LABOR AND THE CABINET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 242, 12 April 1912, Page 2

LABOR AND THE CABINET.

SOCIAL IN WELLINGTON. By Telegraph—Press Association. _ Wellington, Thursday. Tlie delegates attending the various conferences at present in progress here were entertained at a social last night. Sir Joseph- Ward, Messrs Laurenson, Hanan, Ell, Mac Donald, and R. McKenzie were present. Mr. R. McKenzie,predicted that if the Labor Party went about its work systematically they would have the control of Parliament for the next forty years. He believed that they would have another election before September. Mr. Hanan said the people of this country would have to be up and doing if they were to keep pace with other countries. Education must be free, from the primary schools to the university. As Mr. Hanan concluded his speech Mr. Hindmarsh, M.P., rose and said: "I refused to attend a Liberal caucus the other day, and I hope you will allow me to retire from this meeting." He then left the room.

Responding to the toast of "The Press," Professor Mills repudiated the possibility of a Liberal-Labor Party. By the unity proposals they had brought 60,000 unionists together, and there were 15,000 more workers they were going? to bring into the United Labor Party, and then they could send to Parliament a party which would do what they wanted.

TOUCHY INDEPENDENCE. Wellington, Thursday. As a sequel to last night's Labor social several delegates at the New Zealand Labor _ Party's conference to-day took exception to the arrangements for issuing invitations and drawing up the toast list. Included in the latter were several Ministers of the Grown, and the delegates to-day strongly emphasised the absolute independence of the Labor Party. A resolution was passed regretting the occurrence of last night and the unfortunate position in which delegates were unwittingly placed.