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LABOUR PARTY UPROAR.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 5; 1920.
alion. We assume that he has left the party he belonged to in the House.
Mr. Frank Hedges-Has he accepted' the constitution of the Labour Party?
ANOTHER SEMI-OFFICIAL JAPANESE COMPANY.
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"MAD GAME WITH RUSSIA " Fierce sunshine poured through
Among many Government Bi the glass roofing of the Olympia
Colonel Malone, 'standing on a before the Japanese House of at Scarborough on to the Labour Party delegates and intensified chair, was met with a roar of Representatives is one providing the heated atmosphere which applause when he tried to go on, for the establishment of the Im grow with the discussion of and there was a shout of annoy perial Railway Electric Power The angry ance when the chairman further Company. We give below the foreign affairs, smouldering of fire several times asked him if he was still a rem more important provisions of the
ber of the Liberal Party in the Bill House of Commons.
burst into flame.
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1
Article 1.-The Imperial Rail- The Executive's resolution cone]
Colonel Malone: I have never way Electric Power Company demned the Peace Treaty, de manded its revision, called for belonged to the official Liberal aims at the carrying on of the business of supplying electric the recognition of Eussia, and a Party in the House world organisation of food and raw
The Chairman: Is it a fact that power to the State-owned rail- In case it has electric materials to save Central Europe-yon receive the Whips of the way. They proposed that a deputation Liberal Party?
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Mr. Tom Shaw, M.P. proposed of Malone. Malone," and on Article 2 The bead office of the resolution, and outlined the delegate shouted There are trade the state of Central Europe. "We have continually played a mad unions represented here by mem-Tokyo. game with Russia," he said, "and hers of the Liberal Party.
AD- Article 3-The charter for the other delegate told the chairman company's existence shall be 100 it is an extremely dangerous bis action was cowardly, and that years from the day on which the game. When this people wins through you will have 160 to 180 he ought to be ashamed of him
self.
millions with a hatred of this
Mr. Bevinascended the platform! country which can only end with another war worse than the last to speak, but the angry delegates one through the mad policy of refused to listen. Instead, excit preventing the band of friendshiped circles of discussion arose all from being handed out to them." over the hall, sud the Dorkers"
A Delegate: It's your policy, leader was helpless.
you know!
Mr. Shaw said he had lifted his voice many times against it.
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"I suppose this is what 1 getfernment. for all I have done," shouted Mr. Bevin. After several minutes of continuous cries for Colonel Malone, in which several national leaders unsuccessfully Mr. F... Jowell, one of the attempted to get a bearing, the the Japanese Law alone can be Delegation of Inquiry in Hungary, chairman accepted a proposal to come sharehokler of the com- urged that the British High Com suspend the debate while Colonel P missioner there should be some Malone's credentials were sub- Article 10- The Directors of strong personality who could use mitted to the Standing Orders the company shall be appointed opportunities to put down the Committee.
by the Government from among] fearful proceedings. "What is
After the adjournment the the shareholders holding over happening in Austria and Central Europe. proceeded Mr. Jowett, Standing Orders Committee re-100 shares, and their term of "is a gathering of the forces of ported that they considered Col officer shall be five years.
The Directors representing the reaction and wilitarism to over- Malone a substituted delegate of throw Socialism and restore the the British Socialist Party, and in company shall be appointed by monarchy. With the Napoleon view of the fact that the basis of the Government from among the of Sidney-street. with the affiliation was the acceptance of afore-mentioned Directors. The gambling with lives in Gallipoli, the party constitution, they master of office of Auditors shall
ay be three years. is there angshing they will no: doled that the appointment
Article 1. Unless with the to down' the people when the delegates of M.P. who had not
joined the party was a breach of permission of the Government, people lift up their heads?"
the spirit of the constitution.
ele Directors cannot engage |
other any
business DF occupation.
Mr. Ben Torner said if the Krassin negotiations broke down STRIKE POLICY DEFEATED it would be because the commer-
Col. Malone was subsequently cial classes of France. Britain, and America wanted their pound allowed to speak, and urged the o: Besh. He did not think fatility of Parliamentary action England a country of revolution in regard to the Russian situation. The Government, he said, had and thought the ballot better than the bullet but if the rich con-used direct action in refusing to tinued spending their time at allow Mr. MacDonald to go to Asco; and Derby meetings, show. Russia, and direct action should ing how vast was the gulf between be met by direct setion. rich and poor, revolution would!
rane
DIRECT ACTION
An addendum to the resolution demanding a special Labour Cus.
in
Article 12. Unless with the Permission of the Government the company canoo: issue de-
bentur:s.
Article 21 Unless with the permission of the Government the company cannot dispose of hits profits.
There was acother uprear when Article 22 The Government) Mr. Hevin reminded Col, Malone shall appoint an organising com that he had fought the last elec-mittee to transact all busino as tion on the policy of Hang the relating to the establishment of Kaiser" and "Make Germany the company. Pay," and said he should go back
ference organise a general to the electorate before he came strike to secure peare with Russia to their Congress und condemned was pressed by Mr. Hedson, of those cries.
Councillor Barum, of Sheffield.
the British Socialist Party, and On the resolution M. Hevina were such fools as to choose the wrong representatives every time! remarks powerfully influenced the Mr. Robert Smillie said though conference. He declared against("Hear, hear," and laughter.) The Labour M.Ps were conscious of he was going to plead for the the direct actionists, but for re-
their defects, but they believed withholding of the addendum, serving requisite action for the tha they were as good for the
If the con- they ought to be unanimous in requisite moment. thinking that if a deputation ference declared for direct action job as their critics. could not move the Government when they were not sure of it. it other means must be taken to would be deceiving their friends move it. He did not believe the on the Continent..
WON'T BE A HIGHWAYMAN, Col. Wedgwood. M.P., suggest-
deputation would be effective When the vote was taken the fed that committees of the Parlia mentary party should carefully without something afterwards, conference accepted the EX- pooder all public questions and and the Labour Executive could ecutive's proposal to send a de- define their attitude. He sug not accept a rebuff from the putation to Mr. Lloyd George bygested that instead of dealing Government lying down. In a large majority. The supporters with Government measures on would be an insult to the move-of the immediate strike addendum their merits they should adopt a could not raise a score of hands. policy of direct oppositi and
THE PARLIAMENTARY PARTY,
There
preliminary was
ment.
obstruction.
Mr. J. H. Thomas, M.P. ex- plained the position of the rail.
Mr. J. Sexton, M.P., said the aymen. If the Russian policy was wrong, he said it was not the skirmish between the Congress suggestion was that no matter party what the Government proposed, duty of any one section to stop it. and the Parliamentary They said the whole British when the latter's report came to the Labour Party in the House considered. This rapidly were to be against it, even if they Labour movement should share be the burden. The Railwaymen's developed into an attack on the went against their conscience. Hs declined to become a political Union would not be raade the Parliamentarians.
(Laughter.) Cinderella for schemes which Mr. Sbinwell (Glasgow) said highwayman. any Tom. Dick, or Harry could that in the country there was would sooner get out of Parlia
with ment." added Mr. Sexton. bring forward.
profound the Parliamentary Party, and A Delegate: Do it then. (Loud there was a tendency for the rank laughter.)
UPROAR.
dissatisfaction
The next half-hour was con-and file to swing away from Par- "There are some of the Social- fusion. Trouble erose when liamentary activity towards in-ist Party," said Mr. Sexton, "who Colonel Malone, M.P., stood up dustrial organisation and action. want Jim Thomas's bead on a in the body of the ball and an- Mr. Herbert Morrison thought charger, and a bloody revolution, Dounced that he was going to the whole spirit of the Par-and all that Farty contribute to speak from the addendum. Before Le coull start, however, a dele-liamentary Party's fight was the funds is £50, so they do not gate asked whom be represented. letting the party down in the want much, (Laughter.)"
Mr. Ben Spoor said no common Colonel Malone replied that ke
Mr. J. R. Cignes, M. P., deal agreement was, possible between was a delegate from the British
ing with Mr. Shtowell's criticism. the Labour movement and a Gov- Socialist Party.
said that that gentleman took a ernment that was born in sin and Mr. Ernest Bevin On a point great deal from the capitalist lived in iniquity, (Applause and of order. Mr. Chairman, can a Press. In view of so much poison|langhter.)
address this conference ?
country.
member of the Liberal Party of gas amongst their critics, he was Mr. Frank Hodgas pressed the the House of Commons come not surprised that there was 50 here through another party and much dissatisfaction with the importance of specialisation of Labour MPs because their members and the need for strong The Chairman (Mr. W. H. critics naturally felt that they well informed men. Hutchinson)I understand could do the work better. He The report of the Parliament that Colonel Halone is a delegate was an admirer of the rank and ary Party was accepted, and the appointed by an affiliated or may fle and be did not think they Comen
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