SALTATION ARMY INDUSTRIAL HOMES. (From Our Own Correspondent.) WELLINGTON, April 13.

Otago Witness, Issue 2356, 20 April 1899, Page 18

SALTATION ARMY INDUSTRIAL HOMES. (From Our Own Correspondent.) WELLINGTON, April 13.

When General Booth was in 'Wellingtori he told -the pressmen who interviewed "him that the Government . had expressed itself favourable to the suggestions made by 'him that the Salvation Army should be .given, charge of some of the inmates of the industrial- homes of the colony. A representative of the Women's Political 'League expostulated with Mr Seddon about "doing any such thing, and told- .him that, if smacked of devoting State money to sectarian purposes. The Premier then adroitly climbed down in such a way as to make ;ifc appear as if lie only intended -to give -the Salvation .Army 'the same .sort iof subsidy as was given .to other organisations engaged in rescue work. General Booth evidently went away with the notion .that the Premier really meant what he said. This was made apparent by a cablegram whicK arrived here the other day giving a precis of an interview with Sydney journalists, hut it is amply confirmed 'by Sydney "files jxrst to hand, which show that General Booth, in reply io an 'interrogation, said :| "Then, too, -we 'intend to >exterid,our" social work theFe (New Zealand). My ".son, .6a my tbehalf ; ,had an interview with *the New Zealand Jlinistry, and I -think ithat -they are prepared to grant us Everything tthat we asked for. The Government are .going .to give us their reformatory boys, and will give us .grants, .generally speaking, foi< every side of our social work. .1 could -not wish for anything more cordial than the intercourse I had with Mr Seddon and .the members of his "Ministry." General Booth is a diplomatist, and so is Mr Seddon, -but the greatest of these in one respect is veritably Mr Seddon.