MR. T. M. VVILFORD.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1471, 20 June 1912, Page 6

MR. T. M. VVILFORD.

Hit STAND IN POLITICS. PSYCHOLOGIC VL MOMENT NOT YET. •A complimentary reception ''social" was. tendered .Mr: ;^f. ; iMMyiifonl ~y iJUf6jM?b^ithiJ;^^Mdentsyo^%tnosi l lnttt''-yiil'-, 'ley 'Jin- ; l , ctqne, ; orc^lU lillod, without' Iselns ci.owded.. .. Specohes;of : .welcome 'were' deliyered'by ■.iihoichainnaiii: Jlr; J. ■■Iy. Kii'k;/ and^'Mr^Ciintisyoii^Anienbiui 5 friend of MivWillordV). • •

; : Ali:::;Wilford^th«nked;the ; 'i)Mi)Te;pi:cscn!! Tor'.Qio4^p6nta'ne6tt;^crgomeV.i(ceoYd^i9;' J^ilford^uid.^himself'^:';;.;'Aftei'' ...dis-. coiirtiii^.;OnvthoV':oihoi\'pGnples; : and ; :; i the; other countries, and the. limit firings he ihad^sraiiXandVjincidcnfaily^alioutvi'tlie; Br«Ucr'^ide , as^HilXt.■ ,l l l C; , l>aH:^im l bilicdi\ , Mlv, fo';L"obniplaiii";Mhat :".ihq; he lisd-lcft'them'.'-Politics were of the' parish typo, and there' was still !ntt!iekspmeAlengthnHie.SSaymgs^ tftit; ; i»r<)gr<?ssf "iri. ; vtlxo solution. of: social..problems'. imi>t he. .by evolution.:' and 'not ; by revolution. -

. 1 i If°J'tl.-. 'sppke.J.iiiit.. ;ie !igtlv., raljoi'if': JstfikesV-aiid^industriaLitu^ Zealand,-as in .other places.-, lie pxcu-e-.1. 4ju.t^.dld^;noti:agiw^witKi^flfe'^mi:tlia'd§¥'of = . Federated ..-labour, nnd. --after h!!,; • l.e thouKht lhat:thc Ai-bitration Court was an 'appeal to.roa.--on, and strikes—the appeal by jab:- fip pea 1 r e-a soiisft W here for, li 65 .tiioiiKhl .tnai.'.ihei'O.-.wns M)me. jiistitieiitioii (f o r?:'ou?s'.ii rbi tra however, thai the solatium for .all. our'iiidus'trial; "troubles.' was a system of ,iiroii!■plbyers/ari'divyrorkcrsK^ aiitit li'csis o'f..ncli<?alil liirli J m;ns>.l>as^<!: : classos^^ ; ; nei;shipj : *mo«nt ; ¥y.broU^ i'lnssesC. 'J:-'

. -Ji i'pVpiitiy.;[r"\Vi 1 ford-Viiiadp■,morit ipn >of ■ the fact that lie had in'ftde. no Mat<>ment. ias'.tiv i hV-" pol ii i i ii; the: end''no. did not .enlighten his' audience/

"There.is going .(o.ri'e up.;in'. this countryhe «tiil, 'V strong young party •wkbse--ivaieliwbrd will be Tor Xew Zea.land.'. (Applause.'V 'I'roni. far north; to : ar tl ies to so ut h;*l:liii ye."'liecii.' coin niunt: :Cfi t ecl\ -w i 'Srou Id V 1 i.ti lei; bel ievc/'-ljij •hn's;»bc^n;%aid i I havo'Jostv;n\y; v Qhanc£:by; •bciiyg.'aiyay'.- 1 1 ; bel ievo..,L.ha.yo; lost- a clta'nre';; ;Jjiitij whether* 15 have ■; lost.;i m j--'; qhaiicgSOMO another .matter." With . this : som«whit statement Jlr. Wilford quitted. politics to. tell 'an American (-tore. ;hei^aid^"llcfore ; <K»knde(r ! in:ftli'is, asked., vcnoh.tocll y"; 3.«'h a t.v I; i i o. ; ! I was going !-10. take,.but. 1 ask-yon .f<>'!xus , .• mc w:hen j soy that, the psychological moment fop.stating. what that' line-is has l.ot yet oqmo.'.'. Ho assured his audience,that msUiesitaii^ : i:uptoy :::.his iniiu!- iKjvor: had ljfoii 'cU'aror' aetiyei^Bufcihekh&l^ rite, course' laid Jo lit i" fp r-himself, andjwhjri';! land what his liho-was, then he. would.ask ;t.o'|:bo'.backed.',.u'i).on!'du's,.'«iideayow Xew : Zealand'in- the proud position' it tought^toV^ceupyvi;':':;.;. t ' :Mr.- Wilford'wiis applauded on'rising tn deliver his speech,, and at fretiuent •• intervals throughout it; Aft«r the' .form:'.!, .spet'ehes'of welcome, a shortimiisical programme was offered ,to', the audience, anil tJiat?thereJi\m ; >:daricirigv/:^;