THE UNITY OF LABOR.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 47, 1 July 1913, Page 6

THE UNITY OF LABOR.

LARGEST CONFERENCE IN AUSTRALASIA[Per Press Association.] Wellington, July 1. The United Labor Conference opened this morning. Mr P. H. Hiekey was elected secretary, and the Hon. Mr Rigg clniirman. Some four hundred members were present, and after formal business, Mr Rigg congratulated the assembly, which, he said, was the largest conference ever held in Australasia. They represented over 50,000 workers, a fact which should make them keenly sensible of the responsibility that rested on them. He could not believe such a conference could disperse without doing some good. They could agree on one thing, and that was that the time had arrived when workers shall govern themselves., Too long had workers sat at the feet of other parties and begged for benefits "as favors which they should take as right."

The report was taken as read

A cable was received from the Melbourne Trades Hall wishing the Congress success.

REPORT OF THE CONFERENCE

The Labor Conference report of the Unity of Labor Congress Committee whiph was taken as read, showed that an active propaganda, had been carried on by means of the distribution of literature and public meetings in every centre of note in the Dominion. The Premier had informed a deputation that an opportunity would be given to Labor to place its views before the Labor Bills Committee. The Congress Committee had carried out tho instructions of the January Conference in drafting a constitution rule and platform for a united federation of labor; and the Social Democratic Party had drafted a programme on which all could unite.