THE P.P.A. AND POLITICS.

Taranaki Daily News, 22 June 1920, Page 9

THE P.P.A. AND POLITICS.

To the Editor. l2M. r 'w r ' °„, S , rot '' in ?' oo u r lssue «' the ihnl S . crl '' clse(l myself, my speech and With p n1 3 f 10 term n,y THpv 1 crltlcln,ns J not concerned. rhey are valueless In t!ie light of Mr Scott's thfp d 4 nowl |, <, ' :e of and the work of our correspondent, however, attempts to prove that I am exceedingly Illinformed as to the Influences at work In the so-called "official" Labor party. He takes ei- '? i tlle Btl,ten >ents naming the New Zealand kabor Parly also concerning trade unions. The statement that Mr. Scott has !" I 1 ™" apparently is that "Rome Is alwotk t?ona nr thf. B 'l° 8 nnd ,he lnl,or or Snnlsntlons of this country, and that the purpose is I. o ar tv™ re M° m i™ l ., 1)0 , wer ""rough the Labor inrtj. Mr. Scott, from a very narrow and limited acquaintance with the party of which tnio .'1 "T' 11 " 1 ® the 'Statement uned win. Mm j 1 tll!lt he 13 acquainted with the Amalgamated Society of Cnrln \eVri™!?h S Auckl!,n(l aml in I\ew riymouth also. Against von? cm-. respondent's limited knowledge I can data throughout" th ° f lhe tr,ule ,lni ™' throughout the Dominion. lam in rece'r* constantly of Information which Mr * Scr< has no me,ans of obtaining, from members < • mlttee/nli ° f the v l,abor representation coi> Hi! 1« S r New inland The [nfl;ence of Home it at work In every union an ivJ r ?f y L -?' C - The m » re fact that on tile mTaril on* R 6 A fP' in there ♦h.V ? . c ? oraanlst 18 nothing. The fact LR r JhTh n Auel tln n d is that the tl'cM mach n„ t y ™ nlr , ols 'he Labor pollI!. 1 ' a majority of Romanists otlißr m®° J5 he re(,ent ele< *lnn. An-' iblv Is ?Jt ti. m ? tt ls unawi,re of prob!n wiuinJJtnn I a ? e> , and L »t>or Council ' , by the s " m « Influences, t-an Mr. Scott explain why sir Brown n prominent Romanist layman in Dunedln was chosen to contest the seat against' Mr taffi 9 . W i thout tallot «<> wlthoui 1! , ! y iber of th e Labor Party for the prescribed time before selection? Perhaps Mr. Scott may enlighten your readers us to sUtonT for " lc Mtiorlland Worker's pertv» I n<lTO c«y of Sinn Felnlsm and the acRomanrwli"l 'V' 0 t Labor Pnrly "Ith the release oftt.mrn? attcm , pt ,0 S6cure the release or tno military prisoners? thpsp 7«inlj CtS Bathered from all parts of New Zealand as against Mr. Scott's A.SCJ eiKZe V:™ are only the S?» L J2 ne , series of Blmilnr fa^ B wnicn can be adduced, if neceasarv Tour n''l POn h d ?, Nt 9a /' th «t orer two vears a o 1 tfag challenged to nnmo any Labor member ele , <,teil by th * Roman vote I made ST»Im a M , i U '' h a had been maae, or I should have replied. Let me mi, »J. Ues , tlon , 10 Mr For whom did fhe Romnnlsls In New Plymouth vote at the recent e ectlon-wa, r nnt Mr j" e h Xge who stand »t na ) ?' e n Slnß ,' 6 I ' abor candidate tii« J! ? '? D;p(,m,>e r elections, with ihn Ju exception of the Hon. Mr. Paul, Roman tat n «sl " ceire tllß solla support Of the Romanist electors. Was not a circular fsin Auckland West in the Interests of if SifW? Did nnt the Roman rote J™ m Rlnrer in Auckland Central [F s ! r ; Pl,r /- V [ ni(l nnt Mr. Holland receive fho vote of the Church against a loyal Ro'«r' w' o ' Br,( ' nf Wl '° were Mr. r. mser s chief supporters and Mr Senile's, If not the Roman Church? Let Mr. Scott answer these plain questions, an d then allow your readers to judge If the statements made ny myself are not more trustworthy nnd nccurate than Mr. Scott's. The pity of It la iv/ 11 * , non-Ronianists In the unions are blinded to these facts by the talk of "hiimanitarlanlsm," "solidarity among the workers and the "non-sectarian" character of the Labor Party. Rome has ever sought to use the cause of the people for her own ends. Those ends once attained thp people may an. To-day In every country tile Church Is seeking to use the working class movement for political mirposes. That, sprils ruin to the causo. Of Labor and disaster to the country. I have only the Interests of New Zenland and of the working man at heart when i say: 'Keep the hands of Rome off the tiller of your ship or It will be wrecked." I hope Mr. Scott and all the other members of unions will examine the facts so that their Informed Judgment may guide them In their affairs nnd not. the secret nnd subtle Influences of political Romanism.—l am. etc , • HOWARD ELLIOTT. Wellington, 15th June, 192(1.