PAPERSPAST

No Conscription

Say the Unionists of Wellington

A hastily-convened meeting of trade union representatives and member? war. held,in the Wellington Trades Hall on Sunday afternoon. Mr. J. McKenzie (chairman of the LJR.C.) presiding. Every seat was filled, and many had to bo content with standing room, There was an almost unanimous expression against the Bill. The meeting was addressed _by Messrs. Hindmarsh, McCombs, Webb and Veitch, Ms.P.. the three former speaking against Conscription, and the latter in favour of it, The following motion was proposed and seconded, and generally discussed: '•That this meeting of Wellington Trades Unionists* condemns the Military Service Bill, which embodies industrial conscription as well as military autocracy and tyranny in its worst form, as being subversive of every democratic liberty. In the opinion of thin meeMnsr. the Bill is a complete triumph for Pnissianisin, and under it tho working class of Now Zealand will be reduced to a position worse than that of serfdom, and will bo completely at, the inciry of a few military desjiote. As Iho Kill is absolutely unneressJiy and futile as a war measure, and as it proposes to trample under foot thq most elementary liberties of-the New Zenlnnd people,"" this nicotine calls tipon jhp organised workers of the country (.0 det<?rminodl.v oppose it in every way poßsibla. and at, overy stage." The following amendment was moved and f-econderl (pro forma): "That in the opinion of this meeting the time has arrived when Conscription should !■><-■> enacted." The amendment was lost, only three votes being recorded in -its favour, and the motion was then put and carried with only ono dissentient. A. committee representative of all t.l'K l Labor bodies was set up to soruro the Town Hall to givo members of the Labor bodiVs and their wives an opjiortunity iv in;iss meeting to discuss flic Bill. The, mooting may by iifld on Wednesday of this week i • i

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