LABOUR AND COMMUNISM.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19235, 26 January 1926, Page 10

LABOUR AND COMMUNISM.

CONTROL IN CHRJSTCH URCH. AN EFFORT BY THE MODERATES. [by telegraph.—own CORRESPONDENT.) CimiSTCnUfiCH, Monday. Taking full advantage of the strong position they at present occupy in tjhe Canterbury Trades and Labour Council, the Communists, aided by their sympathisers, have been successful in preventing the Christchnrch 'branch of the Amalgamated Engineering and Allied Trades Union from joining up with the council in accordance with the unanimous eeoision of the union six months ago. .1 lie reason why the Communists are prepared to go to any lengths to keep delegates of _ the Engineers'" Union out'of the Iradeis Council is that thov know thev would be outnumbered and would lose the control they at present enjoy if the union ■worn granted affiliation understood that the Trades Council intends to make an attempt at the annual conference of the Labour Partv this year to get rid of the pledge adopted at the last conference which has been the mean;; ol keeping the - Communists out of thoi political Side of the Labour movemerit-. It is not unlikely that they will appoint Communists to represent them at the i i.iil.t. ::i c. Another fitUuupt will be made hv the moderate element at the next meeting to K« an amendment of the rules adorned. It this attempt fails, probably the 'only v :''" ' :,n to rouse the unions >»e (-omtijuniats represent, with a view j? ??? U ; T " ! K defeat of the extremists w tho annual meetings.