MR SEDDON AT ADELAIDE.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XII, Issue 2370, 29 May 1906, Page 5

MR SEDDON AT ADELAIDE.

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(Received this day at *£s9 a.m.) Adelaide, Alay 29.

Air Seddon was enthusiastically received at the Town Hall. The mayor paid a tribute to Airs Seddon on the occasion of her birthday, and ri-ferr*-*! to the help she had given her husband. Leading commercial men were present. The mayor said that Air Seddon was the greatest history maker south of the equator, and would live in the hearts ot the people of his own country and Australia lor ever. Everyone received a welcome in New Zealand, anil in welcoming Air Seddon they were only voicing the desire of Australia lor closer connect ion.

Air Seddon, in replying, said that what they must remove was the ignorance of the outer work] in respect to New Zealand, Australia and their aims and aspirations. “Their countries should realise their strength and that they were not undesirables. They were one people, and in the language of Sir Henry Parkes “1 ad ana deatiay,” and that waa the h.!aritv of the great British Empire. Mr Seddon thanked the mayor lor his tribute to Airs Si*ddoii.

Subsequently a public meeting "abeld. There were between two anil three tlmusand present, anil tl.*ro "as great cheering. Air Seddon -aid tlia* at no time bad be received greater reward than that accorded bint by that vast assembly. It wa*» a reward that no wealth could purebase, to live and l>e in the hearts of the people. It nerved him on to greater efforts in the interests of lkroader humanity. His great love was for New Zealand and people, anil nothing would rejoice them morn than to teel that what the people' bad done had its reward and appreciation in Australia. Credit was n-4 due him and those who !abonred with him, but to the peoplo who had been true to therast lv* s. They had worked out to some extent! their own salvation, and solved the' problem of society. Mr Seddon .x----plainiil the labour legislation and Ih"n relating to the protectiou of children, the unemployed, taotori* old age pensions and annuity scheme.

Time after time there were cri? ■» of “ You are wanted here!" "Como over! Mr Seddon made reterenco to Mr Kingston a- being the greatest! statesman Australia ever bad. atul "hose strenuous labours with regard to tlio tariff had impaired ltis health* These "mils were received w itli’ tumultuous applause. One pleasure of my visit, said All* Seddon. was to -*'»* niv oU frintd'f great "ork in democracy. Mr Seddon*•'outline of ti.* " -»rk done by the late Sir George Grov also evoked great enthusiasm, and as a tribute to the memory of tie great man Air Seddon asked the audience to rise and resume their seats in silence.