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NEW AUSTRALIA."
There was a very large attendance of both
sexeB at the Albert Hall on Thursday week,
when Mr. W. Lane, the originator of the "New
Australia" colonisation scheme, delivered an
address upon the movement. Mr. Sibbald
presided. Mr. Lane, who was greeted very
cordially, referred to the present condition of
the labour market, and said that without
labour there would be no wealth. The true
reward of the labourer was the wealth he pro
duced, but in society to-day those who
did not labour had wealth, and the
poor, who did work, had noDe.
It was a natural right that the worker should
have the free land and the fruits of it. It was
absolutely necessary that machinery should be
socialized as well as the land, therefore the
Association he represented took that principle
aB its basis. He then sketched the outline of
the New Australia Boheme, which haB already
been so lengthily put forth and discussed in the
Press. To say that the workman could not
work without the capitalist was just as foolish
as to argue that the farmer in England could
not farm withoub the landlord. Under the
present condition of things there was no
sympathy between the employer and the work
man—each one tried to get as much as be could
out of the other. This was not because
they were bad in their hearts, but because tho
system waB bad. (Cheers.) If it was to the
interest of the workman to turn out good work
he would do so, because he would be doing it
for himself. Mr. Lane then dealt with the
scheme he advocated and gave illustrations.
Every man would have the choice of
engaging in the kind of work he was
accustomed to; the results of the
labour would go to tho general weal.
Those who worked together in any department
would select their own superintendent, and, by
that means, the best director would bo secured;
co-operation would compel the men to Belect
the best director of industry. The whole aim
and object of the Association would be the
good of those who did the work ; every person
in the village would have equal interest. There
would not be the tyranny of the majority or
the subjection of the minority. The Associa
tion held that woman was just as much in
terested in getting things right as man was, and
she should have equal advantages. The centre
of all society was the home, and women's duties
lay there. Methods would be adopted which
should make the home absolutely secure and
woman perfeotly free. The children would be
the care of tbe State, but not removed from
tbe home. The land, machinery, and all
would be held by trustees, and the results go
to the people. Mr. Lane, who spoke for two
hours, was heartily applauded at the close.
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