CAPITAL AND LABOUR

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 1726, 16 June 1917, Page 2

CAPITAL AND LABOUR

IN’ the course of an address at Auckland under the auspices of the Auckland Industrial Association, Mr W, A. Veiteh, Labour M.F. for Wanganui, said it seemed that in New Zealand 5 per cent, of the people were represented by one class of anarchists at the toil of the ladder whilst there was an equal percentage of another class of anarchists at the bottom. Between the two the 90 per cent, of the decent class of people had very little say in politics. “I think it is time,” ho continued, “that Labour should take another look at itself and see what use we can make of our political power. Let us try to ascertain the reasons why we have failed so hopelessly.'’ At the recent municipal elections nearly every Labour condidate, including himself, had been

defeated. There was some reason to suppose that a few men who did not approve of the Labour platform deliberately worked up this trouble. His advice to union officials was: “Do not compromise with direct ae j tionists.” The people of New Zealand would not tolerate anarchists, and he did not blame them. “There is no hope for us,” he proceeded, “until we take these fellows by tho hair of the head and boot them out of “the movement.”