THE RURAL POLITICAL PARTY.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1060, 24 February 1911, Page 8

THE RURAL POLITICAL PARTY.

L:-;;j_iyj k% - '; : ..expected/ -•■:. .•;■,- V...!'; Regarding the movements, in Cantcr'(•s. bury; and Auckland' towards tho formation ;*'•'>•■.of ajfarihers!;i>arty in politics, our Auck- ,•;. • on ..Wednesday tele.vj 'graphed that tho Dominion secretary of the ', i; stated that tho con- ;:' Viral f executive know "nothing officially regarding, tho agitation in Can- •■,'/> terbnry, which' had been "carried on by ;;;-,,.r.'.,ni'enibers without,consulting tho,union. ;:;',' continued tho tolegram, "how- :;;; to consider the matter'with :.% a,vi£w. to,directing the efforts of all those ;>*>'{ into a-prdper; channel." ■ '-•'•' ;JMVMr',"; Jack, the Dominion secretary "of Jiiti 1 th"e<unioh; 6aw;a Dominion representative ■>';. yesterday m'ohiing, .and ■ said that the position, was .not quite as stated' in' tho y'i;' Tho following is 'his state.mentiOf how .matters standi-!While . this 'is true in so far as. tho organisation >' .'.isJoohcerned.Vthe North Canterbury Provincial, Executive aro.in closo, touch with ;."/.tbe{ movers, ami nothing has so'far been :': dbhil-that.■ is contrary to: the union's The movement is : understood,to *.?-■, bo purely, of: an educational nature, tho s v;: only. reason, for its separate : existence £.;> being.the question'of finance.. Tho rules j'.i."-of, too union.preclude party politics, and ;,' unless the Political Protection -Leasuo sjV;t»k£ up.a-Vpartisan attitude—which is '.; ," not t propwed— no' objection can., lie-.taken i: V to' i,ts,endbhcm"ent by. the North Cahtcr- :'.:',. •;;i/icentral - ,executive:has*"nol: been" aikeo>to ;?1 : , ftndorsa ••■ the movement—and there,' has ft. Jij-VjenV: no .'necessity <to ■do iso—up- to; , the [:'* i\ present;:.Tho. appointment; of. Mr:,'.. D. !;i. Jones as', organiser'-for ; thei ; league ¥,■,'■■ sufficient .'guarantee, that „ tho -movement i: • is", bi.'bo along lines in accordance, with :;',- theiuniqa's paficy,.ns.expounded,.by-the It'yj Dominion Conference. The nialter is en- :", r gaging .the attention'of the central execu- :', l tive;i and , may be,; .exv pect;id[a3 won as the.full particulars are .-'to hind.".; .... . ',■•--' ' ■.'•.'