P. H. HICKEY AT WAIHI.

Maoriland Worker, Volume 2, Issue 25, 25 August 1911, Page 13

P. H. HICKEY AT WAIHI.

The Miners' Hall at Waihi Avas packed with an intelligent and enthusiastic audience to hear Comrade Hickey deliver an address on. "The Federation of Labor: What it is, and Avhat it seeks to accomplish." The speaker, during an earnest ana i clear address, was frequently api plauded by his huge audience. He traced in a masterly .manner the birth, groAvth and expansion of the Federation, and pointed out the fallacy of the statements made that it® policy Avas destructive. He shoAved the beivefits to be arrived at by organisation and appealed to all to organise- and help break the chains that bound them. He also dealt with the criticism of the miners' neAV agreement by Mr. Rcardon, of Wellington. The speaker concluded a most interesting address -Avith a strong appeal to all to further the' interests of the Avbrking-clase, both economically and politically. ■During the evening the chairman received telegrams congratulating Comrade Hickey on his election as the Socialist candidate, and wishing him every success in his light, and also ur-ino- the worker® of Ohinemuri to their efforts to elect Comrade P H. Hickey as their representative, from the Executive of the New Zealand Federation of Labo.r and tire Socialist Party of Wellington, Avhich were heartily received t Here is a gem: Hickey was aske-j "Did he believe m the British ' and, pointing to the local party s Blood-red Banner, which Avas displayed on the platform, he said: "There is the only flag I admire—the flag of the tjooplp " This remark was received with a regular outburst of vociferous cheering.- S THE REBEL.