Wellington Words.

Maoriland Worker, Volume 2, Issue 19, 14 July 1911, Page 12

Wellington Words.

FEDERATION BRANCH FORMED. There has been a revival in AVellington Socialist activities of late. Meetings are held every Sunday night in the Party's rooms—not exactly an ideal place for Sunday evening meetings, but still the best under the circumstances. Since the advent of some new blood

into the movement, we may expect greater activity in the future. During the past few weeks Comrades Ross, Bowen, Hickey and Griffiths have delivered addresses. Miss Selina Anderson, late an organiser for the Australian Labor Party, gave a most interesting address upon "Unionism born again," in which she advanced a plea for industrial organisation. The Socialist Party here has engaged Mr. F. Freeman, of Christchurch, to organise the branch, liven up its activities, and to help make it a bigger factor in the workingclass movement in the Empire City. Robert Hogg, after years of splendid secretarial service, is relinquishing the post of branch secretary, following upon his resignation as gen. sec. N.Z. Socialist Party. His new and responsible office as AVorker manager makes these changes imperative. However, he will still be active in platform work and has recently addressed several meetings upon military training. R. S. Ross was tendered a -welcome social by the Socialists, and has since addressed several Sunday meetings, and has also visited Johnsonville and Petone to speak on Socialism and militarism, t AVhilst Professor Mills was in Wellington it was noticeable that despite the very poor houses which greeted him, the Socialist Party was locally responsible for the little success he did meet with. It is well worth the party's while to seriously consider the advisability of engaging a decent hall for Sunday nights. Since the cessation of the theatre meetings, the party has gone back, and although the oldest branch in New Zealand it is far from being the most virile. A meeting cf industrialists was held in the Socialist rooms to consider the advisability of forming a branch of the N.Z.F.L- P. H. Hickey, of The AVorker, addressed the meeting upon the need of the formation of a branch for propaganda purposes. A considerable number of questions were asked, the audience displaying great enthusiasm. It was unanimously decided to form a branch of the Federation in AVellington.* All industrialists will please note that the next meeting of the Wellington branch N.Z.F.L. "will be held in the Socialist Hall, Manners street, on Friday evening, July 21. You are wanted. Every member of the Wellington Gas AVorkers' Union is taking a copy of The Maoriland AVorker. Next, please. ONLOOKER.