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LABOUR PARTY CONFERENCE.
PREMIER ON THE CRISIS,
OUTLINES FUTURE PLANS
NOT DEFENCE BUT ATTACK.
(Reuter's Service.)
LONDON, October 7
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DEMANDS OF ZAGHLUL PASHA.
"VIEWS OF MR. MACDONALD.
SUDAN.
LONDON, October 7.
be demands of the Egyptian Premier, Zaghlui
interest in the proceedings, in anticipation of aqui the recent negotiations, are summarised pronouncement by Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, then a White Paper Issued tonight. Premier, on the present Government crisis, —
FOOD BEFORE THE FRAY.
The conference was preceded by a break
fast at a West Endang restaurant. The Premier
did not attend, but members of the Cabinet; Labour executives and representatives, of the Trade Union Congress were present,
Mr. MacDonald went straight to the confer ence at Queen's Hall, arriving:"a"""quarter-of hour before the opening. He received an ovation from the crowd 'outside. His appearance on the
an
The word: The withdrawal dfall-British forces in Egypt. ian territory a
The whfdraw- of financial and judicial advisers.
Thedisappear? ance of all British- content over the Hgyptian Gov- 'ernment--not- ably in con- nection with foreign affairs.
The abandon": ment of the British claim to protect foreig ners and minori- ties In Egypt.
The abandon- ment of the
platform was greeted by the singing of the "Red claim to participate in the profection of Flag" and the "Internationale,
"TRICKY CONSPIRATORS."
the Some Canal.
OPTIMISM OF PREMIER.
Mr. MacDonald, while not abandoning hope of sequent agreement, expressed the opinion that the attitude of Zagalul at present rendered an agreement Impossible.
Mr. MacDonald, recalling the labour success at the last election, despite the campaign of loud apeakers, lobster-tin-cans, and other humbug, and that there was a fixed limit to-day to the possibilities: of tricky conspirators and resourceful demagogues,
THAT VITAL LINK. DO He claimed that no Government had dond mort, to alleviate the lot of the victims of unemployment No British Government, the Premier pointed and to solve the housing problem, and praised Mr out, could wholly sacrifice the interests of guarding Snowden's budget. He declared that the nesta vital link of British comraunications like the labour budget would continue the good work and canal. He assured Zaghiul that Britals does not that perhaps the real explanation of our present intend to attempt to direct or control the policy of difficulties (Cheers) was that the second labour the Egyptian Government. budget would jeopardise the lives of the other two parties."--p
Mr. MacDonald said the political situation wRE dow giving no-little concern. Mr. Asquith's post- election speech, plainly Intimating that the Labour Government must eat out of his band, had finally, settled Liberal-Labour relations and was the beginning of an unworthy: policy whose LEG phase demanded a definite stands. The trumped. up stunt about dropping a certain prosecution savo the wily gettifogging lawyet Ertence.
****ime Country "wished the Government to cons tinus work which cannot be intorrupted except af grave national disadvantage, and, which only men could carry on whose authority in the eyes of the "foreigner and their own people, was respected by
parliament. (Cheers), --
"GO TO THE COUNTRY."
Mr. MacDonald, adhered to his previous states ments regarding the Sudan,
IRELAND'S PROBLEM.
DEHATE IN HOUSE OF LORDS.
· SIR JAMES-CRAIG'S VIEWS.
Zouter'
LONDON, October 7,
muster attended the House of Lorda The Opposition plan was to force a humilised Goverment to go to the country in a fortnite on the Irish Bill Lord Grey
(deliveredictis principal speech. *...
aime.
The Conservatives had proposed a strat forward vote of censure, but the Liberal amenda was conceived in a spirit of medieval crocker and torture...
He declarad a definite understanding had been given to Ulster in 1920 that no question of territory could be negotiated without Ulster's 11⁄2 consent. He would prefer to face the Free States' only demand for a Republic, rather than see the under
og standing with Ulster broken. He voiced the 185, bolnion that the passage of the amendment limiting the powers of the commission, would raise the whole question of the ppation of the House of Lords.". He therefore advised the definite acceptance of the Bill or the rejection of the whole idea of having a commission...
The Government would not be censured, insulted by a packed committee, whos the ove of the election, publish a report an knew had already been dravu epy consuring Government By this little "Hangeuvre it “expected wo sħall-go¬down and the ortunes" the Liberal Party will be restored They mistake ** their men.”- (Cheers). *
The House adjourned until to-morrow..
NORTH IRISH FARLIAMENT GAZZA
"FRESH CLEAN FIGHTING."
Continuing, the Premier said that this chicanery will provoke resentment that will make * Sir James Craig, the Prime Minister of Northern our victories all the more numerous,.. Fresh, clean, Ireland, fn" opening: Parliament, said the present fighting in the constituencies will clear the air and British Government had brought in a new Treaty give us strength in the House of Comtédilk, making against the wishes of Ulster. If this was to com us independent of partisan tactics,
tinne, there would be no safety för. Ulster in future. He hoped the Conference, in its deliberations If the Boundary Commission was persisted in and would remember what was at stake, When the" | the finding was acceptable to Ulster-well; and time came for it to dissolve, the thousand men and goodbyes the decision was not acceptable by women gathered here would return, to their posts the Nith Trish Primärent, he would not hesitate to to sleep in their armour unill the word was given declino reponsibility for carrying on the Govern for the Labour Party to take the old not to mentine would be no party to lotrering the Union defend fiself bot to attack,
Jack and tholsting, the White Flag; or to any- -hypo gesture to the South,
MR. CRAMP'S PROPHECY Mr. Concemore Thomas Cramp, Industria General Secretary of the National Union of Rall men, proposed a resolution, congratulatjes Me MacDouaid, which was passed unanimously. Hi went on to prophesy that, after the electie Labour would be the largest party in the House of Commona (Cheers).
Mr Herbert Smith, President of the Miners! Federation, who seconded the resolution, declared, that the miners <weza: determined to futu Labour Government not becsure they talk in reparations as brought about in the Report, but because, Mr. Mack \-frienda: are moving in the fight about the ultimate aim of ret of war forever. (Cheers).
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