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A National Democratic Party.
(Received To-day, at 9.45 a.m.) Melbourne, This Day. x\ meeting of. the Ministerial party decided
to form a National Democratic Party, with Hon. Thomas Bont. as President. Its chief aims will be the development of resources, decentralisation, and opposition to Socialism and to the Arbitration Act.
ia conference of the trades unionists resolved that until a scheme of preferential trade with Britain has been' propounded, it would be unwise to commit itself except so far as affirming that no scheme will be acceptable which did not provide for preference on a Protectionist basis.
A letter from Mr Chamberlain has been received wherein he declared that if Austral-
ian working men consider what Freetrade in labour, without any restrictions, means to them they would, he thinks, bo prepared to recognise tho altered circumstances and require a change, of fiscal policy.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 8098, 24 March 1905, Page 5
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