REFORM CAUCUS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 43, 15 November 1918, Page 4

REFORM CAUCUS

, , j IMPORTANT RESOLUTIONS j SUGGESTED POLITICAL COMBINATION Members of the Heforin Party in the House of Representatives met in caucus on Wednesday, and resumed yesterday. After the. close of the proceedings the Prime. Minister informed a Dominion reporter that the members of the party had discussed various matters, and had adopted some important resolutions, ■■ "Sumo very important questions were dealt with, and some very valuable suggestions wero made by the members present with regard to the legislation of the present session-' and the requirements of the country, when and after pence is declared," said Mr. ilassey. "The conference was a good one, and on all the more important points there was absolute unanimity on tho part vcf those members who were present. Tho whole of the members of the Reform Party - were accounted for, though influenza prevented the attendance of several members who would otherwise have been there. It was considered that any attempt to formulate a policy was the business of the Government." Jlr. Massey added that the following resolutions had tan adopted by the "" members present at tlie conference:— 'That''the party is strongly of opinion that New Zealand .should be represented at the Peace Conference, the representation to be arranged by the two leaders, and pledges itself to assist in expediting the necessary Parliamentary work, so that our'representatives may be able to reach Europe in time to take part- in the consideration of the exceedingly important: matters which must be dealt with before peace is finally declared. That the party expresses its unbounded admiration for the snlendid services Tendered by our mldiers in the great war now drawing to a close, nnd pledges itself to support th" Onvo.rnment in a sohcnN* of repntrintifv which will restore , th<> 'men of our fifMin f«<vne to p.ivil Hf6 in ' (i manner that will be. satisfactory tf> . them and to the' patriotic people of t'-ic country. That in view of the insidious spread of reyoli'tionoP' nnd. anarchistic doctrines, this rwi'rtv is nf opinion that the more respond)!? elements in the \or 7.siil<>rnl Parliament sh«nld unite for the purpose of incnlcatine founi rlnmoornfic winci.nl" s . ni"l giving off""t to p nolicv wliioh will stimulntn Hie Fpntinio'it* of nnlrinlUm <ind of Enmiro for which New Zealand 1' , ." nlvoys V»n. noted. A caucus of Tiibcrnl p-ipn'lyrs of thn House of vi? fr> have been hcM |~1 V'wiwlav. but it wns nH"inoH: TV ilipr-ii«i'"i "f nnrty viatt»rs hns reviver' i ,, a ilef'ee since' ttio c"«ntinn nf h"=Hli(-i.>s .it the front v.-n s nnii"'iiK<"i. 'I'll' third lfOTilutiin "Hpitetl >v Hip Tieforni p.micu?« tives te««;jh to "'ip M <-lin nimours in circulation ; " f,, ' , ,nl,l,: "'.