RAMSAY MACDONALD.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1931, 13 November 1906, Page 3

RAMSAY MACDONALD.

IMPRESSIONS OF NEW ZEALAND f PRESS ASSOCIATION I.ivorcargiil, last night, Mr Ramsay Maoduuuld, M.P., pa-sod through hora to-day on his way to Australis. lutorviowod, hn said that Britain oould not copy tho Now Zjuland labor conditions to any ox ont. Homo Indus trios wore too big to oufuroe Niw Zetland

legislation. Ho was not t-uro that lbs Now Zoaland arbitration law was ts groat a success as ono could wish. He thought tho Now Zoaland workors should oonaldor tho purchasing power of tnonoy, not rnorely tho wages received. Whoo they did that a now Sold of legislation j would open to thorn. Trades unionism at Homo woa totally difloront to that in ow Zealand, whoro tho arbitration law had knocked all tho fight out of the unionists. Ia England, although the proportionate numerioal strength of tho trades unions was not so grout as hore, they wore moro active, alort, and oven vigilant against enorooohmsnt on their rights. Ho denied that British oommorce was declining. Mr Chamberlain's figures wore wrong. Grrrnan competition was jrowing, but that oould not be prevented. The best thing they oould do was to main-

tain free trade, and fight strenuously for e sharo of tho world’s trade, They ooulc not expeot to keep it all. He was de lighted with the countcy and the kiudnese shown Mrs Macdonald and himself.