LABOUR IN POLITICS.
AIMS STATED BY HON. J. T. PAUL. (SrECIAL TO "THE TRESS."} DUNEDIN, July 17. The lion. J. T. Paul, M.L.0., #to has been appointed president of tb< National Federation of Labour, in a" interview said: "The feeling at tSf < conkrence at Wellington was that th< } power of Labour in politics is strong' 1 to-day than at any other time in nvt history. It frankly seeks to take ?d« vantage of the failures and shortcomings of the National Government, p' recognises that to do this effectively its own policy must be properly .m----dcrstood, and that that can only accomplished by taking the public.fy"/ into its confidence. A strong and representative executive has been »P" pointed, and this body has begun w ' o s?: We are going to be nonest and candid with our fellow-citizens, and we OS* them to bo frank with us. ® ur FifT sion is not to bring about a dog . fight in politics; it is to serve the-peopjo \ and help the people to provide tpe bene poasiblo government for New land"
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Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16267, 18 July 1918, Page 6
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