ARRIVAL IN AUCKLAND

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 77, 24 December 1907, Page 8

ARRIVAL IN AUCKLAND

' '"■ ■■•'• : - TWO INTEtiVt?;v7S. : :/ '■■ ':, "• (BT : ' , Auckland, December S3. ■ Mr.- Koir Hardipjarrived by ,the Manuka late last lyglit. ■ : V: : ■ .;. ' :.'.'■■ '' : "' : ' Mr. Hardie was seen by a. representativo of. .-.the ; ."Hcjrald" on", his ' arrival, 'and '':. was at first ■ disinclined to! say anything: regard-ing-hi's to\ir, but subsequeiitly. bb • gave' hi.; views' on scvornl mattersjpf' ; - political ' :md general interest. Ho has been favourably impressed' during .his, tour; of. Australia''hy the conditions of life iu thp Cqmmonwcaltli.' " They aro," ,hp said, "very much easier therothan in Canada or.\the-TOiited. States of America. I was, '.however,; surprised , to find , '.the: landlocked lip. in- the , wajv.it=.'jsj but . doubtless . the' Australian 1 , people" will, deal with the-question- in 'their . dwiv'gbbil time.'. , ' , '■ : - ,■■';■'. '". •'•'-. ■ ■ -. ,;■ ■ Mr; Hardie declined.to,bo_,drawn into an expression of opinion regarding tlie positii'ii of : the-Labour, party ,ih: Australia,;.either'iii' Federal or,. State 'affairs: '<■■';?■{';■',. ■■'■' ■% '. / ; . •"I don't boliovejii■'interferinciivith.''other people's'business,'.';;he--.said:, .resent: as::insolence.;anyone: coming 'to' thp;OJ.d Gpuiityy' froni■'Australia and- rprofesSirig-'' tV understand after : ;'a..thijeo ■ wiots';visit-'' workings<of-.the' Labpjir mpvemept; at •Hom'e'.'. , . , "llhs- , Labour'- leaderrwagi^hoTrever,■'

tp, : talk frankly, about ,English>Labour. politics, wjjich,, he; considered;' w.ere;.in-,a yery;satis> factory; .condition; Substantial progress; hiic been made; : ;Hc" said'.the ".Labour- party;in England did.-;not VfaVouf.; preferential, trade, because,■from..; their -point of \view,they ; hafl a-good .dleal .to flpse' lf.'-thovproposalywas" carried' into cifeyt, and nothing'.;to?gjiuv. ! .'; Mr. Hardieiiadded 'thatiliei spoke;,exclusively : from an; , English' 'pßint/'of/yiewVoh* this'subject, anilv o.yp.ressed'A;no,-. ! . opinion /, concerning. th« wisdqny or 'qtjiefwisq; of..ft. policy of proteo tioh for ' tlio' Commonweilth' , or", the;'Do min.ion''of New'.Zealand.' '■■•".; ■'.;•■'',• /.'• ", ■ Regarding: the''"All' lied mail, rpute JMr, Hanlio;inehtio'ried':'incideiitally r that^#hile; ; jic ms.vno'i'''Biil&«eit]j r 'fa.4niliaX;.mtli'.,th'O' < det4ili ■.'authoritatively', regarding the' p!rb-jeqt,.'he-.ha<l' found' considerablev apposition to-.it, in :Wcst,;Aus.trali_a';V."ifor' ■ possible '.obvious, reasbjiTSj.v he ; adtlS(l.;',.; r v : ''.; •:' 1 !.'7"' < '! ' lii'.' the' course ''of 'his oilier''remarks'Mt, Hardic'•:rtouclied on''■'viribu's': tbpics, , * including.' ''Sb/rialis'm?' , ;■" Sdoiali'srif, , ' .-■ ho J'de> ckrodjV;'.' has"'jpnly one.- aim/ , '- .This vaiinVjae--co'rdingi;tp:Mr.'-"Hardjie, is-to:'eonvcrge'';land and capital iuto, 1 ; public property, and'.-fif organise industry ■' on 'the'"; b'isis of production "'for;- 'useyfa'rid : hot.'.:for/ 'profit'. .'•'JAnyono; wh6'- : masters this 'simple , truism llndcrstarids \;the/.whblo ccondnsic basis;'of Socialism;"'hQ.'added'.' ■■'•.; i; 70- ; ' '■:..'•■"■■'■•"':■;•■• ■•l-Mri'Hardie's'stay'in New Zealand'■ will.bo limited, f.Ho has'.arranged.to..be;ih' WeUing-tdii'-qn;:December 27,' and. if ho possibly'ican lie will- spend a. fay- or two. a,t Rotorua. ..It is also his intentions to visit"VDunedin 'and Invercargill:- r ' ; '.' :V -': ; "'i-',..'■.■./ •■'."■'••' '■;'*/'■.*'.'•■ ■ v To-night:'Mr.' Hardie'.will, riieet.a'number of/ the leading Unionists, in Auckland, and have atalk witli : thein regarding ■ the Labour nibvenient; : hero'..'■and: in.■■'the. v .old.;.3R'6rJd:;;".'•"

Tprfnqrrbw, Mr/? Kpir;.Hardie ■ proceeds'to Rotorua. After 'visiting ho returns on ■'January -svto ■, Australia';^. Thence- he prbceeds.vtoSouthAfrici, en'.; route fqrsljhg. land, thus . completing .a, t6ur ' over;'. tile greaterjpart bf l ,the';]?mpirc.' ; >!v. ; :v : ."V. ■■'■. : ADDRESS OX TEE LABQpR MOVEMEIjIT' '■■'::■. (by telegkapji—riiEsa'assocutiokO:':'.: ■'' ;\.' i: •' Auckland, -December. 23." 'Mr. Keir.Hardie : addressedVwcll-attended meeting:'of:;wprkersVthis.\ey.eiiing.':ln :th< coiirse.- of - liis :! speech, he' laid; stress .on.'.th». great adyhnce'rccently' ihade' by the; social' isjtic; labour niovement-at Home; < The Laboiia party aimed at':becoming ■the supreine;powoi in'.tliojstate, and* would-continue-to , work to- ' wards.vtliis-end;.''He 'jurged'.'tliat.Jhd ; party' at,-,Home-,and;-in,' the Colonies 'should.work hand:'ia- hand,. and\n6t''allow* themselves 4k>l)o.{- sepirated: by any .diffb'rqnces': qf:'"a purely, \dpmestic character.. ■fleSsijokei.most hoptifully of. the-future-of-.Socialism, 'arid; sai4 that wherever';Socialism-eritercfl' into , unio'ms.ni'.'tho; latter'Mvas, tbe-sjirorige'r ■ fpp.it. " At .the : end of; his -speech --"Mr. "Ha'rdio -aii-'. swfered /a' number" of .'.questions:';-; One' ■ of' the questioua.'asked','was, '.'Oan Mr.vHardie say .whether the remarks; made by him.• id .India wore correctly : Tt)pPrtecl.;iii; the '?■"■. ' Mr." Hnrjdie';replied•' by..■askjiig"::.." Caii'my frienif give me any'idea' what those,remarks ; weref'' Nb'mb'rt.'was said 'on :tho''subject. ■'••'. •' .■ • ■'."