THE N.Z. ALLIANCE.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1477, 27 June 1912, Page 2

THE N.Z. ALLIANCE.

NATIONAL CONVENTION, EDUCATING Til.R VOI'NG. Tho National Con'v'o.nf.iiim of Iho No.w ZcaKvud. AH'iim'ce: eositi'i.ttied in yesterday. Jh". G. if. Maunder (Tnraiin'ki) ppeiit;-,! (i'iicst.i.i).i!, of edufaliiig the yptith of Nmv Zealand in Ihfc of Juiliilgence in. alcoholic .]'ir[,.iiors. ii very n-ij iiivti ttul ■and' long (li.seif<>io;i took pl.nce ns l fa tlici best nie.tl.ipds of. accoinptithiiig .f.l.iis. ■.0.n.d... There, was a. liiiaiiim.y.us ft/cliiig amongin.em:.l).e.rs present tli.it \v.hil6 n .nl'ajof.l'tj: oi.' On? teachers in New' K'eii'land faitiifiiflj fjiiiglit tiio matter ■contained i.ii peraiHio wall-sheet?, a ii'rP.Dor.tipii of' thpiii did not dp up, jii order to Wicet (Ins di.flic.iiity it ■■■iv.r j s .OTbngly iirged, "that, :{hp s.ul'jeet be iii'ade a ti'sfc b.ij'o for p;i'oifiui.ejic; V: before a teacliff epti'ul receive "a aiid : also; t.h.ui; t'lie. .subject be iu.ad'e a qlags fiibi.e'ct, Vwriaiis q'thei- liiies' pf''ctyort in 't'lii's dircctioiL wero diswissed, lv w;i: rc-o!.vi'd t[) prosequts a ilefihitft oi: pleilgQsighing aniong-i Sunday Srh(,.o] (•liifdrci,, and also .to Litiitc ,-a regular liferaLiiro t-ainjiaign .aiiiiingst' tlifc : youfii of Nc'iiZealand. Th.q i.iev, T. .It, :i!. V\V,pllo.\'a!l (Aslilii'n:tPn) :lutvp.d'\i'ce(l. tho nvot'ter of ihe. ed'iica- ' ion .of youths lr:i!n i!) f» year- <.f ill t.n-6 (Uingors: of :nlc.o)i.»l'ic' iiidnlgei:ei\ lio U-.id >tvess upon ihe fact !h:it. tho disorder.-: whiclr Jiad taPen piano ia tho Ashburton electorate' . was. ' 'largely caused .by yPuiig hicn/wlfe iiail/beeii: : :in.is; led by liquor, ogoiits, au(i roiised fo asitipnthy * to No-Licen.-c. 1 110 said that uiupss. steps ''were', taken -o meet the ftiisrepiresent'atigna'i 'the- 'party' '.would, suffer Very greatly.,.. ■' F t is'as decided to: ask 1 , tile ■poyer.nm'ent ■to' protect speakers ■in the op.sni-aii" ivbin. niplestfition',. and. so:-, to 1 preserve . to- .every.-' bf'dy the i-iglit pf -free speech. . ; 'The Kcv. ,1 Cocker int.wdiircd flia.subject. of organisation..with: a sp«cH on iis j:(iiitical but non-iiarty chafaHcr.. A lor.lfimj vigorous diKUssioii: aiHiied.-'in -.vliich deiegales front "&wiy.'..iyir.ti of - the lij'on : ini-. ion took part. Eventually, , Isjv a very h.cartv ; a'hd unar.iinons vote; t!ic' fo'iowing resolufioii was adopted; ■with' great er.th'isiasni.:— .

"T'liat: Nq-Liccnsp T,oa.infeS''lj6 'i'oqiieHed': to take .s.tqps"jtpV:^cure;&:lea^ in each .elect-prate to pie-IcetlienisclVes, iregariilfes :o"f' parly,.;, n'ot ,to- vote for any Parliamenfary candidaUi who will . r.ot 'pfcdgei '.'hiniseif' idrsuppprt.'a..■mea.sii.v.q. to. tc(l isio .blio.;11:roc-Gf11 is .ihajority 'reqiiii-ed-: to ..carry hibiUon.". .- ; ' '

• I' ivas further iinnnimouMv.resolved:— "That, this /.conference recommends the executive to arrange a seriis.oi me(kings throushouf tlio:Dominion, in cider, ui inaugurate a . ple'dgoisigning campaign in regai;d; tp the .yqting 9ttpal>Tfe-„ttr. iVf^oiiJ. ? ■r.equird'd' to ca'rn- No-License and.Dominion Prohibition. . '.V ■.;.: '

1 ■ :fi- v^tlib 1 .■ ; .iconforeiio-6:' ■expressed', its .tence of loss in tho decease of the- lafo' 3lr. .T. Ei- Tavlor, M.P ; ; and -its deep .■..syinpathj'. v/itii: lilrjV Thylpi'-in.: her' sorroiv. "

A PUBLIu MEETING

} .', RESOLUTION OF. PROTEST. In tho evening, a. public, meptiiig was 'liold.ih ilio;Towii"H'aliviiind .of. .tiiP :A l!iaiice. ,'There:,,.wcfp- al>oii't-'-.-'lOOp■ people proeni'. . Tlio /Mayor- (Mr. ■■' IJ. AlM.aren; ]ir&;idpd. ■ v ; ;.'"..si", " : "'. The Mayor. .-jV'kiS of the. evils wr.-ag-ii by . the ;drin.k'habife aiiil/.tiia.driiik? ifriifiic; . .in. the Old iiilrrrliow ; i. it'\"wprke.;lj"Ji\icli,v ..evil a'n.Hiiig peo;>lo as could lui'-'Ci' be. iVit-i'.:'.s.-ed in any -Lpftho c-OAinic..-i.; ; '/lib cqgnised that iilcphnl wa; an' ennny of !iis .race; and. he. joined' hi the iight. : agdiiis,t .it;,; He:,was"abso]ut<i'?y'',iritli.;thdsq! .ivhohercfthattiio'dccisioiiiofiilib: bos should be nrct(.c'.(-d,. a'nii that- flip, .decisions toywliicli "cftect/'shpiiVdybioiigiveivi should' lva/ tlmt' of '.a inaioi-il v- iaiiH-' iiuf:' o!;'a. niii-.ority. (Applause) this applied !o nlh.rpform principles. Tf we ivero to ■we^ ; flib:ifoundaHpns-:pf;:odr;e&h^ agitafiiig/.tlio; /hearts':,,an(l;;:brai lis/,:Pfiirei 5 ;.f q'r.niers. \vere-Ep,jicutie.t:liat.tbey : ;inusL : ;l>e::facc(l;;!)y/ .tlie mass .df the people with a dear brain.. ■ They iimist hat- bolifiiki 1 ocl; by, ; ;peop loi whose .;'bo'die3'.-'y%b' : 'w;enkencU.;;bsv;vi - (Applause.) 'lio congratulated the Alliance-oil .its'v.-pr'c, n/id.he hoped to: be able .Nev,- Zealand on ' haYUi^ii'/sober; pe.opl q.i itli r,ou jjlio ii t: : '-.v.;'".-.. .■Thb;.npn.,;Geprge;yFqwlds:iadinitt«!:f.tiiat f ihe task/which the Temperarire. pariy liad /set: : ~ ya; s . a; herciileaii;/ane;: -' , /liivew ilifitter; ;,mqne\% ; .'aiid^ihe-iihscriipvi!oift;n^ it. But the fight- wriu'd: i;0,..0n. and tl-o Ten-peranep parfv would win. Tliey.were on the. side of. Tru'ih,. and Tfiitii. lost ho nor \ranld it l'a ; :e in this war.. But lie remii:-ded the. aiidiei-ce fiia!... the move- - /merit; \vli e?-ri glif; fo'f li n-iroact i'.s firs! amo!'.g .social reforms,' cr.uld nat lipid, the - rond unless it made .' pro-gre.-s. The time had come.: when ofher reforms were pressing for rcdrc-.5,-,and there was- therefor(i;. : the;iriqre;orensm eSTprts should be redoubled (5 keep.the movemeht alive.' He defMidqd ihe" pro': position that thb liquor . (j.ueslioh .was Wove., impor'ant thnn any ofiu'-r. raked itf-|pli Siigeestecl; tli'h tn wb' wnu'd riever' have, clean po'itics;. iintii.. this liquor business were driven .eui ofthe coiiiif.ry. ■ It was:;ai,i traffic;, the There Afei)iqw- : bi?irtg.,TOiswi;.fi;fcv^fq^^^ ■troli This cj:.x';.''- .friiiii:', the ranks of tlie Trade, who had --end the writing on the wall. He'i'in-rd all .TeTi.ip'ei-'an.ce'. .people,. ;t'o' ' disrezard'/'tiie: ;ci:'y/ ■- ttiiiess :; tlis!y ebiild;iinakeit-/at-/lcast;.asi.p!:o-, fit able for camiidaiic's fo lie on their side. aS■ on th'ei liqiicfi;':siile;: ; they cou'd not ex^i:

" ijie Rev,. .1-'. W. (Miatt'cribii (Gislicrne) suggf.sii.-d that ono : inorciised cost of living was ; ! he Pticiniiiig. by the people of five .or , millions : aimually ii; liquor. -If thf: eo.'.iiifiy ceuid' Bo relieved Vif this luigu v.'astc-ful expend!-- ; tiive,, jiudSithps, HKiney sqt ifree :forv'bth'o'rustis, tho cli'tct would bo v.-ondeiful. 'No-' liicehsb. iyasi ia, refjcifiii which would fcivb iniino:liatc result;;, il'hat which had. l;ept/ back the great reform—'lie ihrce-fifths majority—could, not stand. m'i:ch longer in tlio face of an awakened public .opinion. ■Ho took .ojce.ptiou to nowspajicrs helping to. niisiead. -fife., pepp.'p.. by the /publicatipii.; cf iiquor ar'icifs which were, really advertisements. ' He , nipyed;; .'"i'liat this, meeting, bolievini ii; a free, pre.vs as one cf the most valuable of all liberal institutions, and esv.eniiid to the growth, of an. enlighteucd public'opinion, desires, to call the af lent ion of tho AsrociaUd Pres.s'ci Nsw Zealand to the metiicds inlopfed before last cleetion .witlt 'regard; Prr iques'tioii iiirerted as advertisements," ' and respectfully "'protests.: against the'misleading way iu which (hey ■ were so frequently ii'.sc.rfed.." . . .': Till e; in ot i 6.iL .was. scebn rl b<V by Sf r, if a\i l fev ner. aml carried iiiia'ninip'usly' on a show of hands; ■ ;.' ;i. 1

>Ir. & S. Maicolm, J!.l\, spoke of i!;c social, moral, and' ih.'atorinl. adyahta'ges aecruing to :hi's. : clec!or.ato.-'.(C|'(ithn) since tho carfviiig .of NVLicenso. For five.iyears ■tlio gaol at Balclutha had not had a single oecupaut even i.or ; ' :bhe.:iijgh.t. There had r.ot: been in .all the period of no■license ii. hidglo- ofie .of- : th'bs6 . tragedies li.gu-aHy as.~ocialed with drink; Kb could romcniber many siicli. fata! acc.ide;i!.s ur.der license. In short:.'N6;Licens;(' liadjjeeii fried and 'pi'o'v'e'd .tv success in Cliitlia. It had.' saved even the coil finned dfmikard. Tie niciv'pd': "That this meeting declares, thai iu its opinion the further inriir.tcn■aiicp of the inidernccratic and unjust throo-ft'/'l's handicap mi aiid Natioiml .P'r'pi'ii.bi.liqii voters i.s iiii-warrani tod and .'inexcusable, it their-fore calls upon all. symiiaihisers wii'i! the Uniinerance cause- to refuse to record their votes in favour of any e.-ii-dic.aie for Parliament w-lip 'will: ilp.t plcclgq, ihiihse.lf to remedy thi-i gross unfairness;" The motion was- , seconded by . Mr. .M'Co.ir.bs. and fSitiftt

■A. cp.inprehV'iisi.ye vq.fe- of thaisji-S .concluded the ni'eefiiig;.