N.Z. LEGION

Hokitika Guardian, 19 October 1933, Page 6

N.Z. LEGION

HORORATA CENTRE PROTESTS.

(Ter Dress Association—Copyright)

CHRISTCHURCH, October 19

A meeting of the Hororata centre of the New Zealand Legion held yesterday evening, passed ii resolution; “That as members of this centre joined the Legion under the" iinpVcssio.n that it stood for the of the system of Government- and political education of the people pnly,. .they regiet t-o see published in the newspapers, schemes like that of Dr Campbell Begg on immigration, which although it may not have official approval of the Legion, is naturally associated in the public mind with it. They consider that the publication has done a considerable amount of harm to the Legion’s cause in this district, and would like to have the assurance of the national executive that no publicity will in future be given to any politics of this kind, and with a view t-o. having -the importance this matter be pufc before the national executive jn the riiostlcpjjYhieing manner, tin's cenLiekSiiggests-tq the executive, of the’ Cafi#rjhlry ..djwiriion, (I) that other divisions be. written to and.aske’d Tori tjieit||iipport’;' (2)'that the national executive be approached with a petition front.-|th'e. division ask-, ing for the assurance- riientioned.’L , , The mover,-Air-J; 44 D. Hall,, said such schemes, as...Ahqpivould cause a split in the legion-. The seconder,- Mr G. H. Grigg jaid;- Dr.vJlegg ought to he gagged. ■ '-?557. Hororata centre, .is .ojtc o|Jhe .largest coufitry /centres' of tlffi -Lejjbn;" m''-Cali-* terbury, tL . ."4"