APPEAL FOR LOYALTY IN LABOUR PARTY

Chronicle (Levin), 18 June 1946, Page 3

APPEAL FOR LOYALTY IN LABOUR PARTY

-Press Association

' By Telearaph-

j WELLINGTON, June 17. Over -100 delcgates attended the opeuing of the annual conference of the New Zealand Labour Party. ' yir. Janies liobcrts, presideht, spoke of the pcriod of the 'L'ory Governnient as an econoniir uiglitmare now past but | said the work of the Labour Governnient was not vet over. What was i needed was loyalty to tlie Labour I moveinent and its objective, coopera1 tive comradesliip within industrial and ' pnliticul orgaaisations of Labour, and an intcnsive propaganda and educative cainpaigu to iuform the people of tlie ; gieat work the Labour Governnient liad ; done and its plans for the future. ' Money must be provided for this eamj paign". Iieports iudieated that money puwer was willing to exjiend large suins in support of tlie National Party. "1 have heard maiiy good Labour men coiidemn tliese wealtliy corporaI tinns and associations for donating j inoiiev to the opponents of the Labour | movoinent," he added. "I see 110 rea- | sun for this condemnation. Wealth and privilege have expended large suins tfce ; years down in lceeping in subjection the ! people who render service. It has paid I tlieni to do so and they will 011 this occasion spend mouey freelv to turn baek I the wheel of - progress wliich they can | only do by returning a majority of men I lo Parliament who will atteiupt to rej peat the reactiouary political cycle in a i similar wav as was done after tlie grand period of social and humanitarian legt isiation of the Ballance and Seddon j Governiuents. We must not let that happen again." Keforring to tlie electoral boundary changes, JMr. Roberts said that for th( first timo there was real democratii represcntation — oue man oue vote, oni vote oue value.