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In the House of Commons, on April 26th, Mr. Palmer (Ind., The Wrekin) aked, with reference to a question which appeared on the paper in the name of Lient-Colonel Malone (C.L., Layton, P.), whether it was accurate to describe as
bon: and gallant" a member of that one who had consed to hold his Majesty's commission.
The Speaker: If he puts bis name down as being Lieutenant-Colonel, the House would be entitled to call him "gallant,"
Lieut.-Commander Kenworthy (L, Huil, Central): Is not an officer, who has held a commission during the war and been in aetion on repeated occasions entitled to keep in this House the courtory_title_of. * gallant ***
ENGLISH SOCIALISTS. LEVIN'S TERMS REJECTED. LIQUOR PROHIBITION. VOTE... Some very pointed language was used when the Independent Labour party, at its conference in Glasgow on April 8th.. resumed the discussion on the question of whether it should support the Second (Geneva) or the Third (Moscow) Inter- national, and when, "half-way through the morning session, a card vote was taken, it resulted in a decision to withdraw from the Genova International. By a big majority, however, the conference rejected A proposal to affiliate immediately; to the Moscow International, but endorsed the decision of the executive to invite the Swiss party to arrange for a consultation regarding the possibility of setting up one all-inclusive International for the purpose of formulating a basis for an International which would allow the national section to adapt their policies" to the differing political and industrial conditions in their
To this was added various countries. provision that, after the consultations and inquiries are completed, a special Inde pendent Labour party conference shall be called to consider the report.
Lion-Commander Kenworthy, at the The decision was in the nature of a cursonelusion of questions naked the Speaker promise, and was received with obvious whethy there was any protection possible satisfaction by prominent leaders of the against questions being put by hon, mem
of the National bers, throwing doubts on the character and.. and members party Lunncil. The majority of the delegates veracity of other hon, members. He re: were in favour of severing the connection ferred particularly to the question put by of the party with the Geneva Inter Mr. Paluwer with reference to the hon. and national, which was described during the galant member for East Leyton (Lient. discussion as on its last legs. They were Colonel Malone), who was not present. not willing however, te-commit themselves. Palour aid he put the questida to affiliation with Moscow without a
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The Speaker: If an hon,"tember describes himself in his question as being
Lieutenant-Colonel, presumably he is a Lieutenant-Calopes, and naturally the j Howe would refer to him as "gallant."" Whether he is entitled to that rank ar not 1 cannot say..
ther investigation and more reliable facts seriously, and without any Intention of and information. One of the amendments, casting any reflection on the hon, member. Lieut.-Commander Kenworthy Is not standing in the name of Liverpool, anti- cipated the resignation en bloc of the, an officer who has been decorated for gal- National Administrative Council, in the lantry and ears the Military Cross
entitled to be addressed as gallant. event of the conference deciding to join
the Moscow International, and provided it. Mr. MacVeigh (Nat., Down, S.) inquir- for the election of a provisional counciled whether there were not four members! to carry on the business of the party until the Government bench who enjoyed -special-conference had been held The military titles, not one of whom ever saw defeat of the Moscow project rendored & red. (Hear, hear-and-laughter.) The Speaker: The inst question seems such a cource innecessary. Towards the
I assumed the close of the session there was an interesting to me quite irrelevant. debate on the question of liquor control, Gestion put by Mr. Palmer was a boni- ? and although opinion was about equally fide question, and I answered it accord- divided a resolution in favour of total prohibition was carried be quite a sub stantial majority.
The debate on the International was of a lively character. Speakers were fre quently interrupted by delegates holding other views, and the chairman, Mr. Philip Snowden at one stage rebuked them with the observation,It is not necessary to be ill-mannered and offensive to be a Bolt
"shevik."
gly. It is to part of my business to my whether an hon. member is entitled to decribe himself as a captain, colone; or That is commander, or anything else, entirely a matter of military, naval, and air dissipline, and that must rest entirely with the authorities to whom he is or has been subject
Dovlin (Nat, Falls) Would it not considerably expedite the business of the House if we dropped all these expressions of bon, and right hon. anti gallant, and other by our names? (Laugh. called each
ARMING THE PROLETAMIAT. Mr. George Benson (North Salford) wald be as whole beirtedly in sympathy
with
The Speaker: I think that would h with linking up
our Russian co-ondesizable (Cheers) I think it rades,
No International which failed
to contain them would be a real Inter very desirable that the courtesy, implied sational. (Cheers) He was in favour of in the prefixes used in this House for many joining up with the German Independents centuries should be retained. and all other Left Wing Socialists in the world. The question was on what teras were they going to do it. It was not a Borict form of government and the con- question of whether they were prepared to titation of the Third International. defend the Socialist State by force, but Some people imagined revolution was like of whether they agreed with the institur a dose of castor oil-very unpleasant to tion of a Socialist State by means of force. take, but good for the constitution. What That was clear from the terms laid down might be a good thing in Russia was not in the invitation from Moscow,
The!
Becessarily a good thing for Great Bri- Moscow authorities, they had been told, sain. She was surprised that conscientious were not prepared to negotiate with the objectors should support the idea of force I.L.P., the reason given being that that to establish & Socialist State:
She 10: party was not a physical force revolution tended to be consistent, and it abe, were ary party. If they were going to accept opposed to force on behalf of the capitalist the terms Lenia and Tronky had laid class, she was equally against force in bring (Cheers.) down they must accept them in the literal about a Socialist republic. meaning of the words. In a letter signed Bho was opposed to this bloody revolu by 150 members of the I.LP. it was stated tion which some of them talked about that one of the objects of the third Inter-so glibly, because the women and children national was the arming of the proletariat would be the first to suffer. and the disarming of the bourgeoirie. Did
THE STRIKE WEAPON.
the people who signed that mean what they }; Mr. Clifford Allen (London) said he was said or not? (Voices: "Certainly, why not prepared to accept the interpretation not1")
of the Third International given by some Mr. Benson, In joining the Third Io-exponents in the conference. They had ternational I want them to do so with done a great disservice to their own cause their eyes open. They have pledged them. He did not believe the method of armed selves irretrievably to Socialiam by armed revolution would serve the ideal of Social revolution. (Cries of "No."). It means ism, but he admitted he was going through arming of the working classes without great mental agony with regard to that, Are you in favour of putting question. He was prepared to use the exception. rifles into the band of every working method of the strike. He could not con- maa? Are you in favour of distributing dems every method which might conceiv bombs among blacklegs because they are ably result in bloodshed. You may write working ment God help you! Are you in favour of arming the Labour Party I suppose you will make Col. Will Throne the military Commissary.
Voice: He would not take the job."
MERS MOTHERS OF PHRASES. Mr. Benson: Do you suggest the social revolution is going to be helped by put
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me down as much as you like a traitor to the thing I stood for during the war, but for God's sake," added Mr. Allen
stop this aloofness so far as Moscow is concerned and try honestlyto find out what is is Moscow wants us to do."--(Cheers.)
Tho discusion was closed and the vote taken te
The only voice you
ting rides and machine gun into the bandagedelegate saked that they might hear of the pet-house habitues who read John Valoe.from Irelans Bull N That is what the terms, of the The Chairman :' Third International Ing down. If you do will hear now is mine." not believe in it do not litter your con- Una card vote the resolution to with- atitation by phrases which are meaning-draw from the Geneva Internationa) was less, and which you will be compelled par rarried by 529 to 144. A further vote was petually to repudiats, Are we going to raken and resulted as follows: For imme- become mouthern of phrases which we do diate affiliation to the Moscow Inter not believe in and which are utterly alien national, 200; for consultation, inquiries, to the conditions under which we working and, a special conference on the question
this country "Distribute your of establishing one all-inclusive Inter riiles," cried Mr. Becson," and I will tell i national, 529, The Moscow propoent was you who will be the first thirty thousand therefore rejected in favour of a confer victims; they will be the members of the ende being called by the Swim partys Independent Labour Party" (Laughter Un the motion of Mr. F. W. Jowett a and cheers,) Mr. Benson, mid he wanted | resolution was carried on the machinery of their delegates to go to an international government urging more representative Conference with free hands, unbound and government in national affairs. unfettered, and with power to fashion a "A ̈warm descission took place on the banis that would be all embracing drink traffic, and a motion strongly sup (Cheers.)
ported by Scottish delegates was carried MShirwell (Glasgow) – said they on a card vote in favour of the principle must be prepared, not by using armas Deces of total prohibition. The voting "wan: sary, bat by organising the workers in For, 240 against, 187. One Scottish the workshops. Did they approve of delegate said, he would
march in that? (Cries of "Yes." Then he saked the pan of a cleaner civilsation with thom to get busy. (Cheers) Some of Pussyfoot than take part in a Bacchana them were up in them wers up in the clouds lian danos behind Pussyfoot. expecting a revolution to be handed out A motion for the nationalisation of the to them on a silver salver. (Laughter.) drink trade and the municipalization of Mia Jeanie Stovens (London), said she retail distribution was defeated by 246 to was-in-favour of leaving the Geniva In 1999,
ternational, but opposed to joining Mr. Philip Snowden, on his retirement Moscow, without full faste and inquiry by from the chairmansipp, warned members the executive. It could not be phil they not to be too much absorbed in matters kn w all there was to know about; the of internal poíley |---(Continued at foot of next column.)...- -The conference then terminated;
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