P.P.A. CONFERENCE.

Taranaki Daily News, 27 May 1919, Page 5

P.P.A. CONFERENCE.

A SERIES OF RESOLUTIONS. By Telegraph.—-Press Association. Wellington, Layt Night. The annual council of the Protestant Political Association has concluded its sittings. The discussion of remits way Tesumed, and the executive was instructed to draw up the political platform. The powers* of the Dominion executive were enlarged, and the work of the organisation, both political and iinancial, were ordered, to he expedited and completed. A generous; response was made by the representatives of the various divisions financially, and the most optimistic tone prevailed as the result of the discussion and development of plans regarding the suppression of the religion of convicted persons. The following motion was parsed: "This council directs the attention of the Government to the eupression of the religion of convicted persons from the official year book, thereby removing from people a valuable proof of the superiorI ity of the value of the State system of I education as against denominational education, and calls upon the Government to have these statistics reinstated as their removal ia without the authority of Parliament and against the interests of the people." The council also affirmed the urgent desirability of establishing State orphanages. Another resolution adopted was as follows: "This council unites with the Protestants of the Empire in protesting against the presence of an envoy of the British Government at the Vatican as being unconstitutional and an insult to the loyal Protestants of every Dominion, and that the executive communicate with the Protestant organisations throughout the Empire, with a view to a strong and united psotest." A further resolution was passed "condemning the action of the Minister of Customs and the Attorney-General in prohibiting the importation of certain Protestant literature on the subject of | national education."

The following resolution was also passed: "This; council, in affirming its appreciation of and devotion to the present system of free and compulsory undenominational education, calls upon the Government to safeguard its schools by providing that concession.-, 1 already mode to sectarian schools should be withdrawn and no further concessions made, and that the Government support the national syttem of education by providing for pupils of State schools a fair proportion of Civil Service appointments; that an adequate vote of f0.000.000 be provided for the development of an educational system upon modern lines, to enable the proper provision to be made for the children and adequate remuneration to the teachers in keeping with the value and dignity of their calling."