Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-07-22
SOCIALISTIC RESULTS AS SEEN
IN NEW ZEALAND
BY Henry c. Willard
snselaI corragnondence.

Conditions Abroad Socialism in New
Zealand is having a demoralizing ef-
feet on the couD ny al its people"
and reply to it b A. w. Bray, dated
al Ontario, Feb. 10, was received by
me April a. AS the monthly mail for
the United States left the next day.
there was no time to reply then, so
had 10 wait month. l regret that
your paper has become involved
through printing matter from NE. BY
nature controversy is repungent TO
me. therefore no future articles viii
be replied to.
am sorry Mr.. Bray is so constitut-
cd he cannot entertain the idea that
because a man has never known
what want H." he canot Sc ccondi-
tons as they exist, or form correct
opinions. Are there no honest-minded
men save those in want? Has it come
to that state that because a man has
lived a sober, Industrious life, has
been diligent In business for Is years,
kept his personal expenses below his
income with the object OF saving, and
then desires TO see other countries,
how they are governed and the peo-
pie live, he is to be classed as dis
honest? ! hope l may never get into
state OF mind that will prevent me
from holding the opinion that all men
are honest with some exceptions,
rather than that all men are dishon-
est.
| Mr.. Bray claims TO know the con-
: ditions existing in New Zealand from.
study. / thought the same of myself
and before landing here expressed
opinions similar to those of Mr.. Bray.
But my experience, after a very brief
interval here, was the same as every
person / have talked with, viz, the
information furnished abroad by the
government is true as far as it goes,
but it stops at that point where a per-
son must form very favorable opin-
4 ion AS soon US you begin to look in
to things on tie spot, you Immediately
discover that only a small fraction OF
the truth was told; that had the
whole truth been brought TO your at
tention the case would have ter
minated differently. At any rate. it is
preposterous on the face of II that
he should be in better position to
form a correct opinion of NeI Yea
land than !, after a sojourn here of
IL months, during which | have trav-
eled over 1000 miles, covering nearly
e9eis portion of the country, and
good DIT of 1t doEe on foot. Pear in
mind this is small country-very
small indeed as compared TO the
United States-possessing territory
only equal TO what is embraced in
Montana end very much of it of the
same character; also that there are
less than one-half as many people as
Wisconsin contains. Again, all my
information has been obtained at first
hauds-from the common people, that
class that | always claimed TO belong
to-those that use their hands and
brains 10 obtain their living. In tramp
ing through the country, dressed
about the same as always-and my
personal acquaintances know that
was never extravaganza can get
truer and freer information from
farmers ana others than the man who
travels by motor car and is rugged
out according TO the latest style. To
accurately judge things appertaining
10 this country person must be ac-
quainted with what kind of people
compose the bulk of its inhabitants.
In the first case the conditions are
very much different from what they
are in Wisconsin, where We have all
kinds Who is the man that says the
greater part of them in Wisconsin are
not noble, industrious. patriotic citi-
zens whose descendants are and still
be a credit to the state and go far to-
wards raising the standard of man
hood within our borders? Here, with
very few exceptions, they are of one
nationality and class. No effort is
made to conceal the fact that nc
others are wanted, In the earlier his.
tory of this colony many Industrious
hardy, undetermined men, with their
true helpmates, came out to this far
away land from England. At that time
1t required The exercise of a good
deal of courage to even make the
, journey, as ii took from 5la to Z
, months in sailing vessels When they
did finally reach their destination the
uncertainty and difficulties in treat
ing with the natives, In grappling
with the entirely different conditions
OF soil and climate from what the,
were used to at home. called for the
exercise of all the abilities of mind
and body they possessed. / have lis
tened with interest TO the recital o.
experiences of several of the earlier
, pioneers. of the hardships and diff
culties. not wholly unmixed with dan
I gers, they had to contend with Their
came the rush of people following the
, discovery of gold and a boom. Thi.
brought men with money who Rough
vast tracts of land and engaged il
A., sheep farming. Owing to the con
/, ditions ali being favorable. their flock,
Increased and multiplied wonderfully
! But they were dependent on the sale,
Of wool ai.l grease only. One mar
told me in hts early experience h,
! had killed ana boiled for the grSas.
thousands and thousands OF head
/ When the process OF freezing the car
easses and Transporting jhem 10 Eng
/ ,.RpA 81, that e&afe cam, s.,g, 49,. :