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Te Aroha News, Volume XLI, Issue 6409, 1 November 1923, Page 5

“It is easily seen that the Labour Party is not in power,” said Mr. Bennett, in the Conciliation Council dispute between the shipowners and seamen at Wellington. From some legislation just passed it looks like it,’ said Mr. Smith, employers’ representative. “I wish to goodness they were,” said Mr. Young. “The talk of this table would be differentno free speech then,” remarked Mr. Smith. Mr. Young: “No, not for the employer. We would do the same as they did in Russia— send the employer to work, or else disfranchise him.” “Well, that would be no hardship on some of us,” said Captain P. A. Paterson.