THE UNITY SCHEME.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 241, 11 April 1912, Page 2

THE UNITY SCHEME.

A PLATFORM DRAFTED. By Telegraph—Pre'ss Association. Wellington, Wednesday, j The Labor unity conference has coneluded its deliberations. The unity pro- j posals an<T the constitution o'f the pro- ! posed United Labor Party were amended, and drawn up for presentation to separate conferences of the Labor Party ! V ld tradcs councils. When these two organisations have dealt with the, scheme in its amended form the constitution ,wil>l be submitted to the unity conference for final endorsement In connection with the pledge in the past signed by Parliamentary candidates, it is understood that in future there will •be no such pledge, merely the affirmation signed by all members of the party when they first join the organisation. This affirmation of the principles embodied in the constitution will <niide Parliamentary representatives and "their actions just as it would a private member of a party. - At the conference of trades councils to-day the following motion was considered: That every endeavor be made to fix the amalgamation of the Trades and Labor Council; that no hairsplitting be allowed to interfere in forming such amalgamation, and that a ballot of members of the Trades and Labor Council be taken on the subject. There was a long discussion, an amended motion being eventually carried ur<*' ing delegates, if the unity proposals were adopted, to do their best to bring about an amalgamation of sawmill and timber workers. The conference to-day decided to instruct the incoming executive to take immediate steps to register the federation under the Conciliation and Arbitration Act.

It was also resolved to urge the Government to carry out the work of reafforestation.