THE LESSON OF THE SESSION
(BT TELEGRAFH. PRESS ASSOCIATION.)
CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. The concluding paragraph of the Labour Party's report on the session says: "Of the Liberals who either voted with Mr. Massey or fled from the. Chamber when the three Labour no-confidence motions were" before the House, there were at least twelve who owed their election to Labour support, who could not, possibly' have been elected if Labour had had candidates in the field in their electoi-ates. These Liberals were opposed by Government candidates, and therefore received no support whatever from. Government voters, and yet as soon as Labour in the House challenged the Government they cast their votes to save the Government from defeat. The lesson which the Labour movement must learn from the short session of 1923 is that we must organise our Labour Party branches in every electorate in the Dominion- and be prepared to enter the field and challenge our opponents of both parties, when the next election, comes along." •...,•
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Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 81, 5 April 1923, Page 5
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165THE LESSON OF THE SESSION Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 81, 5 April 1923, Page 5
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