P.P.A. CONFERENCE

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 10290, 27 May 1919, Page 8

P.P.A. CONFERENCE

POLITICAL PLATBOEAI ,TO BE DRAWN UP.

The sittings of the annual council ol the frotestant Political Association have been concluded. - The executive was -instructed to draw up a political platform. .. . T. Reports from the district groups showed that the organisation was rapidly approaching a' state at which it was anticipated the Protestant vote would bo utilised solidly for the election of suitable men to Parliament. . , The powers of the Dominion executive were enlarged , and (ho work of organisation, both, po.iiical, and financial, was ordered to- be expedited: and completed. . A, generous response was made by the’ representatives of - the various divisions financially,, and , the most op* timistic tone prevailed as the result of the discussion. and the development ol the plans: . ~ ,: Regarding the suppression of the religion of .convicted persons, the following motion was passed ‘ This council direct the attention of the Government to the suppression of the religion_ of convicted persons from the official Tear Book, thereby removing from the people valuable proof of the superiority of the value of the State system of. education ns against denominational education, and calls upon tile Government to have these statistics reinstated, as their removal, is without the authority of Parliament and. a gainst the interests of the ■people.” ■ ■., ' ■ ■ ■ ' ■ The council affirmed the urgent desirability of establishing State orphan-■aK.l^other-resolution adopted was as follows" This council. unites with the Protestants of tire Empire in protesting against the presence of an envoy of-the British Government at the Vatican as being unconstitutional and an insult to The local Protestants of every Dominion, and that, (bn e-ccutive pnmraunicato w-'tb Protests"* organisationsddiroughtmt the Empire with; a view to strong united pfotesl.”