LABOUR AND CAPITAL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17336, 6 December 1919, Page 12

LABOUR AND CAPITAL.

CONSTRUCTIVE CHANNELS. MR. T. BLOODWORM'S VIEWS. The Labour candidate for the Parnell seat, Mr. T. Eloodworth, addressed a ■ meeting in the Epsoni Public Hall last evening. There were about 100 people ' present. Mr. J. Boddie, president of the • Auckland Provincial Farmers' Union, pre--6 sided. r 8 j The_ candidate, who was given a very e I attentive hearing, spoke on the lines of s I the addresses previously delivered by him, - He said' the time had arrived when new - relations between capital and labour a should be established. Masters and .men J alike were tired of the old system. The i new spirit between capital and labour r should be based on more co-operation. All 8 patriotic and far-seeing men should endeavour to use organised labour for the » purpose of guiding industry into oonstruc- ? j tive channels. There must be adequate 3 reward to those engaged in industry, and J1 the principles of persuasion instead of i' coercion should be adopted by those who i i were anxiodfe to guide the destinies of 1 ■ the people of New Zealand along progres--5 sive and beneficial lines. There must be s increased production, otherwise*there could . be no lasting prosperity. > Asked whether, in the event of "his rei turn, he would support Mr. W. A. Veitcfa ? r Mr. H. Holland as leader of the Labour Party in Parliament. Mr. Blood-' : worth replied that Mr. Veitch was not a j member of the Labour Party, and he 1 would not be able to support him as - leader. 3 Mr. Bloodworth was unanimously ac--5 corded a vote of thanks and confidence. . COMBINED LABOUR MEETING. " r JUT 51 *" ™2-F- Parry and M - J- Savage, i «* a T? d, l* te ir for Wand Cental I 51 d Aucldand West respectively, ad- " pitrit^f op ? D f r meelin « at th ° top of _ pit street last evening. Mr. J A f Lee acted as chairman. V . « Mr. Savage, who spoke first, said that ,! ag far "i programmes went the Labour . Party s platform was the onlv on* in ££& % elector8 > he added, should re! ~S feid w a £ votdng for ****»-. Mr. Parry dealt* at length with the \ thT£L° f raying that both ' SLftu™ Dd ,beral P««~ were - responsible for the increased 1 cost of living. Those parties, he said 1 fiteers, although legislation waff passed in ' "Jess* * 194 ' whic ? *L ftv ° «»«» full ' *°- , Afc "» conclusion a 1 rt 2J*J aiMa and confidence wag ac . , corded Mr. Parry. i ! LABOUR MEMBER REPROVED ! MR. McCOMBS AT AKAROA. i » [ ' , ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE WAR I t»r TELEGRAPH.— CORRESPONDENT. J CHRISTCHURCH, Friday. . It is not often that a political candi- . date receives, at the close of an address, . a polite vote of thanks, the mover and seconder of which take occasion in their i remarks to make the vote a biting reproof. I t This happened to Mr. J. McCombs, , , Labour candidate ' for Lyttelton, at 1 ' 7* J l "*, J week - •He addressed a /argely-attended meeting in the Oddi, fellows Hall and- the chair was taken by .Mr. A. R. Munro, Deputy-Mayor. At the close, a vote of thanks, moved ' • i? *u -601- ? 6 Armstrong, and seconded , by the Rev J. WjPHayward, was carried , by acclamation. ;. In speaking to the motion, Mr. Hav- | ward assured Mr. McCombs that patriotic i electors on the Peninsula did not view with favour the candidature of one who ' had been associated with extreme Labour in its attitude towards the war | The Mayor of Akaroa, Mr. George ' Armstrong, occupied a seat in the bodv <of the hall at the meeting. He had resolutely declined, on patriotic grounds to take the chair for Mr. McCombs, as a i protest against the candidate's attitude ' towards the war, while a member of the ' House of Representatives. EXTREME LABOUR PARTY. $ _ ■ SIR J. WARD'S ATTITUDE. '. DIRECT ACTION OPPOSED. i [BI TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.} TIMARU. Friday. The Leader of the Opposition, Sir Joseph Ward, speaking at Temuka last' night, said he was in favour of Moderate Labour, but did not countenance direct action as opposed to constitutional law. He would not remain in office if he had to depend on the. support of extremists like Messrs. Holland and Fraser. He was out for progress, but would not allow himself to be " squeezed " on any question of which he was not in favour. CHRISTCHURCH, Friday. The Leader of the Opposition. Sir Joseph Ward, addressed a crowded meeting of Ellesmere electors at Leestbn tonight. He received a very attentive hearing. His speech was on the lines of his recent addresses in the South. He , strenuously denied a published statement that he was in any way whatever pledged to the extremists. He was the only leader who had put up an opponent against Mews. H. E. Holland and P. Fraser S?,r Joseph received a vote of thanks and confidence, with a hope that the Liberal Party would be returned to power. j PARNELL, The sitting member and Government candidate for Parnell, Mr. J. 8. Dickson addressed the inmates of the Oostley Home yesterday afternoon, and in the evening delivered an address to the in! mates of the Jubilee Institute for the li At both meetings * number of questions wer# answered. The candidate was accorded a vote of , tHanks and confidence at each meeting. TO-NIGHT'S PUBLIC ADDRESSES. Mr. F. Bartiam (Grey Lynn), St " George s Hall, Kingsland Mr F. W. Peddle (Roskill), Dominion Koad terminus. Mr , E - H° r nblow (Eden), public School, Te Atatu. t»"»ic Mr. J. Rea (Franklin). Win' Mr. E. A Pi^° (Franklin), Manurewa. vi " n A .,>°& < Waika K Te Rore. Mr"' P 6 Sff S ! H^tV^T* 7 (Waikato), Waikato , Hospital Home 6 p.m. Rokuhia, 8 p.m. ' Mr. W. J. Jordan (Raglan), Pukekawa. TO-NIGHT'S COMMITTEE MEETINGS. Mr. J. A. Young (Waikato), St. George s Hall, Frankton.