RED FED. PATRIOT.

West Coast Times, 24 November 1915, Page 4

RED FED. PATRIOT.

OFF TO THE FRONT. j. e. McManus in the tunnel corps. STRIKES A BLOW FOR DEMOCRACY. CHRISTCHURCH, Nov. 21. Among the visitors to the Trades Hall to-day was Mr. J. E. McManus, a well known New Zealand and Australian Labourite, who has enlisted in the Expeditionary Forces. Mr. McManus was prominent as nti organiser for the Australian shearers and in that rapacity had many troublous days. He was for some time secretary of the Dunedin General Labourers’ Union, ami was a capable Arbitration Court advocate. He was a member of the executive of the United Labour Party and later on for the United Federation of Labour. In 11)11 Air, McManus contested one of the Dnnedili constituencies on behalf of the Labour Party, polling 301)0 votes. Air. AlcManns has joined the special tunnelling corps, which, he says, Is composed of “Red Feds”. He left for Dunedin by the second express where be will spend bis final leave with bis family before leaving for the from.