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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 7TMM. 1919.

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LABOUR PARLIAMENT. STRIKE WEAPON FOR POLITICALS

PURPOSES.

ANIMATED DISCUSSION,

At the annual conference of the Labour party at Southport on June 25th. Mr John "Mechrk, chairman of the Labour Party Executive, who presided, and who is an active member of the Miners' Federal tion, said that during the past few months.

Labout benders he was convinced the work- ers would take action, as they had india- tions throughout the length and breadth ut the country.

MR. SMILIE'S OBJECTION.

Mr. Robert Smillie (president of the with cheers and the singing of For he's Miners Federation), who was received a jelly good fellow, moved that the para graphs in reference to direct ion b referred back. been made by Mr.

A to Mr. Char- he saith, but

chill giving a direct challenge to the Labour movement. He took it that their given a direct

to them.

industrial unrest had been more deg excentive committer hact that Mr. water and widespread than ever befarinderson had left galled upon; to read

and it seemed inevitable at one time that the nation would be plunged into a na tional stoppage with disastrous results to treverament realist that the state of feel Fortunately the peuple.

ing to demand the suckers Was No mrious a

instant and effectual att

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the paragraph in order to emphasise i struck him as being a direct eballenge on trade union actish ought. dr naght not, the question of whether what was called

not.... to assist their members the

in attention. Commons on political questions, It A&A As a result of the renewed activities of went strange that their executive ha

takon appointed to the tanssion

xactly the position of every to inquire intu the claims of the minera, nationalisation exploiter in this county at the present

which Entour conterenees had tie. at mines.

feared more than any What they had engr to the mallki thing demanded, was at last officially res

hear.) Direct This was one of the most direct action. Hear momentous decisions ever taken with re-

re-might be constitutional action. gard to the dustrial system of the roun

If in other industries similar com misss War set up to inquire into thet

Herring dhut was undoubtedly rife, be was myneed that the workers would be Istaggered by the state of affairs that and be theirs of things,

would be revealed, particularly in regard to shipping, and would not remain roa- tout With Fondtions which permitted the community to let so exploited. 14 hoers.),

trs

d.

THE TRINE AFEYPOS,

A movement was addendy ather team-

ploy the strike weapon for political

spoke of in had in their minds the movements that bad taken place in differ en parts of the country where the rank and file of the workers had become this contented with the

Tendlers and officials could run give then a

allend or take action with

In those circumstances the rank

file had nothing Op 10

plse which they ald by dire

constitutis except

Recion Where did political questions end and union questions begin? Birt in the

of 战 -strike was-con- Politicians talled the nation

puses. This would be an innsation ma faisantry which few responsible leathers aliation of mines & polition) chestion

would weleutue" (hear, hear)

danger ans there. and the proposal was

the were

the maine she delegates going to condens up their minds wostid "Gen- they

strike if they did being canvassel with much energ

Te him the nationalist riid not get crally speaking, he did not think they nationalisation

And diffent to lay down a

tion of the ins was a great labour

(Hear, hear.)

.) I did ru brand princip for guidance. They were either ditutionalists or not constitu

the forward movement could be tionalists, If thes believed in; the effiency of the politient

Then it iwise an undemocratic, beause they

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was both aid less the invernment l

turn round and demand that the should substituir industrial actions (Hear, hear

with the people. (Hear, her) ME J. Brownley Lanmotive Engineer and Firemen) seconded the resolution.

Mr. Sexton (Dock Labourers said cold claim to have he had. et to learn, that Mr. Williams

of area omapely the

Their disappointment with Parliamentary ghlons of the trade union movement

netion was not due to the failure of the cap was largely due to the fact that trade sinionists and their wives we still a long way from Bing

of

.) Hr agreed that the, Boven war had grow deceived the people on the question of conscription, and ther politieaily conscious. (Cheers.) This was himself (eries of D.

was no one more strongly against it than ob, "> Was demonstrated at the last lesion.

there not, he asked, a much better way thousands of trade unionists their an

ans must have voted for cand of dealing with Mr. Churchill when the dates other than Labour candidates.

next Election came along Langhorn) An Election might not be a long way off, (Hear, hear.) They had yet to give the political weapon a fair trial, and theit nut better to have four years god

bat eram if it should be four yHLTH would be unable to do that unless and until the workers realised, watch more than they appeared to do at present. that of political salvation

agitation than risk a civil war which en would destroy their organisation for gen erations to come : Suppose they destroy

they held the powd and through theired the Government by a national strikel

in their own,

own party. "

If they

yet politically con scious, if they failed to give their support the constitutiona political action by the Labonë party, it appeared to him tombai less likely that they would be ready to give

to industrial action enforce

It

Their litical demands and ideas.

would, therefore, be as

to

Who were they going to put in its place! (A Voice A better one.") Yes, if the were posible, (Laughter.)

A MISTAKE IN TACTICS.''

Alr. W, Brace, M.P. (South Wal Miners) said he was hot in favour of using industrial weapons to settle what ought to be settled, by misfortune great

political instruments. the movement were to be torn asander British Labour movement to act on than

He knew no more slippery slope för, by efforts to force the adoption of the that. His opinion was that the matter

for political hims. hear

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freunder discussion onght to be settled in not the time for fr

afraid that joint co-operation. divisions and

deeper cleavages on the ques tion of method. The work of the future they could not have their own way politi they used the industrial weapon Becaus lay open to them. Domestic and intercally they would smash their trade unions. national problems already threw sheir shadows upon the party great industrial, port should he referred back for recon He agreed that the paragraphs in the m must be sideration.

happy

and contented, but these changes

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undertaken if the marit of des tens were Me. Arthur Henderson explained why to be allayed and the people rendered the paragraphs were inserted in the re would not come quickly of their own voli-port A mistake in tactics had been mad tion, nur ithout

by one whose name had been placed to the vigorous concerted effort paragraphs in raising the question. The on the part of all sections

uns of their move course open to the triple alliance was 16 ment. They had given to the world submit a resolution. There was only one new social charter in their prograranie. Way entitled the

the executive could

that was proceed new sin

Sorin order.

when they had in a thorough orthodox frented them were issues)

fitted to tackle and affiliated organisations,

fashion received instructions from the

and could be no limit th

they You have either to

Some of them

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કરે છે. all pulled together as members of would then decide whether the interest

they une movement. (Cheers.) The

War was the a closed chapter, happily almost a

There country or the Parliament would per-

mit them, under the were still war issues to be settled, but the

circumstances, to future was unfolding itself before them.settle the question in the way that was remalay in the party. They could not Cheers.) Labour had

a splendid oppor being attempted that day. He had tunity to day. Let their close their ranks, toc long

been connected with the. Labour C'er- let then conduct their discussions in a ference not to know the interpretation spirit of conciliation and

Let that those who favoured direct action them fully recognise the dificulti

before would put upon anything they did The differences and magnify distraction. Labour, standing united at decision. to be taken was a most moment

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ous one, and it ought not to be taken home and working in close co-operation with their comrades abroad, had the prerpt by a resolution after notice had

heen given. He power to determine the lines of future seconder 10 withdraw the mover and i

their proposition and to leave the matter to a resolution, ely discuss (Cheers.)

took place upon when an intelligent vote could be taken. paragraphs in the report calling attention

Mr. Smillie agreed to this course, and fact that many resolutions had been the motion to refer the paragraphs back Percived its headquarters indicating an

yarithdrawn, organised attempt to defeat the Govern nent's political

ical policy by direct industrial action. The general view of the executive committed was that if the British Labour Movement was to institute a new pre

dent in its history by initiating a gen- erai strike for the purpose of achieving not industrial but political objects, it was imperative that the trade unions should realise the responsibilities such a strike Move would entail, and should them selves determine the plan of any such new campaign.

•MENITIES OF POLITE SPEECH MR. R. WILLIAMS ATTACKS. MR. CHURCHILL.

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