N.Z. LABOUR CONGRESS

Timaru Herald, Volume CI, Issue 15393, 9 July 1914, Page 3

N.Z. LABOUR CONGRESS

FURTHER. ORGANISATION "WANTED. LOOKING TO NEXT ELECTION. « (Per Press Association.) "\\ ELLINGTON, July 8. The Labour conierenco resumed ill's morning ai y.30 and continued till 11 o'clock, when the following moti'oii was carried—"That the questions to be; cbns:dcrcd»by the c-omniitteo be: (1) 'J ho best method of achieving national industrial organisation, and (2') 'J'ho most effective means of conso,'dating the forces of la Iron;' for the gr-neral election of th's war."' It was further decided that the couunittc-a down its report on the industrial qr.cs-ion first. It was decided to receive a denutntiou from the National Schools Defer,eo League at 11 o'clock en Thursday morning. The conference then aujcurued ti'i lO.morrow morning, to onab-e toe committee appointed to bring down its J'oourt. ~

!t was decided yesterday that with the exception of the "Maorilaud Vi orker'' representative, the Press be not admitted, and the following were appointed a Rrrss Committee to furnish official reports—Messrs A. Rosser. •J. Donnelly, C. Smith, J. To-wnsond, and J. Read. A special to the ''Press"' states vhat the greater portion cf Tuesday morning was taken up <ju the motion to exclude the Press. It :s understood that leei;ng ran high, and there was ■some very plain speaking on the extremist tactics adopted in die pa«t. Tile moderate section is considered vo br> a-cry strong, and it w.ll probably endeavour io .>eeure control ni' the l;Vt'ei aiion. with the object of remode.'hng its een-.titu-ion. It is also said thai ai: atlompt wi'.l bo made to alter the name <>f the Federation of Labour, so iliat the tk'W body of Labourites cannot be associated with the recent failures of t'he Federation: also that ilm exti'em:st. leaders are to be deposed, and saiie methods adopted.