MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 1 July 1918, Page 1

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

(pun TRUSS ASSOCIATION. —COPYRIGHT. 1 ELECTION OF SHERIFFS. LONDON June 29. The lion. Air Massey voted nt tiie eieetion of Sheriffs for the City of London. He is -probably the first Dominion Prime Minister to exercise such ;» rigid ns a Freeman.

AN INTERVIEW

| AUSTRALIAN & N.Z. CAULK ASSOCIATION']

LONDON, June 29

Mr. \Y. E. Massey, interviewed, said that by these meetings the Imperial War Cabinet is practically framing a Constitution, that- will go on improving developing, and broadening down from ibe precedent to the present for centuries to came, thus giving the British citizens in the Dominion the right to representation in Imperial Affairs, to which they are indisputably entitled, and in which they never before had a say. and now, for the fiiT time, artplaced on ■ equality wiih the l niieil Kingdom. As the sittings continue the possibilities of inipmvemof.it will ho taken advantage of. There is no doubtin my mind, that when the war ends, the Imperial Cabinet will continue, I believe to make arrangements for an annual session ,and I think the principal Dominions will have resident Ministers here, sitting as members of the ’lmperial Cabinet. Now Zealand lias not considered the question ol having a member here, for the duration ol the war as Canada has, and as it is suggested Australia may do. The duties of a resident Minister would he monpolitical than commercial. The High Commissioner, would doubtless remain as representative on the business side, as it was essential that a political represetative should bo a member of the Government of the Dominion lie represents. So far as lie was able to judge, the British Ministers and leading statesmen were favourable to my view, and prepared to allow the Dominions a full say in all Imperial matters. This proposal would not interfere with liiy conception of Imperial Federation.

LABOUR CONFERENCE

fAUSTRALIAN ifc N-Z. CAIII.E ASSOC!ATI )N & REUTER.j LONDON, June, 29. The Labour Conference resolved to add equal rights for women to their political platform, including equal pay and equal civil liberties. The Conference passed resolutions in favour of immediate rule for Ireland. Mr O’Cirndy, appealing to the Statesmen for the Dominions, to insist on a settlement. The Conference agreed to the con. script ion of wealt h in view of the war expenditure with exemption below a thousand sterling. The British Workers’ League in a manifesto, protests against the CYmferenee’s unpatriotic vote of breaking the Party Truce and calls on the Labour Ministers to give the only possible reply, by appealing to their constituents, thereby destroying the snipers, whereof they complain. Otherwise the Ministers will destroy themselves politically.

TTiH LAHOPIi SPLIT. Received, th.s day at 8.45 a.m. v LONDON, Juno 30 th. None ol' tin* Labour Ministers were present at the inauguration of the new Trade Union party, hut the Labour Party immediately reviews the, situation. Admittedly the split is serious, indicating a growing trade union opinion for demanding that the Labour Party shall shed its pacifist influences and declare its determination to have no dealings with Germany until the latter admits she is beaten. The Sailors and I'M remen’s Union supports the new Party.