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Gardening Notes. I If any reader who is in a difficulty with refer- ence to his garden will write directly to the address given beneath, his questions will all be answered free of charge, in full detail, and ov return of post.—Editor. Profitable Onion Culture. Onions are indepensable for household use; and. owing to the usual quantities not being imported now from the Continent, there is cer- tain to be a considerable shortage in the sup- ply. The usual method of sowing onion seed is to set it directly in an open-air seed-bed di- rectly the soil and weather .will permit, but a much better plan is that of sowing in a green- house or a hot-bed for six weeks or so before the groound out of doors is usually ready to work, when the plants are transferred to the beds prepared for them. This plan possesses the advantage of ensuring earlier crops 01 onions, and of the roots produced being larger, better, and more uniform in size, while it is also economical of seed. Of course, there is some extra labour in setting out the plants, but this is fully offset by the saving, in thinning and wedding beds as ordinarily sown. Seed should be sown in January or February, and. where no suitable greenhouse or hot-bed is available, shift can be made by starting the plants in small boxes of only moderately good soil in the kitchen window. Sow the seeds rather thickly, say 15 to an inch of drill, and make the drills two inches apart. When the ground can be properly prepared, set out the plants, choosing cool weather for the operation. Cut away aoout half of the tops, and a small part of the roots at the time of setting, and put the. plants about an inch deep, six inches apart in rows 12 inches asunder. The subsequent culture is the same as for ordinary onion crops. Another god way of growing onions is to do so from sets which can be obtained cheaply from seedsmen at this season. These small onions are planted out six inches apart in rows a foot asunder, being set three inches deep in good, rich soil. This plan practically ensures a crop even where onions are normally very difficult to grow. The sets are produced by drilling from 30 to 40 lbs. of seed per acre in very late spring, the object of the sowing being to obtain sets from the size of a pea up to half an inch in diameter. Parsnips. I This profitable crop for home use is grown much like carrots are, but needs deeply tilled, rich, loamy ground for the best results. For shallower land, .the turnip-shaped sort should be given preference. The seeds are slow to germinate, so that it is a good plan to sow with them some radish seeds, which grow more quickly. and prevent a hard crust of soil form- ing over the rows, as is otherwise likely to hap- pen. It is well to get the seed in as early in February, as weather and soil allow, making the drills quite shallow, and covering the seed with rather fine soil. Thin out the seedlings to six inches apart as soon as they are two inches high. and hoe between the rows unti the tops die in autumn, or until they cover the space between the lines of plants. One great advan- tage of this crop is that the produce keeps for such a long time if raised in late autumn and stored in sand or earth in the cellar or a suit- able shed. The crop may stay out for the win- ter if desire-cl; but in such ease it may be im- possible to raise desired roots when the ground is frozen nard. Annua! Flowers. I These are such as blossom the year in which the seeds are sown, and die before or during the following winter. They include many of the most showy lfowers, and are easily grown. The class known as hardy annuals is essentially vigorous, and capable of withstanding ordinary weather conditions, and the seeds of these are usually grown in the open ground, where they are designed to blossom, as some of them do not bear transplanting very well. Sowing can be dot. tct-1, the best purpose during the second half c. and in April. Half-hardy an- nuals are best raised in gentle heat from Feb- ruary or March sowings, and good results are ohen to be had from sowings made in the win- dow of a kitchen or other warm room. The great essential is to provide them with warmth and protection from inclement conditions dur- ing their early stages of growth. They are planted out ;n the open when danger from severe frost is past. Tender annuals may be started any time from January to May, in a temperature or from 60 to 70 degrees, but very early sowings may sometimes suffer from want of light and from overcrowding, particularly when raised III limited space. Frequent trans- planting is beneficial rather than otherwise, and the plants must not be permitted to become crowded. Most annuals will blossom nicely in the open if the seeds are set there when the weather is warm and settled. Where annuals are depended on for massing effects, it is best to provide a succession of plants for continuous display, the beds being filled with other plants as soon as the earlier ones begin to fail. To ensure suc- cession, it is customary to sow the seeds in boxes, and thence transpant the plants to pots, from which they can be set out at anv time without being checked. Where annuls are ;inted very early, the seeds are best started --q?n t e d very eax l y, the indou., s preferably in a greenhouse, and three inches or ^avth will be found ample for them. Care must be- taken to a»oia a,wing up the plants, which is generally a result crowding and want of light, ana' often occurs in the case of window-grown pants. r-ii,ed from May sowings in the open are pref erable to such weakly stuff. are, so easily grown, and uc such excellent effects when good strains are hau] that none but the best sedes should be sown; and it is often best to get the different colours in separate packets. Seeds in the open are usually covered wih four or five times their thickness of soil, b 11 those started in pots or boxes indoors need y to Tie covered with about their own thick- ? of earth. ,1 Tie soils are inclined to bake d when exposed rain and sunshine, and in such cases a sprinkling of sand over the sur- face will help much to prevent this evil. Beat- ing rain does great karm, particularly on slop- ing surfaces, and we recommend the use of ever- green boughs placed over the beds until the seedlings have appeared. The soil must be fine, mellow, and smooth if the seed is to grow satisfactorily, and sowing should be done thickly in drills. Thinning out is effected when the plants are up. and gveaft care must be de- voted to thfe and to the removal of weeds, as otherwise the plants will becamc, spindly and weak. The majority of the annuals love open, sunny situations, but some, such as pansies, prefer a position where the sunshine does not reach them for more than half the day. Good results can only be expected when the ground is well pre- pared and thoroughly enriched before planting, and a large quantitv of humus is desirable. This humus is best supplied in the form of cow- manure, leaf-mould, and the like. well worked into the ground. The beds should be thoroughly dug a foot deep, and it is well to dig again I about half that depth, but they should not be touched until the soil pulverises readily. Annual flowers should never be permitted to produce seed, unless specially grown to do so, as the bearing of seed checks the flowering sea- son. *id in many cases puts a complete end to it. Liquid Manure. Household s lops and the di-ainings from man- ure heaps, freely diluted with water, are excel- lent for growing crops if thorough soakings be given once or twice a week. according to the vigour of the plants. Liquid manure should be supplied only when the ground is moist after rain or watering. An excellent liquid manure is made by placing a bushel of old cow-dung that has been stored in the dry for three months in a hogshead of water, which is stirred occa- sionally the next three day, The liquid is then commonly diluted with thrice its volume of water before being applied freely once or twice a week to established crops. The same cow- dung can generally be used several times. E. KEMP TOOGOOD, F.L.S.. F.R.Met.S.. pro Toogood and Sons, The King's Seedsmen, Southampton.

Shall Northcliffe Win Hands Down. By Illfifip FHANKFOI;D. A Coalition Cabinet, a National Register, a Munitions Act, Compulsion for Single Men — these are only a few of Lord Northcliffe's long list of successes. He has iiew a couple more it- ems for immediate consideration. Complete con- scription and the cutting down of "the luxu- ries" of the working class. By luxuries under- stand the humble three—a—penny orange, The saintly organs of the Northcliffe Press are now agitating hard for all-round compulsion. The 11 "military necessity" —after raising 6 million men by voluntary compulsion effort is not eas- ily seen. Philip Snowden, indeed, dashed to at- oms the idea that the 750,000 which the Com- pulsory measure would "rope in" could be of any advantage as far as carrying on the war is concerned. But the militarists, led by North- oliffe, won hands dowm. Six million, or 13 per cent, of the population, gained by voluntary enlistment meant nothing to people striving for the victory of a principle a conscriptioaist principle—and not a mere military victory. At first, Labour kicked at Northcliffe's proposals. The Liberal capitalist press indignantly repud- iated the idea of Conscription, and began to expose the "Northcliffe plot. That was six months back. Bat all this is changed. The liberty-loving Liberals who have preached for years against the loss of freedom which Social- ism would involve, now accept Compulsion, and the Liberal press now glory in it. The Labour Party—contradictory, vague, undisciplined and illogical—pass resolutions condemning Compul- sion on one hand, and on the other confirm the policy of their Executive and allow Labour ministers to remain in the Cabinet. A sure way for trouble. Thus Labour has sealed its own doom in-future, if Trades Unionism is weaken- ed. if the militarists score at the expense of the workers; if rights and privileges won through years of fighting are last, the Labour Party has only itself to blame. Labour cannot be for the war anal militarism, and against it. It can- not allow its "independent" members to remain in the -Cabinet and at the same time fight mili- tary and industrial compulsion. Labour has acted in a manner which Radicals like Outhwaite. Ponsonby and Trevelyan would have scorned at. What, then, are we to say? Is Northcliffe to win hands down? Is the net result of the No-Conscription Campaign, which since March has been carried on midst enthusi- asm scarcely ever seen in this country, to count as nothing? Are all the meetings, reso- lutions, propaganda—all of which the capitalist press have quite forgotten to report—to pass into oblivion? Are we to meeklv and thankfully accept the limited form of Compulsion now dealt out, and then await a final instalment of full blown Conscription? The war has simply resulted in bloodshed, ruin and poverty for millions. Nothing else will come of it. Already there are signs of the coming crash trade — especially among small traders-in all parts of the country is getting worse: people are becom- ing poorer, and money is tighter. On the top of this we are losing our freedom-Magna Chart a, Habeas Corpus, and all our boasted liberties are ignored. The question is, Are we to support the Dictator of England any more? Is he to have a carte blanche—a blank cheque, or has he gone far enough? Very soon the first batch of conscientious objectors to militar- ism will know their fate: already the cry of the Northcliffe organs goes out, Married men next." The time has gone for resolu- tions, meetings, protests—though they are good in their way; Labour must take action Labour must effectively agitate for the repeal of the Military Service Bill. and it must back up her demands in an effective way ere the militarists call for more. To-day there is yet time; to-morrow Lord Northcliffe will win hands down.

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Gwlnidoeion a Gorfotfaetli Gan T. E. NICHOLAS. Pan ddaeflh y mesur gorfodol o flaen y Senedd, a phan awgrymwyd gan. rai aelodau Seneddol y gel lid hepcor y pregethwyr a'r offeiriaid, dywedwyd am bell air yn adlewyrchu dipyn yn anffafriol ar y weinidogaeth. Awgrymid y gellid cario gwaith ywlad ym mlaen hebddynt, ac y gellid eu gollwng i'r rhyfel heb i oob weld eu heisiau. Canlyniad hyn tu i nifer o ysgrifen- wyr ddod lawr yn drwm ar yr aelodau Seneddol feiddiodd awgrymu hyn. Gwelais amryw am- ddiffyniad i weinidogion, ond yr oedd y rhan fwyaf wedi ei ysgrifenu gan weinidogion. Am- lw,, fod y weinidogaeth yn synied yn uchel iawn am ei phwysigrwydd ei hun, ac am ei uwchafi- aeth ar feidrolion creill. Yn y Tyst" am yr wytlmos ddiweddaf ysgrifena y Parch. Silyn Evans, Aberdare, yn chwerw yn erbyn yr aelodau Seneddol awgrymodd y aellid hepcor gweinidogion. Dywed petliau celyd am dan- yn t. Gofyna — A yw Seneddwyr Hrydain Fawr wedi mynd mor fach ag i wneud arwoinwyr moes yn destyn gwawd 2" Ac a yn ei flaen i ddangos beth oedd tu ol i'r gwawd. Y maeu ysgrif ragorol o safbwynt gweinidog, a dengys fod gan y weinidogaeth syniad go uchel am dani ei hun hyd yma. Ond I credai 10ci yr ysgnfenydd wedi colli golwg ar :,JaHe'r senedwyr orybwyl'edig yn ei ysgrif. Nid gwawdio Oristionogaeth ac arweinwyr moes" wnaeth y seneddwyr, ond gwawdio gweinidogion v grefydd baganaidd sydd yn bendithio cad, ac arweinwyr anfoesol ddysgant fod rhyfel yn gyfiawn a lladd dynion yn. gyflawniad o ew- yllys Duw. Pe bae gweinidogion wedi byw i fyiiy a dysgeidiaeth Crist, ni cheid aohhmir i'r gwawd. "Y mae teyrnas nefoedd" wedi ei chymeryd oddi ar yr eglwysi erbyn hyn, a'i rhoddi i ddynion. sydd wedi aros y/ti ffyddlon i ddynoliaeth ao i Grist ionogiaetjl. Y mae i weinidogion honi mai hwynt hwy yw arwein- wyr moes" y wlad, a hwythau yn pieidio llywo- draethwyr anfoesol a rhyfelgar, yn fwy nas gall dynion rhesymol lyngu. 'Nawr, nid allan o le fyddai -,ofvji-Paliaiii y cadawyd allax weinidogion o'r mesur gorfodol? Gellir dweyd yn nacaol—Nid am rod y llywodraethwyr yn parchu'r weinidogaeth. Nid parch i'r weinido- gaeth oerld tu ol i hyn. Pe bae'r gweinidogion i fewn, buasent yn debyg o ymladd y mesur. Nid yw'n debyg y buasai gweinidogion yn fodd- lon gwneud yr hyn gymhellant ar arall, sef mynd allan i yinladd dros wlad a brenin. Y mae gan bob gweinidog ddylanwad yn ei eglwys. Y mae gan eglwys ddylanwad yn ei chylch. Pe bae'r gweinidogion yn y mesur, buasent yn de?ziv. d(lio' I dylanwad i orchfygu'r mesur. Bu- aaai gan y llywodraethwyr wedyn waith i ym- ladd a'r Gydwvbod Ymneullduol. Er mwyn osgoi hyny, ac er mwyn cael help gweinidogion i gasglu mil wyr, cadwyd hwynt allan. Gwyr y llywodraethwyr yn dda y gallant ddibynu ar gefnogaeth y gweinidogion beth bynaga wnant. Gallant fod fwy o help yn T- pwlput i bregethu l'hyfel sanctaidd na.c yn v ffosydd. Felly, cyn- gorwn y saint i wneud i ffwrdd a'r syniad bas mai cariad at grefydd ac at y weinidogaeth svdd tu ol i'r ffaith fod gweinidogion wedi eu gadael allan. Y mae y gweinidogion hyny fygvthiai filwriaeth orfodol wedi troi i'w gefn- ogi yn awr. am fod y llywodraethwyr yn dweyd fod yn rhaid ei ga,I! Gwyr y seneddwyr fod v weinidogaeth yn harod i wertbu ei lienaid a'i Duw am bris gweddol rhesymol; boddlonodd y llywodraethwyr dalu'r pris, sef cadw'r gweini- dogion allan o'r mesur. Buasant wedi cael eu cefnogaeth yn rhatach pe haent wedi gofya, er fod y pris yn ddigon isel am egwyddorion syl- faenol crefydd, Duw a wyr! Credaf yn gyd- wybodol y dylai'r mesur gynwys gweinidogion. Oeisiaf nodi fy rhesymau dros gredu hyny. 1. Os yw'r gweinidogion yn dweyd y gwir, y mae hon yn ryfel sancteidd; yn ryfel dros ryddid, yn ryfel dros y gwan, ac yn ryfel dros ddaioni. Os felly, oni ddylent gymetyd rhan vnddi ? Daeth yr Esgob Baldwin drwy Gymru gynt i gymell inilwyr i fynd allan i'r Groes- Gad. Boddlonodd fynd ei hunan allan i'r frwydr. Os ydyw gweinidogion yn credu y gellir hyrwyddo rhyddid, ac amddiffyn y gwan drwv ladd a dinystTio, credaf y dylent gymeryd rhan yn y lladd a'r dinystrio. Nid oes eisiau ail ddwoyd. yr hyn wyr pawb, fod cefnogaeth unol y gweinidogion wedi ei roddi i'r rhyfel bresenol. Y mae dynion amlycaf ein gwlad yn v w-einidogaeth Ymneullduol wedi ei wneud yn ryfel sanctaidd. Oredaf felly y dylent gymeryd rhan ymarferol yn y rhyfel. 2. Y mae gweinidogion wedi rhoddi eu ben- dith air y rhyfel hwn. Y mae aimyw o honynt wedi taflu eu heglwysi i fyny er mwyn rhoddi eu hamser i gyd i'w fendithio. Y mae ereill wedi bod am dro yn ei fendithio. Y mae ereill yn gweddio bob Sul ain lwyddiant ar arfau Pry- dain. Y mae cynrychio'wyr ein henwad "ni" wedi suddo miloedd 0 bunau yn y War Loan." Paham nad yw'n iawn i weinidog gymeryd rhan mewn gwaith ac y cyi.Frenir arian er mwyn ei gario ym mIaen r A oes arnom gywilydd o'r achos ydym yn fendithio? Y ma-e bendithio mudiad na8 gallwn gymei-yd uhan ynddo yn anipesol. 3. Y mae gweinidogion yn cyinell ereill i fynd i'r rhyfel. Pa fodd y gall fod yn iawn i gymell ereill i gymeryd rhan mewn gwaith sydd yn ddiarddiol i weinidogion? Nid oes neb w. di bod yn fwy ffyddlon i helpu'r llywodraethr- wyr i ymrestru na gweinidogion. Y maent wedi bod yn y gadair, ac wedi bod ar y llwyfan, ac wedi bod yn mynd o gwampas v wlad er mwyn cael dynion i'r fyddin. Hawdd cymell ereill i wneud yr hyn nad ydym yn foddlon wneud ein hunain. A oes hawl gan weinidog wneud hyny? Oredaf nad oes. Y mae popeth yn dan- gos yn eglur y dylai gweinidogion fod yn y mesur gorfodol. Y ma.) miloedd o ddynion ieuainc yn y wlad yn gwrthwynebu cymeryd arfau yn eu dwylaw. Gwrthwynebant ar dir cydwybod. Faint o help y maent wedi gael gan weinidogion? Dim. A oes synwyr mewn gadael allan weinidogion sydd yn credu mewn rhyfel, a gosod 1 fewn ddynion ereill na ohredant mown rhyfel? Oydwybod dyn ddylasai'r safon fod. Pan fyddo'r weini- dogaeth yn cymea-yd ochr y llywodraethwyr yn erbyn dynion cydwybodol, y mae dyddian ei defnyddioldeb wedi eu rhifo. Ofer fydd gahv gweinidogion yn "arweinwyr moes" mwy; mae rhyfel yn anfoesol. Mae dial yn anfoesol. Mae dinistrio ny anfoesol. Y mae gan y weini- dogaeth resymau boddhaol iddi ei hun dros gymeradwyo y rhyfel presenal; y mae genyf finau bvmtheg miliwn o resymau dros ei wrth- wynebu. Y ma,e'r pymtheg miliwn dynion sydd wedi ei lladd a'u hanafu, a'i gyru o'u cartrefi, yn resymau yn erbyn rhyfel. Ni ddanfonodd Duw Ei Fab i'r byd i ddamnio y byd, ond ym- dclengys ei fod wedi anfon Ei weinidogion i'r hrd ddamnio y byd. 1 Yn-ddiweddar yr wyf wedi bod yn siarad mewn cyfarfodydd heddwch. Y mae amryw eglwysi wedi gwrthod benthyg eu capelau i'r gwaith. Ni welais un gweinidog yn y cyfar- fodydd hyn. Mewn cyfarfodydd ymrestru hwy sydd amlyoaf. A ydynt yn meddwl y gall gwerin grefyddol anghofio hyn yn y blynyddoedd sydd i ddod? Anghofir y cyfan 'nawr yn y meddwdod gwaed. ond pan ddaw'r wlad i'w synwyrau, sydd yn anhawdd maddeu i'r grefydd fenditiiiocld ddinistrio'r gwledydd, a hyny yn enw Griat! "Arweinwyr moes" yn bendithio uffern, ac yn pieidio drygioni mwyaf yr osau! Moesoldeb yr anwariad yw'r oyfan. Gellir dweyd heddyw wrth y weinidogaeth, Ti a bwyswyd yn y clorianau ac a'tk gaed yn brin." Methodd ddal y prawf. Methodd sefyll yn erbyn rhuthr drygioni; methodxl ddewis dirmyg y Crist. Gaaawodd i ddynion ieuainc brwydrau daioni. a bendithiodd y galluoedd a'i earcharai. Credaf ei bod yn rhy ddiweddwr i gadw'r eghvysi mwy. Y maent wedi mynd yn rhy beil 1 droi 'noi. Fel Judas, nis gallant beidio carlo allan ei bradwriaeth i'r man eithaf. Maent vng ngafael yr awdurdodau. a'i heneidau yn y farclinad. Trist gwold olynwyr proffesedig John Penry a'r "dwy fil" yn troi 'nol, ac yn erlid gyda'r erlidwyr. Yn nydd y prawf y mae miloedd yn barod er hyny. Y mae dynion ieuainc; dros y wlad a'u penderfyniad yn ddi-ildio. Nis gall bygythion breuhinoedd na bygythion gau eu symud ddirn. Aiff elnnw rhain i Iawr i'r dyfodol fel arwyr mwyaf rhyddid. Aberthant en safle a'u cyflogau er mwyn rhyddid cfivybod. Y maent yn olyn- iaeth yr apostolion er eu bod yn gwadn duw rhyfel. Y ni-aent yn nheyrnas daioni a chariad er fod arweinwyr moes" yn eu helrbyn. Cyfyd cenhedlaetk eto i'w galw yn wynfydedig. Dan- fonaf fv ngariad at y bechgyn hyn, a gwnaf a allaf drostynt er i M arweinwyr moes" gau eu pwipudau yn fy erbyn. Ni fuasai gobaith am danom fel cenedl oni bae am y "gweddill hyn." Fechgyn y cvdwybodau iach! daliwch ati. Gallwn fforddio aros buddugoliaeth, ond ban y daw bydd yn un anrhydeddus, ac ni fydd arnom ?,dd o lioii i Cx' ?ve l l. gywilydd 0 honi. "Gwen angau nn. chywilydd." Ti-e cli gwlad naencdd." "Trech cydwybod na theyrn."

Brwydrau Rhyddid. ———— Pwy a saif yn nydd y frwydr P Pwy ni syfl yn y tan? Pie mae'r galoli yn v dryein Ddeil i arllwys melys gan? tywysog wedi huno, A'r arweinwyr wedi fl'oi i werin gwlad fod nmidfa. Ac fod iddi le i droi. Llawer cam ddioddefodd gw«rin. Llawer baich rowd ar ei chefn Llawer ymdrech galed welodd Yn ci brwydr fawr am drefn Ond os cefnodd v tywysog, Os yw'r proffwyd wedi mynd, Y luao calon gwerin Cymrn I wirionedd oto'n ffrynd. Llunir v4, hiialau heddyw Gau ei ch'aredigion gynt; Gwelir ar ei gruddiau gwelw Ol y glaw ac ol y gwynt; Ond daw allan wedi ei phuro Ceri ryddicl hyd ei bedd; Ni ddvcllj-vnii- gwerin Cyinru Gan y bidog noetli na'r cledd. Cefnodd llawer un o'r rhongoedd Pan ddaoth dydd v frwydr fiawr Ond ina-e miloedd eto'n aros A'u hwvnebau ar v wawr Nis dychrynir hwy gan garchar, Ac lli ofuttnt ddetklf na theyrn Mae cydwybod oreu Cymru Y dirmygu'r rhwymau heyrn. Hawdd yw deddfu, hawdd yw bygwth, Hawdd baldorddi "Dros eich Gwlad!" Ond mae rhyddid eto'n aros, Ac ma'n disgwyl am ci stad • Pwy all blygu'r bechgyn clewriono Pwy all droi eu nerth yn ol? Hawddach fyddai rliwytro'r gwanwyn I flodeuo ar y ddol. Safant er i'r miloedd gefnu Safant er i'r blaenwyr ffoi; Safant er fod iJeml rhyddid Rhwng y bi yniau wedi ei chloi; Safnt, a cha oesau adrodd Am wroniaid ffyddlon hedd Sa-fant, a chaiff gco-t.Iii-v,iii gydio Os T myn vn llafn y cledd. T. E. NICHOLAS. I

Breuddwydion sy' n dyfod i ben. Mi ganaf yng nghanoi y ddrycin, A dawnsiaf yng nghanoi y' mellt; Dirmyyaf dywysog a brenin Sy'n taro eyfandir yn ddellt; A daliaf i garu, A daliaf i gan u, T'ra gwlith ar y blodau a ser yn y nen, Breuddwydiaf freuddwydion sy'n dyfod i ben. Mae ing ar selwydydd y ddaear, A gofid yn llanw y byd; Mae trymiru tymhesiloedd a galar Yn dod i'm breuddwydion o hyd; Ond daliaf i garu, A daliaf i gredu .-Fod. gobaith i'r cfclaear tra Duw yn y nen, Breuddwydiaf ireuddwydion sy'n dyfod i ben. Tra perchir y bidog all. fagnel. Tra sethrir dynoliaeth i'r llawr; Tra cyfyd y griddfan i'r a.wel, Tra disgyn v felldith bob awr— Mi ddaliaf i gredu, A daliaf i ganu Am ddyn ar y ddaear a Duw yn y nen, Breuddwydiaf freuddwydion sy'n dyfod i ben. MaQ'n anhawdd breuddwydio a'r ddaear Yn cochi gan fywyd fy mrawd; Mae n anhawdd breuddwydio a'r cmehar Yn gysg.d ar obaith a ffawd; Ond gwn fod claioni I goncro drygioni, Tra baner cyfiawnder yn chwio yn wen, Breuddwydiaf freuddwydion sy'n dyfod i ben. O.s ydyw fy mrodyr yn gorwedd Yn filoodd ar fe" vsydd y drni; Os ydyw cenhadon tangnefedd Ar Iwybrau dialedd yn flin; Mae cariad a'i delyn I Yn para. i esgyn I gwmni breuddwydion disglaeriaf y nen, Breuddwydiaf freuddwydion sy'n dyfod i ben. Mi wn fod y goreu i ddyfosl, A'r gwaethaf r Vldarfod o'r tir; Mi wn fod daioni'n ddiddarfod, A rhyfel i ddarfod cyn hir; Pwy omedd i'm ganu, Pwy omedd i'm gredu Fod heddwch yn bosibl tra Duw yn ei Breuddwydiaf freuddwydion sy'n dyfod i ben. Llangybi. T. E. NICHOLAS. I

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I Pit Boys' Wages. AN APPEAL TO TRADE UNIONISTS. (By A BOY WORKER.) Fellow- W orkers,—The question of &,e boys' wages is one that has been t-ei-ribly neglected since the inception of the Minimum Wage Act. in 1912. Many of the lads working in the mines do not as yet receive the benefits of the Minimum Wage Act and Lord St. AldwynJ-s. Award for which they, along with their seniors, stood the strike in 1912, and who are also pay- ing their quota to the Federation. I should, as a Jad, like to know why this indifference should 00 shown towards the boys of to-day, who are the men of to-morrow. Whichever way they may bo treated in their boyhood they will, certainly take impressions from that particular treatment which will have an effect upon them in after life. A boy who continually has to fight for his wages and is therefore subjected to sneers, yibes, and jeers is apt to have that fight- ing element eradicated. What I mean by "thajfc fighting element" is the moral courage to strike and fight for right. The fact of a boy being two, three or more shillings short of his wages is due to other facts with which you may come in contact daily. An example of this may be taken from what some of you may notice vviMi firemen in different districts, who, when they are told that a boy's wages is henceforth to be so much, according to the Award, treat it with such contempt and sneering that often the- wages are not registered, as is necessary to comply with the Award, with the result that when a working place becomes abnormal, and has to be placed on the "nialce-up list," the boy does not get wages to correspond with what he was getting prior to the working place becoming abnormal. Then when the boy sta-rts to fight for proper treatment* lie lias this clause brought against him. that what his wages are to be in future has not oeen registered, and it is, of course, an objection which can be brought against one under the Award. By the foregoing, I do not wish to give anyone the impression that the officials of the companies are alone responsible for this unjust treatment of the bovs. J here are workmen who object to paying boys that which is to be paid them, and the boys, worse luck, are not acquainted with the Award. It is the experience of those who de- mand ail the advantages set forth for them, to have the following brought against them: "Why are you continually on about your wages? So- and-so is so much older than you, and don't get as much a.s you," Why does he get less? Be- cause. as you see from the treatment meted out to boys in ganeral, they do not get what is due to them. This question of the boys is one of Trade Union rates of wages and Trade Union principle, and I accordingly make the following apoeal to Trade Unionists: — (1) That all lodges take the necessary steps to ascertain how many boys are working be- low the district rate. (2) That meetings be convened for boys, with a view of placing before them the neces- sity of demanding aU they fought, and pay their Federation for. and to acquaint them with the (sdwdule of wages for all ages. (3) That Federation lodges make arrange- ments to support the boys in whichever way they may need support for the putting into '< operation of the Minimum Wage Award as it affects them.. I may say that the organising of the boys will have to lie carried on. If alterations are not forthcoming, then necessary action will be taken- whatever it may be. Trusting Trade Unionists will give due con- sideration to the appeal.—I remain, Yours in. anticipation, T. W.

The Great To- Morrow. INTERESTING PAPER AT I.L.P. ROOMS. Workers in the opposing political camps have. often expressed their wonderment a.t the keen- ness and solidity displayed by members of the I.L.P. as compared with the lukewarmness of their own supporters. One explanation is to be found in the effect of the Sunday night iaieetirig at the rooms. Here the members, from the older stalwarts to the" young oloods" of the rising generation, have their first ground- ing in the principles of argument. At the same j time the various phases of the movement are emphasised, and the gradual enlightenment of their minds as to the universal adaptation of Socialism to the manifold needs of mankind. both intellectual and economic, is thus com- pleted. Of such a type was Mr. Dan Evans' paper on Sunday night last. Himself one of those her- culean workers who disdain the spur of praise and of acknowledgment, who has long been a, sound and dependable member of Charlie Dun- can's union, who better than he could be asked, to give some account of the ideals which had fortifioo. him in his thankless tasks? who better than lie to give some epitome of the dream for the realisation of which he was content to work mdefatigably but quietly? And he gave that epitome. He traced the development of the fight of primitive man to wrest from Nature and Mother Earth the wherewithal of his own ex- istence. He succeded in his gigantic task, but he had succeeded only to find that lie was still ■> faced with another quite as gigantic. Our an- cestors had won the fight against Nature; they had learned how to produce. It was our task to fight for the proper distribution of these pro- ducts. That was the task of to-day. When that task was complete—as complete it must be in the end-then would dawn the great to-mor- row, when, at the cost of a few hours per day. man could earn the means of existence, and in the greater leisure thus allowed him, learn the truth of the complete life. In the words of one of those who contributed to the subsequent discussion, it was refreshing and invigorating to hea.r once again the old story of the problem of modern life. In these days of strife one is apt to lose sight of the funda- mental facts and of the simple ideals for which the movement stands. If only for this reason, Mr. Evans deserves the sincerest thanks of the members who listened to him. Next Sunday, at 8 p.m., a paper will be given by Mr. Herbert Davies, M.A.. on "Poetry and the Socialist Movement." All who have heard Mr. Davies speak will know that they are in for an intellectual treat, and. as all know. this young member of the Merthyr I. L.P. is excel- lently qualified to deal with his subject.

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