A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 850, 23 June 1910, Page 6

A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION.

MR. T. E. TAYLOR AND AUCKLAND LABOUR PARTY. ' Tho statement of Mr. T. E. Taylor, M.P., that Messrs. M'Bride, M'Laren, and himself camo to Auckland at the urgent and almost unanimous invitation of the Labour leaders in Christchurch, and of tho executive, of the Labour party in Auckland, to take part in the Auckland East election (says the Auckland "Herald" of Tuesday last), has drawn fron/Mr. G. M'Knight, one of the Laboui candidates at the' election, the rejoinder that Messrs. Taylor and M'Cullough invited themselves, and that there was no invitation from Auckland. Mr. M'Knight said tho suggestion came from Mr. J. A. M'Cullough, Mr. G. R. Whiting (secretary of the Bootmakers' Union in Christchurch) and Mr. Taylor himself. They sent a telegram to the organising secretary of the Labour party in Auckland, urging the running of a Labour candidate for Auckland East. This wire was handed to him (Mr. M'Knight), and he sent a reply to the effect that the party was not organised and that they wished to complete their organisation before the general election. The reply was: "Put up a man; plenty of funds from the south." They also stated that Mr. M'Cnllough was leaving for Auckland in a couple of days' time. This telegram was placed before the party and approved. That was all the invitation Mr. Taylor received.. • .

Mr. M'Knight states that he is in charge of the organisation in Auckland for the Labour party, and that in spite of the reverse just received, organisation work is proceeding in view of the general election. A political conference would be held at Wellington at Christmas time, to lay down the party's poli-. tical platform, and also the mode of selection of candidates for Parliamentary honours. Mr. Andrew Fisher, Prime Minister of Australia; would possibly open propaganda work in Auckland in May next year, and work right through tho Dominion, and he would be succeeded by other members of the Federal Labour party. Regarding funds, Mr. M'Knight is hopeful of the. result of every unionist being asked to contribute Id. per week.