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Otago Daily Times, Issue 19041, 11 December 1923, Page 7

condemned the economically unsound P -otectionist policy of Mr Baldwin—a policy that most certainly would not have protected the British workers—but they had also clearly recorded their disapproval of the Singapore naval base project, and called a halt to the militarists. It looked as if Mr Wilford’s visit to Singapore would have been made in vain after all. Mr Holland said that there would bo very great satisfaction throughout the New Zealand Labour movement, because of the gains recorded by British Labour, and amongst the incidents of the election on which the New Zealand movement would feel that the British electors wore to be especially congratulated were the re-election of Mr Ramsay MacDonald with such a huge majority over his Conservative opponent and the defeat of Mr Winston Churchill and Mr P. M. B. Fisher. It was to be regretted that the New Zealand Prime Minister had deemed it necessary to range himself on the side of the Conservative Party and its impossible policy while the campaign was proceeding, and he was confident that the New Zealand electors would remember that fact. He was of opinion that the British results would have a big influence on the voting in T >w Zealand in favour of Labour next election, and more especially if it took place at an early date.