A MINISTERIAL REMINDER

Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 80, 1 October 1918, Page 8

A MINISTERIAL REMINDER

I PROGRESS OF THE J CAMPAIGN ■ ■

f;". -..■■ . '■:' 5» The following statement in regard, to ithe Wellington Central election was mad© 'fjto-day.'by the Acting Prime Minister '•?(Sir James Allen): — • •

: t "The polling for the Wellington Cen- '■-" tral election takes place on Thursday 5; next. B will be remembered that a X compact was made between the parties t ybo came together to form the Nation- « al Government. Under that compact 1 Mr. Hildreth is the National Govern- ? anent candidate. I ask all electors'in v Wellington Central who have been sup--3 "porters o£ the Reform section, of the ■-■ National Government: to go to the 'M polling booth on Thursday fail '% and to record their Votes in favour of g ,-Mr. Hildreth. ' / ■jj ;••''•' "Without i the . combination of the s» two paifciesSwhichi' were' in. existence '%■ when the'war broke put, it,is to me in- "», conceivable that New Zealand could <j have done its duty to the Empire in time of trial. The great news re- .*". .ceived this morning- brings a silver > lining to the dark clouds and encouiv 2 ! ages 'the belief that we now see the i?' beginning of the end;: The return of S -the supporter of .the National Govern-. %" merit will indicate the loyalty of Wei•j? 'lington Central-arid the determination •«f of its electors to do all they can to % assist in bringing ■ about a satisfactory j£ conclusion, of the war." ■'■:■•.

iy ■' ■ ' ■ ■ ■ ■.'... '■ J* "Hie blustering loud-tongued 'people jjwho .think thoy control labour in this Jcouritry have scared many, a man oil She political field, \but they are not going *to scare me off oh this occasion."—Mr. *M. J. Mack at his-meeting in. St. i-Peter's Schoolroom last night. The canijdidate went on to state that the electors Jjiad been told that.only-Mr. Hildreth tkrnd Mr. Fraser • were in the fiaht and sSMack "did not count." If that^ere so She would be helping?the ,Labour movegnent by spUtting;,the.vote ..against it. <frhe logical.outcome.'df-;'sucH- a ■suggestion that "if; Labourywas solid,:, as^ it .is "claimed to be/^a solid j^ote.^ would, go fto ; Mr. EVaseKVlj Bill ,he*asked >was. Laaoiir so solid i'a"s'it".m'ade itself but to far ■„..;. -^■j-^m:-: •■■■■■.■. ■ *-.'■■■'.:■ . -■•; ■."" ' .>.■;. '■■' •- '■•-.- "■■ •„

g 'Addresses wetS delivered ia G-hu'zriee-tstreet last eveningTßv ME P. Ffaserand |liiv R. Semple. Most of the speech, of !!i;the latter was devoted to the coal and "local tramway questions. ."That great pap'erf;th3';Eveniiig.l Post,';tells" Iyou, Y> ho ! gaid^'j"tha'fc ithel reason: you pay so' much 'for coal is because the miner ;is a very selfish mail." The speaker: went on to say that the Labour Party stoodl for the ;cpmmoniownersliip of all essential indus-jtwes-^-that these, industries" should bo |hpijtrolled in the interests of the people jahd for the benefit of the people^'and j'tfie 1 Evening Post called that/Bolshevism. (ajife'c^oya^te^^Mr.^P. Fr'aser,".said that *the press'Wfire; opposed- to the; workiiig "crasses" : ihPthis election, ' »nfl ipn isvery 'bccasioh.ion ','' wMch' the""workers."stood :againsfr the^explpitersi,'! During the"Tiext jfew day* tlie- press wonld; Jno doubt, 'come out!,with falsehbods directed against t fc{ie Labour Party and the Labour candi■idate. He advised the electors to be prei!pared for, that,,and to "asireligiotisly ;,disbelißV6,.|i|iose Jney had ■done Htherfe-i; Some 'people^weroi so jafraid of their .'loyalty that; they were' ; always shotting about it. 'Some of those •people had .been, undoubtedly disloyal^tp ■the people";of/'this.'country. ; This was a new toiißiness'. '; In the'beginning the Labonr: movement in this country land in everyother country, the cry of {disloyalty waa raised, and would go on so 'long as the workers challenged fhe Exploiters'in any field whatsoever/The ; speaker then' iead a long statement writft?n. by';.'a?::;West AustraJian; f .soldier—a : of the Labour Party—who had ilbeen accused of .1..W.W.-ism, when he ii(ad been,severely wounded,fighting for <iris; coilntryC iThat-was all therehan.ee ilvs hearers"' conld place in accusations >bf <"I.W/W.-ism and all that' sort of i ßluff." Mr. Fraser qubted"a-leading article from the HSvehing",Post; which/ap-' '; peared ■ after, the last ■: appointments to. ;th« Legislative Council were announced, yiti\ which the National Government -was for missing agrarid opporturiJity. in making the;appointments. l

,; sMr.- M; J.'Mack addressed, a crowded ''gathering' in'':.St. 'Peter's Schoolroom sWst night. The .Rev.; ; R. '■';. G. Knowlesr JJSmith occupied the chair, j The can(djidate "' received, ' on ' the , whole, a •jjrtity-i '. fa'irni-healing," 'despite ; the :presence of.a munber of the,usual interjijec"tbrs.';.'He^^'spoke very.nnich on the jlities of'his previous, speeches, arid at the licldse was accorded a vote of thanks; with. -?a-few dissentients. . . .

H -Mr. H. Atmore delivered an open-air ] address in the Post' Office Square dur<pijg the .lunch hour to-day. He criticisJfed; the,, National Government on : the (lines of ( his"'previous addresses. '

"1 'Speeches in support of, the candida;ture of Mr.. P. Fraser were made in !jt|e Post Office Square at 12.30 o'clock |tp-day;_by. .Messrs. T.,'Briiidle, H. Holr 4and, M.P./"and the "candidate. '.. ;;;':Anudst some interjections at his aieet!ing last night, Mr. M.-J. Mack stated .•that in regard to education,the Labour jPaity had no platform; the matter had ; been referred to.'the National Executive, .>ahd Mr^-Hindmarsh, M.P., had been askiied'to assisk,theni in drafting it, 1 •■'.-' Vji. ;; -,„,..-,-. -•-,,-,- ■•■■ /f' ■• -At a meeting of "jthe- Hillside-- branch >of ihe A.S.E.S.J-(state3' a Press Associaffih message from Dunedin), a motion ; 'condemning 3VIr. Mack's action was lost, ;and the 'following- motion carried: .:"Xhat,■-..- having regard to the success atiite^nding Mr. Mack's- efforts during his iierm of .vofjSce- 'as general secretary and his', workJn the .formation of .the Trans-' -(port Federation; this meeting considers Aim admirably fitted to represent Labour !iii 'Parliament'," 'and'"strb'rrgly urges the ;electors of'•Wellington Central' to vote •in his favour.'' ■ .-). • ;