NEW ZEALAND ALLIANCE.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 53, 24 June 1914, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND ALLIANCE.

IPmE Prim Amoctation.] Wellington, Juno 24. The twentV-eighth annual meeting of the Alliance began in Wellington to-day. The , Mayor welcomed the delegates, who number 180, from all parts of the Dominion. At the Congress breakfast, the Rev. W. J. Comrie (chairman of executive) said the Alliance embraced all parties so far as was concerned. It embraced all, creeds so far as religion was concerned/ it embraced all colours and nationalities. Its goal was the abolition of the liquor traffic in New Zealand, lie hoped , their goal was not far distant. They had a- majority of the people behind them. The president (Mr Wesley Spragg) said there was no time in the history ~of their . movement when they had more hope of seeing an early success of their efforts. They had never before found their opponents so anxious, s» determined', ,so compactly organised, so lavish' with their money, and so intent on trying to defeat the , alliance. The' Liquor Party realised that they wore approaching their Waterloo. They realised the near- ! ness of dissolution of their awful business. He was inclined to tliink they would see Federal ’Prohibition carried in the Tinted States even before it was carried in New Zealand. He rejoiced at their prospects of success. Addresses were also delivered by , Mrs A. R. Atkinson, Mrs H. Lee Cowie, Rev. P. S. Smallneld, and Messrs A. Toombs, and C. H. Poole.