LIBERAL-LABOUR FEDERATION.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 March 1924, Page 4

LIBERAL-LABOUR FEDERATION.

.'.ill WILFORD’S CAMPAIGN

WELLINGTON, March 20

Speaking at a meeting ol the LiberalLabour Federation to-night, Mr T. M. Wilford said lie was pleased to see that in the newspaper coat ravers-. Mr Massey had been pinned down on the taxation question. Mr Wilford piodu-tod that the coming session would sec some important changes in our taxation laws. He expected Mr Massey alter ibis onslaught, which he had not answered but evaded, to set up another taxation committee and to Jill it with turn ol known opposite opinions, so that lhere would he no agreement when the commissioner reported, and ho would he able again to say. “What can I do. gentlemen, when even these experts cannot agree.” Mr 'Wilford went on to say that the Reform and Labour parties were at their old gutties again, for while LabtVur speakers called the Liberal:- ‘'backers of Mr Massey.” the Reform Press said they could not understand why Mr Wilford wanted to help the lied Feds. "ft almost seems,” said Mr Wilford, "that an election is looming when old tactics, though they have lormorlv failed, are being revived. Speaking of the nianiieslo <d fho Teachers’ Association, he stated that lie had every sympathy with them and declared that, in his experience of political life, ho had never read stub a .serious indictment of a Minister ot the Crown, for (lie teachers, relorriug to the .Minister of Education, had stated i tail If ( the Minister) had no desire to work' in a spirit of co-opera! ion with the teachers lor the' welfare ol tho children of New Zealand. ‘This is a serious charge,” said Mr Wilford, “and will have to he answered.”