PAPERSPAST

Labour Unity

WOULDN'T TRUST THE RANK

AND FILE.

At Wellington Trades Hall, on Wednesday of last week, a further meeting of trade union representatives and officials and representatives of the S.D.P. nnd U.L.P. was held, Mr. John Rigg presiding. Mr. Kigg outlined what ho considered aught to be the procedure. His suggestion, was that a Labour Representation Committee should be at- once | formed, that tho candidates already selected by the'S.D.P: a'n_ U.L.P. should retire, iuid that the new committee should then select the seats to be contested, tho candidates to be selected by ballot later on." Ho stressed the need for coming to some arrangement by which the Labour and Liberal vote, would not bo split, and said that under the arrangement proposed the the Liberals would allow Mr. Hindmarsh to have a clear-run for Wellington' South. - ;• ;:■'•■■: :.:■■> ' - Mr. W. T. Young . proposed that, subject to the endorsement.of "their organisations, those present form themselves into a Labour Representation Committee. ■In tho discussion that followed it was made clear by certain speakers that a predominating idea was that the Social Democrats must not be permitted to continue the Wellington Central contest. The S.D.P. representatives urged that before any committee was formed, a basis should be agreed upon. The S.D.P. was willing that selections of constituencies anc! selections of candidates should all go into the meltingpot, on tho oue condition that the rank' and file. should then decide what constituencies should be contested and who should be the candidates. A question raised by Mr. M. J. Reardon as to delegates present pledging their organisations to the. decisions of the meeting, revealed the, fact that only a few delegates had been ap-, pointed by the organisations—in most cases thoy had received their appointments ■ from - their executives —and therefrom could not commit, their members. ' .',.-,' ■ Tho motion was eventually carried unanimously. Mr. H. E. Holland then moved: "That for the purpose of accomplishing vjxd furthering unity on the political field, a mass meeting of all members of union., S-.D.P., and U.L.P. be called for Sunday afternoon next to decide on the constituencies to be contested." TIII3 was seconded by Mr. R. Semple, appearing for-the shearers, in place of Mr. Laracy, who was too ill to attend/ It was generally recognised that the crucial point was whether the vital question of constituency .elections should be decided'bv tho workers themselres or by a small committee. Tug Social Democrats insisted that tlio rank and filo must be trusted to make- tho selections, and urged that the selection of the constituency was a far more in/portant matter even than the selection of the candidate. Those who were opposed to allowing tho rank and file to decide argued that the men who would attend such' a meeting would have no sense of responsibility, that there would only be emails at the meeting, that probably a decision would be come to to contest all the Wellington constituencies, that tho representatives present were the cream and the intellect of the: Labour movement, and that they should decide and tho rank .and filo should accept their decision. It was also objected that all the members could not be got to attend a mass meeting. Mr. McLaren urged that a small subcommittee should como to a decision as to .he constituencies and report back to tho full committee. As an amendment to the motion, Mr. W. T. Young moved that- the constituencies 'to be contested be chosen by the committee. Mr. E. J. Carey, in the course of his reniarks, intimated that the constituencies it was proposed to contest were Wellington South, Wellington Suburbs, and' Wellington East. The motion was defeated, 14 voting for it. Mr. Young's amendment in favour of, the constituencies being selected by the committee was then carried, and became the motion. Mr. Hickey moved as a further amendment, and Mr. Somple seconded: "That the constituencies to bo contested ■be decided by ballot of the members of Wellington trades unions, S.D.P., and U.L r P." This amendment was keenly debated, and was finally defeated, 11 delegates voting for it. Mr. Young's proposal was carried. The meeting adjourned at 11 o'clock, j

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