A LABOUR ALLIANCE

Grey River Argus, 7 October 1914, Page 5

A LABOUR ALLIANCE

FOR THE COMING ELECTIONS. IS IT PRACTICABLE. ' (Per United Pres.s Association.) ' WELLINGTON, Oct. 6.; Efforts are being made- to- arrange a working partnership between the Social Democrats and the United LabourParty for the general election, and for the allocation of war taxation. . :: . A conference began yesterday, and the delegates of 'both parties will confer again to-morrow. ' ' -•■-.;■: One Labour representative has given/ - an opinion that the two' groups;, will reach an agreement as to running a single candidate in/each district where labour is believed to have the possibility of success, and to stand out of ground where the Liberal candidates prospects are palpably superior to Labour's. , " It is also anticipated that' the -two. .. parties will agree on a basis of taxation designed to put war taxation main-. : ly on the land in order to guard as::; much as possible against the transfer of the load to the workers. The Labour leaders may, endeayoiir to get the tax put on produce for export. ' .•