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·DAILY -- PRESS. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25TH, 188.
PACIFISTS AT PLUMSTEAD. LABOUR AND PEACE. MR. R. MACDONALD, MË, MOBFER GERMAN SOCIALISTS POSITION,
Riotous proceedings characterised a Addressing a Labour conference at meeting arranged to be held on Plum Birmingham, recently, Mr. A. Henderson, stead-common, recently, under the aus M.P., said the policy of the Labour party pices of the Independent Labour party had been assailed as pacifist and defentist, and the Woolwich Trades and Labour suply because their method of approach- Council, and at which Mr. Rainsay Macing the problem of the peace settlement Donald, M.P., had been announced to
was different from others With the in- speak. In the meantime a procession of
formation he possessed when he made his members of the Royal Arsenal Branch of the general principles of their memoran speech at Northampton, he believed that the National Federation of Discharged, dum bad practically been accepted by the and Demobilised. Sailors and Soldiers parties of the Central Powers, though: h marched on to the common, carrying had had to admit he had been such too banners hearing the inscription," All | sanguineț in the generous estimate he had patriots; so to hell with Ramsay Mac-placed upon the reply of the German Donald and his German comrades. They ressed that na the matter now stood he
Socialist Majority. at once commenced their meeting, a Mr.was bitterly disappointed with the asta- candidly con Roderick being called upon to speak. He tude of the German Socialist Majority, said that instead of it being a mark of to say they definitely rejected those prin though it was still too obscure for him honour, the Silver Badge had come toeiples. be regarded by certain officials is a mark wreng to welcome any evidence of return- Having admitted that, was is of dishonour. When Ramsay MacDonald mounted the platform of his phar Stubby and Mrs. Dacre Fox would pro ceed there and nak his three questions, namely:
He
Socialists, or to Weleutue what he had sanity on the part of, the German reason then to regard as proof of a changed attitude and a new spirit in the enemy countries? Was it not the duty 1. Are you out to win the war 1
of men in his position supporter of Are you a friend or enemy of Ger-the alert to seize every opportunity to the war, as he has always bea-to be on many!
promote the policy of international under
3. Are you wishing for a peace at Gerstanding to which Allied Labour and
many's price:
Socialism stoed pledged?
If those questions were unsatisfactorily answered, then, Mr. Ruderick said, the platform would be stormed, and they would all take part in the tight.
to
of human life and happiness, he was Knowing what the war meant in terms anxious to close no possible avenue" ciple of justice and right. That was the world" pence in harmony with the prin- reason which made him wileone what seemed to him to be the first signs of a change of heart and mind in the Central Empires, and the explanation of his will was not ettirely extinguished in the readiness to believe that reason and good- had arisen, it was because the representa- enemy countries. If misunderstandings, lives of the working class parties on both sides has not been allowed freely to inter- change their views.
At this moment the crowd were told that Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, bad commenced his meeting, and a rush was instantly made towards the spot when the LLP had got together a large gathering. They had a banner inscribed Woolwich Patriotic and Labour Council combine to conquer, that justice may prevail. This was conspicuously held. The stewards of each party were armed with thick ash sticks, and the approach of the discharged soldiers was signalised by a fire of stones, and several of the LL.P. men were more
NOT DEBEATIST, or less badly injured. Then a rush was made, both parties met, and for ten one of compromise with the militarist Latour's international policy was not minutes sticks and stones hurtled through rulers of Germany or a surrentier to the the air, and men were earried to the gear predatory aims of German Imperialists; bleeding profusely. Most of the wounds it was not a policy at weakness and dis received were on the head. What hapunity such as led the Russian people to pened to Mr. MacDonald was not very the debacle of Brest-Litovak clear, but apparently he had been well policy inspired by the desire to win the It was a surrounded by his supporters, and he were defentiat, how was it that the Prime war for freedom and demones. If it came out of the first scrimmage, at any Minister's statement of the Government's rate, without a scratch. Shortly after wards both parties resumed their meet-sistent with it; that propagandist depart- war aims last January was not incon ings.
assist in circulating the memorandum in nents of the Government bad sought to the enemy countries, and that the German Government, even circulation of the document among the now, suppressed the German people?
Majer Graham Pole, late of the Northumberland Fusiliers, and prosper tive candidate for East Grinstead, next spoke at the LLP. gathering, and said it was no argument to shout a man down. He had coinmanded a battalion in France. Mr. Henderson challenged anyone to and had gone through the battle of Loshow that he was more a defentist than
We were fighting out there for free. dom." he said, said it is a scandal to come home now and find in our count that we are unable to obtain free speech."
A SHOWER OF STONES.
At this stage there were induration of a rush for the opposition platform, but the organiser of the Trades and Labour meeting appealed to the crowd to keep to their own meeting, saying that when the time came to face their opponents they would do so. Defence, not de fance," he said. "We appeal to the soldiers and sailors here who were trade unionists before the war, and who will come back into civil life after the war to support, as...
its
General Smuts, who declared at Glasgow that the Allies were not fighting to make a at that sort of victory, and, as far as he dictated peace in Berlin, were not aiming could I see, would not achieve that victory.
Labour was not defeatist. It was only trying to vindicate its faith in the spirit of internationalism, and to justify conviction thas a just and lasting peace. resolution of the peoples of all countries. only be attained by the conscious Labour declared that, whoever won, the people would have lost unless the struggle ended in the abolition of all war and the establishment of au to supersede the present system based on
international
system brute force, steady and unwavering support to the Labour had not given its Allies' effort in order to achieve a victory which would keep alive the old feada, intensify the old antagonisms, and per free nations the chains of enforced mili manently fasten upon the manhood of the
Mr. W. F. Watson, of the A. BE. hold ing up a large stone, said: I ask you what you think of Englishmen throwing a stone like that because we happen to be standing on, a public platform and tary service. expressing ideas which we hold to be good" Ones. I don't mind telling you what I
ami,
SMASHING OF GERMANY."
He warned the organised workers that
Begiment, was spcoking Mr. MacDonald mass of wing-class movement hold
I am a revolutionary Socialist.desperate efforts would be made at the You disagree with me on principle. You General Election to secure their support disagree with my ideas, but what do you for the kind of victory which meant the think of a man who can throw like this Heavens alive. are we afraid which might be not a pence of ideals, thing shing of Germany and a dictated peace of them (Cries of “No!") Am but of Imperialism and greed of the atraid of them I don't care a tinker's nature of that imposed upon Russia and cuss for them. "I don't care for ten thou Roumania by the militarist Imperitlists sand of the scoundrels.".
There were calls for Mr. Ramsay Maebe attained if the Allies paid the price of Germany. That sort of victory could Donald, and rumours went around that of it, but it meant that the game must during the mêlée be had disappeared in be played out to the last moves and the a motor-car. However, while Lance Pawns in that game were the lives of men Corporal Hayward, late of the Sussex
The organised workers and the great opinion do not desire that made a dramatic reappearance, Accom-
Kind of
said Mr. Henderson. panied by several of his supporters, he that the moment all the belligerents are
We of the edged his way through the crowd and ready to substitute reason for forcé and mounted the platform. There, wasnternational co-operation for national acdiately an uproar, and stones again aggression the war should cease. We be began to fly from directions. Mlieve the moment will come when the der- MacDonald faced the fusillade for a man Government will be compelled to minute or two and endeavoured to speak, yield to the combined pressure of the but his voice was quite inaudible above Allied armies and of their own disillu- the din. A rash was made for the plat stoned and deceived people. Their policy form, and Mr. MacDonald again dis-
was therefore appeared. His place was taken by an-People into Allies with them against the to convert the German other speaker, who faced the mobe with
militarist Autocracy which masqueraded. arms extended, and excitedly shouted why they sought an international meet- a Government in Germany. That was "Do you call yourselves Englishmen ? Several women then appeared behind him, ink, but there could be no such meeting and there were shouts, from the crowd, at the parties of the Central Powers
Is it a man's place to have, women to a basis of
accepted the shield him?"!
In such a rowet- without much interruption for another not betray the Allied cause, but vindicate and Socialism would quarter of an hour, and the opposition it as the casse party also obtained a patient hearing for It was their manifest duty to develop the of freedom and democracy. the time period. The Trades and Labour germs of the understanding contained in meeting eventually broke up after about the replies of the Hungarian, Austrian, an hour, leaving the opposition meeting and Bulgarian parties; and to convince still in progress. Mr. MacDonald did the German Majority that their attitude not again make his appearance on the was an obstacle to peace." common. The crowd which had surround
This speeches proceeded ing Alliedied
Memorandum a
ed the Trades and Labour meeting left
the common singing Britms never shall be keen fun,
be slaves, and three cheers were given into contact and eventually blows. Mr. for Mr. MacDonald, and also for the Stubb's supporters carried on their meet policemen.
Aging for a full half-hour after the Trades When the Ramsay MacDonald group Council meeting, had disbanded. The broke up a great many arguments, many pitch where the platform had been wan of which ended in blows, took place. One thickly strewn with stones which had been serious fracas resulted in a inan's wrist thrown at the speakers Broken sticks being badly lacerated. There were dozens also bore evidence of the severity of the of animated groups of persons on the fighting. Mr. Ramsey MacDonald was common, and these now and again came well protected by stalwart supporters,
(Contimed at fous of sweat Column).
and got away unscathed."
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