impression which some peo) pie in Pant are labouring under. Through an J error my boy's name was omitted as one of tb? f successful scholars for Cvfarthfa School. Upon the headmaster making enquiries, he found the boy had passed top of Pant School, sixth in the j* Borough, and now people say he is going ther? 1 through a favour which has been conferred upon JI me. Hoping this will clear away any misunder t standingv,-Yours, etc., E. JONES. 23 Queen Street, Pant, « August 1st, 1918. < t Printed and Published by the National lAbour" | Press, Ltd., at the Labour Pioneer Prew 1 Williams' Square, Merthyr Tydfil, V SATURDAY, AUGUST 10th. 1918. I
Merthyr Notes:
Merthyr Notes Merthyr General Hospital. The result of the efforts uracil on behalf of Hospital Saturday amounted to the total of £ 272 6s. IOd. The following are the details! made by the different "Wards —Gifc by Dowlais | patient. £ ">: Dowlais 1:71 IH. !»d.. Park and fioreis £ 16 3s. 6d.. Trolley £ '10 18s. (total I < £ 27 Is. >: Troedyrhiw £ 13 13s.. Merthyr Vale £ 40 lls. Oefn Coed tS (Vfart-hfa £20 Is.. vegetables and raffle £ lu 10s. (total £ 30 lIs. i: Pentrebaeh and -'Ss., Penydarren f;17, Town t27 Ûi;, ;d.. collec ted by lpiano in street £ 11 (total £38 ÜS. 3d.'). The Exe- rutive Board desire to tender their most grate- ful thanh to all the ladies who helped in any fray to make the day a. success'. B. Brobyn and Town Ward. We regret that owing to an error we omitted to state that amongst the nominees for Muni- cipal Candidatures Mr. Bert Brobyn had been put forward for the Town Ward. This means that originally there were three names brought forward-T. K. -Tone- B. Brobyn. and Ben Wil- liams, out. as announced last week, the last ttamed withdrew. Now. selection has to be made between ALr. Jones and Mr. Brobyn. and this will lie done, we understand, at a joint mpting of the Ward Commitree and the Local Labour Party. Discharged Soldiers and Sailors. A branch of the National Association or Dis- charged Soldiers and is formed at Troedyrhiw with Mr. W. Lloyd. 26 Angus-street, Troedyrhiw, as seeretary.
Neath -Notes.-!
Neath Notes. A Lament. I One of the lamentable features of Eisteddfod Week is the apparent effort to link up Imperial- ism and Jingoism with tlit- nol-yle ideals and cul- ture that the "Eisteddfod stands for in National life. -1 Minnie Pallister's Visit. Comrade Minnie Pallister paid a long deferred visit to Neath on Sunday last, when s h e ad- dressed a meeting on the Kimla Common. Un- fortunately the weather was on the wrong side, and as a consequence the audience was small and the pleasure of hearing-a really instruct ivr and enlightening address was missed by many. Some Socialists, when the Revolution conies, will find they have misled it through waiting for a shower of rain to pass or the clouds to disperse.
IA Complaint. I
A Complaint. TO THE EDITOR. Dear Comrade,—Allow me to correct some statements about me in your article Save the [{evolution {" Pioneer," August 3rd). One may receive from votit- article the impression that I came to South Wales to beg the people iiere to save the Russian Revolution. This is not true. I am in South Wales because I love Wales and the Welsh people, and it is a great satisfaction to me to play for the working people here. All that I asked the editor was to explain to the comrades livi-v wtiv 1 am playing for the working people, and what the other English pa- pers mean about my playing. I told the Editor that Hiy aims are to help to bring the two great peoples, English and Russian, nearer to each other, and that my playing is a greeting from Russian working people to the English working people and that some of the English papers are thinking that 1. through my playing, am a little LL- efill to the working people, that I am able through my playing to awaken the spirit of re- volt in the minds and hearts of the workers Labour f-eader." June 2ftli. 1918), a.nd that I. through my violin, could do something "for die awakening of men's souls and tor the refine- ment of the mass." ("The Nation," June 2J)th_, I told the editor how difficult- it was to get to the people, and I said that if I could not secure enough concerts in England, I would go away from England shortly, because I could not waste my time. The editor did not mention anything about du." at aH. He begins his ar- -in\-t-lilriL,r .1 ?) I, Ster- mus seems much concerned ove rtlie fact that we in South Wales don't show the anxiety to save the Russian Revolution." o, I am not asking the people to save the Russian Re- volution. The Russian working people them- selves are saving the Russian Revolution, and they will be as victorious over their foreign op- pressors, as they were victorious over their own oppressors. All that the English working people can do is ro save their own honour—(see Her- ald." .July :2d:),-to save themselves. The editor continues: "He seemed very dis- appointed that we ourselves, with all the heart in the world, could not regard him as a repre- sentative type of the Russian proletaria.t.e-a task which will be very difficult to any who have heard him play." That is not true. T am not disappointed. I know very well that I am not die representati ve type of the Russian revolu- tionary proletariate. Comrade Meshtcherikoff, the editor of the Prarde," who is now in London, is a representative type of the Russian .proletariate. He has ?acrihced all his life to the emancipation of the Russian working-class, and because he is vorking 14 hours every day foi this cause, whilst 'I am playing the violin all the day over. Comrade Sylvia Pankhufst. with her j beautiful soul and Pinlliur.t. with lit?.r real represenidtive cyp?' of the revohttioDary |proletariate. And my playing does not represent the Russian revolutionary proletariat. To do this I should need to be a greater artist than j Bach and Beethoven. 1 am a simple violinist, whose desire is to be of use to the working peo- jple. What the editor of the Pioneer is say- ing about me. the English yellow press is also saying—that I am not the representative type j of "the Bolsheviki, because, they affirm, the Bol- sheviki are the "lowest people, devoid of edu- cation. engaged in the destruction of Civilisa- tion and Art. But the English people is seeing that all this is not true, because there are Bol- sheviks who have received a good education and who are artists. Then the enemies of the Rus- sian revolutionary proletariate are saying: "But those art- not the real representst-ives of the Russian proletariate. and continue the old story of ^tlie destruction of Civilisation, etc. i T1 ie editor is laying nry little importance on the resolutions of protest of the English work- ing people, so little, that he did not think it worth while mentioning in his paper that. a re- solution against the intervention in Russia had been carried unanimously at Mr. ■ Kneeshaw's lecture in the Rink on the secret treaties two week's ago. He does not mention the protest of the I.L.P.. nor the protest of the whole So- cialistic prpss in England against the interven- tion in Russia. Because they are useless!' What a difference between the editor and other Eng- lish Socialists! The editor is repeating the old stories of Bol- sheviks retention of power against the will of the majority, by use of armed force." He seems to kno;, nothing about the recent election in Petrograd, in Yladivovtock. where the Bolshe- viks are overthrown by the Japanese, English, French and American troops. "The municipal elections here yesterday resulted in a narrow victory for the Bolsheviks, who won «">4 seats Out. of lol, entitling them to nominate a mayor. Several of the elected Bolsheviks are in gaol." ("Daily Mail." August 1st.. 1918). I am so sorry for the wlitor. He does not seem to have a very different opinion of the situation in Russia to the capitalistic press. The Japan- ese Admiral Kato, who oonfessed, "that he was formerly under the impression that the Bolshe- viks were a band of lawless and irresponsible persons.. and that he had been completely un- deceived by his visit to Yladlvostock." It ap- peared. he said, that very few Japanese had a correct idea of the Bolsheviks( as well as of the prevailing conditions in Russia. (" The Cain- bridge Magazine," July 20th, 1918). But I am more sorry .for the working people in South Wales, reading their paper and learning that the working people in Russia have little to expect from English Socialists," when, at the same time, all the other Socialistic papers in England, especially the Manifesto of the N.A.C. of the I.L.P., are expressing their warmest sympathy with the Russian working people.— Yours fraternallv, Euv AJtD StMMrs. I 6 Tynycoed Terrace, Penydarren.