COALITION.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 263, 30 July 1908, Page 7

COALITION.

x THE MENACE OF SOCIALISM". RESOLUTION BY THE CANTERBURY ' EMPLOYERS', ASSOCIATION. ! (21- TELEGRAFH —PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Christchurch, July 20. At tho meoting of the Canterbury lilmploj*ors' Association, which was held to-night, and which was very, largely attended, a vigorous discussion took placo on tho necessity for combating socialism, and the following motion was caricd-Ntnaiiimously That, in'tho ' opinion of this meeting of tho Canterbury Employers' Association, political Socialism is rapidly hecoming a menace to tho welfare of tho community; that the continuanco o'f tho relations ; between : tho dominant political party and tho socialistic section of the Labour i>arty would bo detrimental t-o tho individual enterprise on which the progress of tho country, mainly depends, and; it ' is therefore necessary . . that the Liberal party slioul(l be rendered independent of the support of the political Socialists; that, as thoro is no longer any essential dill'crflnch in princi- . plo between tho non-socialistic Liberals 'and the Opposition, tho interests of'tlio Dominion, as distinguished from tho interest of the two opposing parties, do- : mand that tho'-fusion should take place; that the attention'of-the leadors of tho. two ; parties be directed to those facts, ■ and that they, be informed that this organisation will bo at the general oloction subordinate all party considerations to tlie advancement of tho objects horein outlined.