LABOUR PARTY

Greymouth Evening Star, 29 November 1926, Page 4

LABOUR PARTY

1 PEACE AND PRESBYTERIANS. (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, November 29. The National Executive of the New Zealand Labour Party passed a resolution last meeting congratulating the Presbyterian General Assembly, on the decision to work, for the abolition of compulsory military training. The importance of cultivating peace psychology on. principles of the Foiln- > elation of Christian Church could not be too strongly urged, and no flekl for work in this direction had nibre possibilities of producing good fr t uit than the youth of the Dominion. In conveying the message .to the clerk of the Assembly, the National Secretary of the Labour Party assured him that any efforts they. ; might make for the abolition of systeihs that breed military spirit, or that nright advance the universal peace movjsment, would be heartily supported by . the New Zealand Labour x-arty. PRICE OF COMMODITIES. The Executive also resolved as fol-iotvs:—-That ;.having considered the constitution and methods of the working of the proprietary articles trade association,.the executive are oX opinion that evidence is such that .the Government should immediately hold an inquiry under the Board of Trade Act into the working oi the association, and that the evidence and finding at the inquiry should, be published throughout the Dominion.