Democratic Labour Party Branch At Napier

Northern Advocate, 27 April 1940, Page 7

Democratic Labour Party Branch At Napier

[Special to “Northern Advocate.’'!, NAPIER, This Day. A branch of the Democratic Labour Party was formed in Napier last night. Mr W. E. Barnard, M.P., presided, and the former president of the local branch of the New Zealand Labour Party (Mr D. B. Mcßae) was elected president of the new party. Mr Barnard addressed the meeting on the objects and policy of the new organisation, and the following motion was unanimously carried: “That this meeting of friends and, supporters of Mr W. E. Barnard. M.P., for Napier, hereby 1 establishes the Napier branch of the Democratic Labour Party now in the course of formation. Objects of Party “The Democratic Labour Party stands for the principle of democratic control throughout the Labour movement, both political and industrial, and for the carrying out of the policy of the Labour Party as officially stated to the electors during the election campaign of 1938. and especially for giving full effect to the monetary plank of the Labour Party’s platform, as expressed in the party’s manifesto of 1935 and 1938. “The Democratic Labour Party is strenuously oppoeed to dictatorship and aggression, both at home and | abroad, and will actively co-operate in all genuine efforts to secure the operation of democratic and Christian principles, the abolition of the causes cf international jealousy, war. and the creation of conditions which will ensure just and permanent peace and security."