LABOUR PARTY'S PETITIONS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 19, 17 October 1918, Page 6

LABOUR PARTY'S PETITIONS

I--GENERAL ELECTION DEMANDED *;■■:!:■ : ' '"' ::. ; ;■'■

P:;. The New Zealand Labour 'Party's ': : two petitions—(l) in. favour of a gen-ii/eral-/election, early next year, and (2) P' asking for four issues to be submitted s"when the liquor vqte.is.taken; and also f. ■ that :the voting onHhe four issues shall [■•■be, in the order'of preference, are now ji;. being' circulated a for''signature -in the ;w various industrial and political centres, I'arid-are- being largely-signed. /•..'".• ; v ,:Mr.:H. E.fHolknd;'M.P., is acting I' asinational organiser for the petitions .-campaign,' and .'the party's president, i^the..Hon.::J. T. ;: Paul, M.L.C., has JPheeri .conducting ia campaign iri the !.■ .Southland and Oiago districts,' and rej'. ports!, gratifying /success.. „ .-.

i ''•'■"■ A.apemal'meeting-of 'the Wellington \ : ' labour 'Rejpreseniatibri Committee was' r\ .'held,last 1 -evening in' the, Trades Hall UV4o' ; ;;consideri ; the.. recommendations of 'j">the'executive-ofthe'New Zealand LabOf'bur'Party'm connection,with the peti-fft-tipnH" for' J 'a i'geh'erar'electibn and. subthe 'electors,the question of licensing '■ ballot w,paper,,'.viz.J ..national ..continuance, i'i'itipnal. prohibition with '/compensation, 'prohibition '.without .opmpen- ;>;'.' s'atibni'ando State '.control.. Consider-, f ; ahle discussion ensued, in which Mr. Mr. P.-t'-JFra'ser, M.P., and Mr. H, E. Holland, rf;il.P.;?'took _part, and it was. finally j.V|iresolve'd: v "That this committee give f jail support in ,its power • in furthering jS/tnepetitions' as'.forwarded- by -the Na-. tetional. Executive." :..■;..''.'' : , -,'-..;