LABOUR PARTY

Greymouth Evening Star, 3 April 1929, Page 5

LABOUR PARTY

ELECTION OF OFFICIALS, (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, April 2. Except for the election of the President and' the officers, practically the whole of the time Of. the Conference of the New Zealand Labour Party at the Trades Hall was taken up with the discussion of internal organisation and finance. The day’s programme was concluded well within time in the afternoon. This evening a social was tendered to the delegates by the Wellington Labour Representation Committee. The election of officers resulted as follows:— President: .Mr J. Thorn (Wellington), elected unopposed. Vice-President: Rev. J. K. Archer (Christchurch). Secretary and Treasurer: Mr W. Nash, elected for the eighth year in succession, unopposed.

Members of National Executive:— Resident members: Messrs T. Bundle, W. Bromley, L; Mcllroy, W. Atkinson, and Mrs Semple; Divisional Area members: Messrs J. G. Barclay (North Auckland), M. J. Savage M.P., (Auckland City), W. E. Barnard, M.P., (Hawke’s Bay and Poverty Bay), J. S. Montgomery (Auckland Provincial), W. J. Rogers, Mayor of Wanganui, (Taranaki and King Country), J. Whittle (Manawatu and Pahiatua), W. Taylor (Hutt, Otaki and Wairarapa), T. Parfitt (West Coast), F. R. Cooper (Canterbury), F. Jones (Otago). The South Canterbury and Southland members have yet to be elected.

Mr J. Thorn, of Wellington was born at Christchurch. He has for a long time been 'secretary of the Labour Representation Committee, and he has also been editor of the “New Zealand Worker” for the past seven or eight years.

HOMELAND CONFERENCE.

LONDON, April 2. Heated arguments preceded the Independent Labour. Conference decision by 161 to 125 that Commoners must oppose war credits. . An ex-Minister (Mr Shinwell) declared: “The decision means , that if Labour comes' into. power, we would oppose all war and air force credits. I would take instructions from my constituents not this conference.” ’ There was much discussion afterwards on the embarrassing effects on the election, and regret that the motion was passed so precipitately.