LIBERAL AND LABOUR FEDERATION.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 180, 25 April 1908, Page 6

LIBERAL AND LABOUR FEDERATION.

' V .♦.''v., 1 ' TRADE COUPONS. ' A QUESTION OF PARTY POLITICS.;,; A well-attended meeting- of the Liberal' and Labour Federation was held -last evening at G'odber's room's, 1 Mr.'-'G. Winder; p're- : siding.,;'. ■ Mr.-Gallichan, organising,,secretary;'intro-. duped- .the, question of- bakers'- coupons! .He pointedout, that these\ coupons ;,\yquldv"be; soldito the people, butVwha.t>.would be .the; position' if. a baker became ;bankrupt .in.tho. meantime? -He coupons/ should bo sold at-tlie- Post Office, .aiid'.tfiby: c&iild then- be used with''the, bakorj .butcher,; or milkman. . ' , Mr.' W. M'Lean, said they' all ■ felt- 'syni-' pathy. for the ■ bakers;' Jfor they 'hr.'d; some-: times imet. with-disaster at '.the; hands Jof tlie; public; .but at tlie same.'. time he - 'did-:'liot; think .the' public should meet:.with disaster' at the hands ,of the bakers. Hp favoured tacklinfj some -of • the; larger monopolies' first,' instancing ' land;; steamship, ,- andV .railway; monopolies.; •: As - for'-the .small .'tradesmen,let; them work out their own-. destiny;' and', their;own':salvation." '''. '' x ,'.: On the motion of slr; : : M.Xean|.'Mr.-'"Galli-: chaii was' thanked for- introducing tho' sub 7 ; ject, and further discussion ;was- reserved for' some future .time. . ; ; Mr. 'Gallichan' brought up; a party matter■ of some importance. ' .Ho s'aid: thst as tliero; were conflicting rumours in circulation .which ■ might 1 cause uneasinessamong. a section' of the party, it w'ould not. be' out of place if : a reference was made-respecting tho political aspect generally.- Instancing the Wellington . South and the; Wellington North:; seats, •he said that .these; were already'hold by gentlemen who supported-..-the., party,, 'and', there was no reason to dream of any- other candidates for these' particular, electorates, ■ and t-lieir positions wero : especially stroilg; ■ With' respect.to the other Wellington seats. Sir Joseph .Ward had made no announcement, and untiUhe did'soj 'iio geritleirfan. could say he had or had not the; party's With one or two exceptions this applied throughout the Dominion.: the}-sitting members 1 1 were* Government," ; change was unnecessary, - but where they .'.were; not the Premier ..would,'- when -tho :'timo. was' op-; portiine, make definite, announcements!-. , Ho. mentioned these matters to. show supporters of the party ; exactly ;th'6y -were,. and to .urge' members, not'- ~to . pledgeVthemselves to any aspirant for political, hoijotirs, for the present. ■ .'; •_. ; •_!.!. V:. ~V At an . executive"; meeting of • the. branch held: afterwards,, it was-' decided to hold, an open; meeting'- of • members/ and .fTiends-.on Monday, April 27, at ;whi6h the l'remier'.has promised. to : give-' aji-" address..;hv-1