The Guardian And Evening Star, with which is incorporated the West Coast Times. MONDAY, MAY 18th, 1925.

Hokitika Guardian, 18 May 1925, Page 2

The Guardian And Evening Star, with which is incorporated the West Coast Times. MONDAY, MAY 18th, 1925.

PREPARATIONS RETIMES. Preparation's betimes are in hand by the Labour Party for a national campaign. List week, although a time might well have been o I served in j>ol itieal activities. Labor, through its active leader, issued a manifesto to the miners, appealing for funds for the national campaign attendant to the general election. ‘‘This year.” said Mr Holland, "the greatest political battle in the history of the Labor movement of New Zealand will be fought—a battle destined to be fought with consequences that will lie either beneficial or detrimental to tbe workers of the Dominion. It is of supreme moment to the wage-workers whether the Labor movement achieves victory or suffers defeat. And whether victory be won or defeat endured, rests with the workers them selves. Labor can win—if the workers are true to themselves, to their wires

ain we must not only have unbroken solidarity—we must i Iso have the money with which to conduct our light. I lie anti-l.almr candidates will be l acked with money . t the big lin:i 11 < - i;i I in-( i t lit ions which pn liteer at the expense of the people as a whole, the mercantile lion-.-, the shipping muiinpely. the win I kings, the coal

companies, tile vested interests generally." And--non. Mr I lollaiiil appeals to the prejudice,, and passions o! Ids reader- through more than t - of the ‘(trey Diver Argus". 11l- .lass appeal is typical of the policy of Labor which is essenl uillv one sided and quite lacking in democratic leanings. Mr Holland for himself end n.irtv a.-k- for

place and power to wreak veugeamo on tlmse whom it pleases the party t berate as the cans' 1 of all political i I Is. of the davs ills which rellecf themselves to the die 1 mullirt of the party Mr Holland leads. However, it is the same class anneal as of yore, and the value of it lies in the example to those who should feel inn-trained to resist the politic: I ailvaii; fluent of extreme ami doubtful Labor. There is not. strictly speaking, tiny anti-l.ahor feeling with the parti' - in New /ealaiol. The whole record of the legislature shows that. The I • diet aln were t lull is t to recognise the rights of Labor and appointed a Minister to the charge of the portfolio, dime tla.se days of practical reform mnli has been done fur labor by section- of the House and Ihirliametit which .Mr Holland quite un-

fairly an! vet y ungenerously at; in,; 1-I.ah >r. Deform for the hen of labor and for the advancement

trade unionism, was in the forefront o! all Liberal policies, and tbe efforts o.idi by unprompted efforts to improve tin lot and environment of tbe workers arc now ignored by those who set themselves at the bead of so-called l.aii i and seek to win place and power to develupo a (lass policy which is not likely to lie for tbe betterment of tbe country a.s a whole. Rut having given this clue in the political position, and recognising that in the near future there is to li sm 1 1 a light for political control as Mr Holland predicts in bis manifesto to tbe miners, it behoves all interested in the political welfare of New Zealand to consider the possible outcome, and act accordingly. A general election is likely to come (jmekly that is Indore tbe ordinary period and looking to tile consequences a.s to what might happen, organisation among tbe other parties to the fray should become general. The result is in the bands of the people, but they must be advised and made acquainted with tbe full and true position. Labor is doing that very thoroughly from its point of view. What preparations are the other parties making to see that their views are placed equally fully before the masses?