The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1906-09-15
NEW ZEALAND ~
AN OBJECT LESSON
Country of No Poverty-Land in
Which Everybody Works.
Facts About Wonderful
Government.


The chance of a lifetime offers to
Americans in the New Zealand expo
sit1on, which begins next November
and will last until April
The international show to be held
in that far-off land of sun and flowers
will give Uncle Sans merchants an
opportunity to go after the trade Of a
nation that is on the eve Of q wonder
full future.
| New Zealand is today giving the
| world an object lesson in the possi-
bilities of cooperative government.
It Is the favorite example Of those who
believe that the Government should
own and operate the public utilities.
America Will have need of enterprise
to get its share Of the rich harvest
| that will result from cultivating the
business friendship Of these fairy isles
in the far southwest.
England, Germany and France have
already been active In reaching out.
and Australia, which is only some 1900
miles away, has $10,000,0o0 of the ex-
port trade as against $4,000 900 for the
United States.
The United States already has an
official relation to the Forthcoming ex-
position. Charles E. Cooper, of Mil
Waukee, has been appointed commits
sioner for the United States, and will
have charge Of all the exhibits sent
| from this country. He has petitioned
Congress for an appropriation of $780,
900, and there is every probability that
the sum will be granted,
Many prominent American manufac-
| turers Of machinery are arranging to
make liberal showing, for it Is felt
that there Is an immediate and renum-
erative mraket for the mechanical OUT
put Of Uncle Sam.
The exposition takes place at Hae-
ley park, Christchurch a town which
has a population of 10000. It Is one
Of the four largest cities of New Zea-
land, and is the center of big inter-
ests.
In order to take care Of the Amer
leans Who will be there in the effort
to win new commerce for the Repub-
lie, 10000 feet Of space has been set
aside for the displays from this coun-
try. In picking out the things to be
|
been careful to ask especially for those
IN which American superiority is
manifest.
Locomotives, foundry apparatus,
motor cars, brewery supplies, station
airy engines, printing presses, type
settlers and incubators will all make
the 5000 mile trip from San Fran
| CISCO
The country that these American
commercial pioneers are going to strive
to win for Uncle Sam is the richest
per capita In the world, and the peo-
\ pie are said to be as a whole the best
educated, for there illiteracy is I'M
known.
Three islands make up New Zea-
land, with two large and one small,
and their combined area is about as
large as that of Great Britain. ~
The country was discovered by CAPT.
Abel Jansen, a Bavarian sailor, in 1912.
The Maoris were the first inhabitants,
and they lived by hunting and fishing
The aboriginal race fell in numbers
from 100000 to 10000. They now live
mostly in the northern island. This
is the region of hot springs. They are
peaceful, own land granted them by
special act of parliament, and have
permanent representation of four
members In Parliament Of so.
Those who live In New Zealand
revel in perfect climate. It gets as
high as IS In the warm season, never
below so in the cold, and at all times
the rainfall is sufficiently consistent to
assure the most abundant crops The
! farmers do not know what disaster u.s.
They work soil that never fails.
| It requires a matter of II DAYS to
go from this country to New Zealand.
The most direct route is now by way
of San Francisco, but the Panama
Canal is going to make it possible to
! go from the east coast Of the United
States, without first having to cross
! the continent by rail-
One-fourth of the people of this
| progressive country have money. The
total population Is little less than a
million including the Maoris. At the
end of last year, 27e,o66 persons had
money In the savings banks. The per
CO pita wealth was s1.4SO
Nobody Is ever out Of a Job in New
Zealand There is an elaborate Gov
eminent bureau, which keeps a record
OF all those who lose employment, and
helps them to positions advancing
railroad fare to take them to places
where help is wanted, seeking out
merchants or manufactur who want
men, and as last resort giving the
unemployed some occupation on Gov
| eminent operations.
| Neither can the children avoid going
to school. Education is compulsory.
Children cannot take work in stores
or factories till they have passed the
age Of IA.
! Gold, silver. mutton, wool, flax, 'but-
ter, grain are important products for
export, and the farmer has crops the
| year around, for tn weather Is snch