POLITICAL LABOUR PARTY.

West Coast Times, 11 April 1912, Page 4

POLITICAL LABOUR PARTY.

THE UNITY PROPOSALS DIS- . CUSSED. ‘PBH ASSOCIATION.—COPTJIIGIIT.| WELLINGTON, April 10. Speaking at a conference of the New Zealand Political Labour Party to-day, tlje CJmi unau (Mr Hampton) mentioned the unity proposals which were before another conference and emphasised the fact that Labour yhoukl not 'lose sight of its political interests, while dealing with industrial problems. Though they might, as an organisation, bo swallowed up in a larger body, they had to see that the work they set out to do would be properly pushed forward. They had also to see that there were no loopholes whereby a labour candidate could lose Iris separate identity. It was to bo honed that the Unity proposals would be linally dealt ' with and that the workers would fall into one common organisation—an organisation of the useful people of New Zealand which, at the next election, would sweep the Reform party and Liberal party into the backwash. | “There are nftn in both parties,” he added, “who ought to be in nur party and they will not cotne in till the parties to which they belong are thoroughly beaten.” Other speakers emphasised the statement that the Labor party’s politics are definitely Labour not LiberalLabour or Reform and Labour politics. “As one who occupied a seat in the House.” said Mr D. McLaren, “I am more than ever convinced that our lino must be one of absolute independence.” The conference then adjourned to enable the Unity proposals to be further discussed.