The Oamaru Mail. SATURDAY, JULY 11, 1914.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12285, 11 July 1914, Page 4

The Oamaru Mail. SATURDAY, JULY 11, 1914.

A remarkable ehnns-e has cnini' over

t.lie spirit, as well as the NSW Labor, personnel of tiie FederaSpirit. tion of Labor. It is not forgotten, even, by the casual observer of Labor politics, that when, the Unity Conference met, in . 1913 in Wellington the militants of the movement were, in complete possession. Moderate trade, unionists, such as the .Executive of the Amalgamated Society of" Railway '.Servants were so convinced of the hopelessness Of carrying their views into effect that they withdrew at ail. early stage from• the. conference. This year they did not send a. delegate, "though the conference jar much, nearer their viewpoint 10-day than it was twelve months ago. Changes made in the chief officers of the organisation clearly indicate that extreme methods' have been jettisoned. The Dominion organisation -has gone, ami with it the Dominion organiser, Mr T. W. Young, has disappeared from the presidency, Mr Rrlbei't Semple is 110 longer a. national organiser, and l Mr Hit-key has also ceased to, hold high, office. The new President is Mr T). G. Sullivan, a thoughtful. Canterbury Lahorita of the less extreme type, while Mr Fagaii, of the West Coast, is the 'new secretary. Syndicalism has lost its charm. The delegates'who comprise the present conference are firmly and unanimously of opinion that, they victories of their class are' to he, w'on through the ballot-box instead of by the menace of the general strike. >■'