UNITED LABOUR PARTY

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8364, 26 February 1913, Page 4

UNITED LABOUR PARTY

FUSION AATIH FEDERATION DISAPPROVED. Press Association. A i i,; i\ 1 , Ai\ 1/, February 25. The recent amalgamation of the United jjSioour party, nearied by Prolessor Amis, wnai me New Zealand Deaeration of Latiour does not meet with the . approval of the Auckland branc/i of tuo old New Zealand Honour party, and at a meeting heid last evening tho following reoommendations Horn tne executive were That as now constituted tho _ United Labour party is now syndicalist and revolutionary in its general trend of policy, and, as publicly announced, has deemed to join the syndicalist Federar tion. of Labour; (2) tho recommendation previously submitted as to this branch stepping into the breach and reorganising tuo New Zealand Labour party is again brought forward, and correspondence from Wanganui, Christchurch, Napier, and elsewhere leads this executive to believe that dissatisfaction with the United Labour party is widespread, and that the time is fully ripe to re-establish the New Zealand Labour party; (3) that tho United Labour party is now openly opposing the systematic training of the citizens of New Zealand in tho art of defence. The work of organising the _ new party is to proceed immediately, it being decided that the newly-elected local committee should be constituted a national committee, and the services of Mr Walsh secured as organiser for an immediate campaign. It was also decided to open all future meetings to the press.