RETENTION OF SAMOA.

Taranaki Daily News, 12 March 1918, Page 5

RETENTION OF SAMOA.

CHRISTCHUECH OOUNCHJX««| ' VIEWS. NOT WORTH ONE NEW '/MAT.jfflfr . ER'S LIFE. By Telegraph.—ftesa Association. Chxi/stchurch, Last JTigftfr ■ Tho Auckland City Council's resohK tion, urging tho retention of the v.itr, came before the City Council this evening. It was moved and Me* ended that the motion be endorsed, - Cr. E. J. Howard moved an amending' that the question be- referred to ■ titty Peace Conference to deal with. Sppatv ing in support, he said he was not gOtßgj to suggest it, but, Auckland being #jf near Samoa, tjhe motion lent itself t* the idea of self-interest, ifc knew Buitafc' fairly well, and dcolared it \m not} ' worth one New Zealander's life, let alonaj (lie fact that it might mean tie saeri&ft' of 10,000 or 20,000 men to retain it,-; , labor was opposed to anything Wngj taken by force. "We know by pjißtMn-': tory," ho said, "that if we. hold Sanjnf; <t means the continuance of conscnptxju! in this' country; that if we hoM. it, itj means future war. Don't lot .us do-any-, thing at this time to handicap' our dren, and force our children and onrjj children's children to he cannon foddfep?' In his opinion they should not do any-ii thirig to prevent tho Peace OonferenAei; being held. ■' ; Cr. Ada Wells seconded the Amend-1 ment. Slio 'said the people could not/-; give Mr. Magsey and Sir Joseph WanSW! . mandate except by a refcendnm. l Mayor Holland considered it wonldtybfti absolnte suicide to allow our enemy,wad> atsck at nothing, to re-occupy tSta SbufU) • Pacific islands. Other Labor inember&iofl , the council supported the Mayors vfewHJ. and the amendment was negattrec% '£s • motion being carried by 11' votes '