PROTEST BY FEDERATION OF LABOUR.
(rB-SS -M-CX-T-ON _-_-*-*__.) WELLINGTON, July 10. At to-Jay's sit-ins* of the conference convene- by the Federation of Labour a motion was passed protesting against any proposal to submit tbe question of the Bible-in-Schook to a .•»«* it "regards reli._ous b_-
Hcf as a subject outside the control of any matjority " It was decided that Messrs A. Rosser (Auckland) . and H. Hunter (Christchurch) should represent the conferenco on a deputation to tho Prime Minister from the National Schools Defence League upon tho Bible-in-Schoola question.
A well-attended public meeting wa_ bold in St. Peter's -choolroom, Upper Riccarton, yesterday afternoon, when addresses wero given by Mr T. Teschemaker and Mr Cameron. A motion on similar lines to those passed at other meetings, in favour of tho Referendum hill, was carried unanimously, with applause.
A resolution in favour of a referendum was passed at the Circuit quarterly meeting of the Ashburton Methodist Church.
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Press, Volume L, Issue 15017, 11 July 1914, Page 16
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