WELLINGTON CENTRAL BY-ELECTION.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16323, 21 September 1918, Page 10

WELLINGTON CENTRAL BY-ELECTION.

♦" • t ATTITUDE OF A.S.R.S. p The Grey Labour Representation J Committee recently sent to the Central ( Executive the following resolution:--•"liiat we piouest against the f vote-splitting tactics of Mr Aiack, r general teweuiry, Amalgamated oociety ot lUUiWitj aeivuuie, rn > as an luuepeuueat l«auour cauuiua r iO Mr V Christcnurcn { presentation Committee: Ao ur irrHiii oi aopujiuuei* itttji to httiiil* tions' U) joiuuig tue Lalxiur ir«u j Air Mack has accepted. A" e gamated Society ot railway bel s sTifc a DoUtical organisation, but F UILI J an industrial union ot workers, an macontain w.tnin its ranks men ot ill shades of political belief. . rlilCfi as an organisation with the new tad L.U o r oar °L£ strongly for the rights of conscience, would be the last to suggest that ny utivs shaa d •»«». SSi cratic censorship' over the political ' opinions of the servants of more especially in view of the fact that we have always made the demands for 'full civil and political rights for all railwaymen a very prominent plank in our platform. If Mr Mack is elected member for Wellington Central he unKtonds that the holding of such a Stion may involve a reconsideration ©f his appointment as general secretary 2f the A.SJI.S." MR P. ERASER'S CAMPAIGN. (PRESS ASSOCIATION TELBQBAM.) WELLINGTON, September 20. Air P Fraser, the Labour Representation Committee's nominee, opened his campaign last evening.. He criticised the Government whidi, he declared, had brought about the present industrial unrest by its failure to dea. properly with the cost of .living Question Tho candidate criticised the government for not preventing war pro fiteers' exploitation of . the sacrifices made by the best men m the country He advocated the fullest education of children and/ electoral reforms, including preferential voting;