THE UNREST IN AUCKLAND.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 14306, 18 March 1912, Page 7

THE UNREST IN AUCKLAND.

LABOUR FEDERATION AND THE MAYORALTY. (PRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) | AUCKLAND, March 16. j That the Mayoral election next ; month is to bo mado one of the issues I of the present industrial trouble in j Auckland is now taken for granted, j An active canvass is in progress \ amongst the unions associated with ; the federation of Labour to ensure j that every member entitled to vote is ; on tho roll. Yesterday 800 applica- : tions for enrolment were lodged with j tho Town Clerk by those who are or- j ganising tho Federation of Labour vote. (SPECIAL TO " THB PPSS9."> AUCKLAND, March 16. I At a meeting of Mr Parr's sup- ! porters, tho opinion was expressed that j there would bo no contest for tho ; Mayoralty. With this assertion, hoy. , - : lever, tho Mayor was nob in accord. "Believe mc," he said, "tho unions attached to tho Federation of Labour are going to make a fight of it. If you want to sco mo returned for a second terra of office, you must prepare for a keen contest.' I am fighting to-day the battle of tho body of tho citizens, and I hope tho main body of. citizens will stand by mo on April 26th. There is an active organisation at work which is making tho fight Against mc a personal one, and if J" am to win. those supporting mc will have to fight, and fight hard." Mr Parr then went on to say that the fight against himself was being made a personal one, despite tho fact that ho was only tho mouthpiece of 10Q out of the 107 members" of local bodies on the Auckland isthmus, who wei'o standing determinedly for tho retention of tho principles of the Arbitration Act. 'The. local bodies must stick to tho Act at all hazards, ' I added the Mayor, "and if I go down in ! this election, tho interests of civic peace and order go down with mo."