WELLINGTON SOUTH

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 66, 11 December 1919, Page 8

WELLINGTON SOUTH

LrEUT.-COLONTCL MITCHELL'S CAMPAIGN. Ijieut.-Colonel G. Mitchell addressed a large meeting at the Newtown tramway sheds during tho lunch hour yesterday. Mr. J. L. Varlow, president of' the Wellington South branch of tho Joiners' and Carpenters' Union, was voted to the chair. . Colonel 'Mitchell said he did not intend to refer to his opponent's views, but ho thought it his duty lo lot them know what lie stood for himself, lie then spoke briefly on all the important planks of his platform. Loyalty lo this country and to the British Empire was one thing he stood for. Colonel Mitchell was very cordially received, ami at tlio conclusion of his address was accorded a very hearty vote of thanks, MR. SEMPLE AT BERHAMPORE. Mr. R. Semplo (Labotii candidate for Wellington South) addressed a meeting of electors' in the Masonic Hall,. L'erhampore, last evening. Mr. Semple referred firsi; to the cliurge that the Labour Party was unpatriotic and anti-Christian. By way of meeting it, he said that among tho Labour candidates were threo returned soldiers and "three reverend gentlemen." Me repudiated the suggestion that ho had ever raised a finger to prevent men from going to the front. He had never interfered, lie said, witn niiy .man's right to decido for himself whether ho should fight. Mr. Semple complained that there were monopolies in the country that were robbing the people of their rights. Why should not all the people, he asked, enjoy a share in tlio result of human co-operative effort? The Labour Parly wished to change the. conditions that produced the. pauper on the one hand and the millionaire on the other. The party stood for the common control of the necessities of life, in order to secure enough clothing, shelter, and food for each and all. Proportional representation, the candidate claimed, should be made to supercede the present "comic opera, geographical, parochial system of representation." lie advocated the abolition of the Legislative Council. The Upper Chamber was u--»d, lie alleged, to cliolte popular legislation. If the Labour Party were returned, its first duty, said Mr, Nemple, would bo to close the doors of Parliament and go back to the people with a referendum on tho proposal to abolish the Legislative Council. Mr. Kemple received a vole of thanks and confidence.

In an Improbable Event. Asked what would bo his attitude if the extreme Labour element ,;.iined tlio ascendancy in the Kiuse. 'Dr. A. K. Newman, Reform candidate for "Wellington East, stated at . Ins meeting in the New Century Hal! last nil,'lit that: lie was one of the loyalists, and lie should lie extremely sorry to see the extremists pet into power. Doth he and (he party ho belonged to would refuse tu be at Die beelc and, call of_the extremists. "I don't want lo see any combination wherein' the extremists will rule this country." remarked Dr. Newman. "T aili prepared to lake any sleps if I an) elected to prevent tliem ruling this country." (Applause.)