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THE HONG KONG TELEGRAPH.

TRADES UNION CONGRESS AT BRISTOL.

WILL SUPPORT THE GOVERNMENT IN THEIR

PRESENT EFFORTS.

VOLUNTARY SYSTEM OF ENLISTMENT ADEQUATE.

EXTRA

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1915.

At the Trades Union Congress, An Appeal to the Government,

We say to the Government-are the same. at Bristol, on September 7, Mr. Beddon moved the following re-

"Give us a lead, give us an as- solution on behalf of the Parlia-eurance, take us into your con- mentary Committes :-

fidence; and what has been wit- nessed up to now will even be sur

That we, the delegates to the passed in the voluntary response Congress, representing nearly of the people of this Empire" three million organized workers, Not only at home but through record our hearty appreciation of every part of our wide-flung But the magnificent response made to

70 to Hill 112, the line chosen for

fight. our assault, could only be taken by a frontal attack and sheer hard

the call for volunteers to fight/Pirò the sons have answered the professions) soldier; and we through cowardice. Conscrip- because it did not involve aquality profits are limited to the terms of the Turkish tranches in their

call of the Motherland in the firm

service.

inefficient, of sacrifice.

tion would ba

would be impossible to take men between man and man, for it wasteful, and inequitable a

be unfair to take men simply be from munitions work, and it would cause they were not engaged on

Government work.

A Dissentient Volce.

"The Duty of Organized Labour."

eaid he would have preferred a Mr. Smillie (Miners' Federation) pure and simple anti-conscription resolution. There were things in

all from the point of view of the Mr. J. R. Clynee, M.P. (Ga■- it would help us to end the war working man between the German workers' Union, Oldham) said that sooner he would vote for it straight.

Mr. Lloyd George and War who believes that a certain clase diplomatic history had proved

Profits. ought to dominate, that the spar that the Foreign Offes strove warfare was a warlate of material read the following telegram from

away. (Obeers.) But modern

Later in the day the Chairman and the jaokboot ought to be on night and day to compose the dif- more than of men. the neck of the people, and the foalties that threatened war. that we did not seek the war that

It was proof Mr. Lloyd George:- Englishman who believee it. Had the present Congress been our workshops were not prepared. abla speech the following words: of immense strength and carefully "I observe in the report of your open the Turks had dug two lines Opposite our trenches in the When we are talking about our meeting in August, 1914, he Let the Government take labour-The share of labour in mesting toopholed.Our immediate ob Fress we ought to realize who is believed that it would have de into consultation. There were the danger is seen in the inorsas jective on the left was the capture behind the Press. We know, cided in favour of intervention in more than a million trade union- ing output of munitions and the of the hill known se " 70" on the from the names. I would as soon the war. They were now faced ists at the front, and the Govern- willinguess of skilled trades to do map, or Borat Hill amongst the trust a man like Bethmann Holl- by the foot that on a voluntary mant had no right to enforce all possible. weg as I would trust damn-the-basis nearly 3,000,000

We invite the men, consoription without consulting Minister of Mauitions to be equal position, and which bas osused troops, which in front of the main consequences Milner. The two mostly trade unionists, had been them and their fellow-workers, ly keen in carrying out his pro-as so much trouble ever since the

trained to arms and were ready to (Cheers.)

mise to deal with war profits,' fight. They would badly repre- Lord Kitchener's Silence.

Ianding, Mr. H. Pilkington (Weavers' "I have already under the The disposition of our forces "With regard to the fact that sent those mea if they withhold Association, Barnley), as one of Manitions Act placad 714 firms was follows: One brigade mas we have no information to show from them any form of support the young men to whom conscrip. ander control. That includes the ordered to attack Hill 70, another that the voluntary system has either in munitions or in mention would apply, said that by the bulk of the important towns, in brigade to attack Hill 112, with broken down, we can read be which were needed to pull them wording of the resolution they the Kingdom engaged wholly or third in reserve, whilst the divi- tween the lines. We know that through. No one could say that might all be "good little Liber- mainly in manufacturing muni eigns holding the trenches in the at the head of the Ministry of War they where opposing conscription ale." He was against conscription ions of war. In every case the plain to the south were to rush know that the against the tyranny of militariem. conviction that we are fighting him in the direction of compulsory professional

the Musitions Act, so that the front and then wheel northwarde soldier's ideas are likely to lead

benefit of any suspension of trade to converge on Hill 112 from the Wo emphatically

protest for our liberties. Amongst those against the sinister efforts of a liberties in the priceless heritage

union regulations shall soorue to south. section of the reactionary Press in of the right of the man to volan- now the responsible Minister has Bat we know that up to

the State and not to the employers. No profit-mongering is possible

The Attack Opens, formulating newspaper policies teer in defence of his country. We made no auggestion whatever that

quite unintentionally I feel cer-21 the first gun was fired, and for in these works. As your words, for party purpose and attempting say to the Government-Yoa compulsion is necessary," to foist on this country consorip- have given us noinformation upon

Mr.

Exactly at 3 p.m. on August Shaw concluded by declaring that

tain, might convey an impression half an hour we witnessed another tion, which always proves a bar the possibility of invasion. You the men who have gone out to

that the Government had not car of those terrible bombardments den to the workers, and will have given as no statistics to show divide the nation at a time when that the

fight militariem abroad were Mr. D. Carmichael (Shop Assist the present resolution to which he ried out their part of the bargain which have become commonplaces absolute unanimity is essential.

voluntary system has quite ready to fight it at home. ants) said he would not vote for the was strongly opposed, but he with the trade unions to limit No reliable evidence has been tiously and whole-heartedly be-

broken down." Wa conscion- (Cheers.),

resolution. There were nearly could not speak against them profits, I beg you to make this on this bloody soil. The battle

shipsand cruisers concentrated on produced to show that the volun-lieve that when once the Govern Clerka) said that those who were housemen; and olerks in the Army The minera bad contributed to them to persuade the trade unions field guns and heavy bowitzers... 70 and supported by ment recognize their responsio strenuously advocating com- to-day; yet they had not the cour the Army probably as large a throughout the country to carry Once again the enemy's tronches adequate to meet all the Empire's bility and fulfil their duty theycerned shout winning the war as against long hours and low wages any other class of workers. There suspending during the period of ppeared to be swallowed up in

palsion were not so much con- age and intelligence to fight proportion of their members as out their part in the bargain by will say to organized labour "We will take you into partner-workers' necke for evermore.

about getting consoription on the when they were at home. Men was a special desire on the part the war all regulations and pract the Turks showed no sign and ship, not by individuals bat ed through a voluntary system collectiva whole. We are going sociation) said that whether they there were consoription. Was it Lord Kitchener and the other urgently required for the proteo- the enemy's guns replied furious. Mr. H. Dabery (Fawcett As the voluntary system just as if miners for a reason best known to trioting the output of material so Whilst this bombardment lasted were forced into the Army ander of the War Officer to recruit ices which have the effect of re-not a man left his position. liked it or not they would have tonica for young men to be caught generals, and the response among tion of our gallant troops at the reconsider the military policy of by the arm by recruiting eergeants the miners had been astounding. front and for the achievement of ly, concentrating their fire chiefly the country when the war waS

on and behind Chocolate Bill, in the street, or to be taunted by The lack of munitions was due to victory." Why has not information been ended. The people of this coun- women? (Laughter.) He did not a bungle at Headquarters. The

which was wreathed in bursting He said: These four points in given to us? We are told that they try were ignorant at the outbreak believe in a forced Army, but he War Office wanted men and would

ahrapnel. Very soon the shella do not want to give it to our on- detail bring na face to face with emies. Oarenemies are wideawake mitments. For all they know, France, Russia, and Belgium, #3

set fire to the bash and scrub, of war of their Continental com-recognized that the conscripts of take them from the engineers, an isans of tremendous reapon- and they know just as much as

miners, railway servants, or any sibility for the future of democracy our rulers. This secrecy is not pected to produce was the Ex- they considered the best for their the Board of Trade knew that the the most that they would be er well as Germany, were doing what other class. The Home Offios and

furiously, spreading with amazing rapidity and at times plotting out and the well-being of the country. deosiving the enemy; it is great-peditionary Force of 200,000 man. nations. He protested against this enlistment of men from certain

the positions in clouds of xalling Any great movement, to be of ing suspicions in the mind of the They might pass as many reso- resolution being forced on the trades would lower efficiency and

smoke and flames, footive, must have the driving people at home or else confidences lutions as they liked against con- Congress. They could all agres interfere with the production of force of conviction. I venture to that are nowarranted. We want

to the donunciation of the Harms- munitions. These three depart say that the moral force of de-a clear issue. I believe there is mocracy in any country, to be the enough manhood in the nation to

support the Cadbury gang, who thing, and that was the reason for worth gang, but he would not ments could not agree upon any- most powerful and most useful, face any eventuality provided we

were running the other side. the trouble. must be diotated either by volun-know what we are fighting for

Trade unionists should think for taryism or by invasion; that men and what we are going to defend

themselves and leave the Oad- who respond to their country's when the war in over. call under s feeling of obligation

"Militarism

barys and the Northcliffes to fight 14 at Home and

out their own advertisements, or duty or under the necessity of

Abroad. defending their homes and

Mr. Tom Shaw (Wonyers' As-

(Laughter.) Mr. J. Stokea (Glassblowers' hearths and their dear ones are sociation, Colne), in seconding the Society) said he wished to make the best men to prosecute a war

tary system of enlistment is not

requirement.

We believe that all the man necessary can, and will, be obtain

properly organized, and WO beartily support and will give their present efforts to motrat in present efforts to secure the men necessary to prosecute the war to a successful issue.

to a succesful conclusion.

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to ask you to become partners in this great enterprise. We are going to give you the fullest in formation."

soription; but if secret foreign diplomacy was able to commit to Continental obligations all their resolutions were waste paper, and their so-called voluntary system, under which everything short of physical compulsion was brought to bear on young men, would be destroyed.

castle) said the engineering trade Mr. J. Hill (Boilermaker, New.

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olonda of earth and smoke, but

GREAT NIGHT BATTLE IN which, fanned by a breeze, burnt

GALLIPOLI.

BRITISH TROOPS' DASHING (CHARGE TROUGH "A PERFECT INFERNO.'

Again.

At 3.30 & regiment crept for. ward from their trench and on- deavoured to form a firing line at the foot of Hill 70. This was the signal for a terrifio outbreak of rifle fire from the whole length of

Thunder of the Guas.

So far as the Press is concerned, we have had many policies pro- mulgated by the coronsted creator of Carmelite House. (Laughter.) We have had standard brand and fight against the tyranny of mili. | been fit to stem the German tida demand for more shells and more of organized labour ananimously Throughout the night the battling lines of khaki figures,

a stream of fire,

As to the action of the Prose in

out

through Belgium without these weary months of waiting. Bat although he was in favour of a citizen army he was utterly op posed to any form of a conscript

army.

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when

"The probablity is," Mr. Smillie How Hill 70 Was Won and Lost the Turkish line. went on, "that the landowners and capitalists are in thie ery for afraid that the country will be Consoription because they are In a graphic description of the

At the same time another re- ighting in Gallipoli, prior to land and wealth interfered with. taken from their control and their

the important gain announced giment advanced against the south resolation, said that if they ex-bis position clear in view of the would want at least another 200,- If they were as much afraid of us as

by Sir Ian Hamilton in his last side of Hill 70 and established themselves in the burnt vorab at dispatch, Mr. E. Ashmead. pressed their appreciation of the fact that for some years he had 000 men at the benches to produce they are of the Germans we would response to the call to the colours, been responsible for a resolation the munitions required by the have better conditions for our

Bartlett talle how our troops, ined away at the trenches on top. its fool. The gaan still thunder- they expressed at the same time advocating a Citizen Army. Had Army. He had been to the front people. There are organized forces

action for the first time, obarg but the Turkish infantry did not their estisfaction with the osuse thousands more taken that view, and he found no dearth of men in this country which are able and

ed with unsurpassed heroism for which they were called the our voluntary army would have there, but there was a common willing to defeat conscription. If

through a perfect inferno ofem to care, many of them stand- fire and gained the summit of ing boldly up from oover in order we have had sweet pose. We tariem. He would not speak of

machine guns The one thing

this Congress declares on behalf

Hill 70.

to get a better view of the adrano- have had attempts to make and murder, fire, rapine, and the

that grieved the soldiers out there against conscription it will be the Enmake Cabinets. We have had slaughter of innocent civilians,

raged incessantly, but

The rifle-fire was deafening, was that their comrades at home duty of organized labour to pre- attempts to create a Commander- though those crimes made the

were not producing large quanti-vent conscription. (Cheers.) in-Chief of the British Army, blood boil through the veins like

ties of the things they so much

dawn broke it was seen that and I do not think I have over our brave man had been unable

heard such a din as that produced When Lord Northcliffe confined himself to sweet peas and gare us

needed. Russia's position, with

The Resolution Adopted.

to hold the position. The ships gone barating groter variety of colour, we trying to fost conscription upon

all her conscription, showed that

On a show of hands the rEBO- Disregarded Counsels,

enemy had not been dislodged shells, and thousands of rifles from a small knoll, and the the two regiments made a final thanked him for his idiosyncrasy the country, that Press had done Trades Association) said that a of Germany. It was for Govern- a few stood up and waved their mere numbers were no use against The delegates cheered loudly and Mr. F. Bramled (Fornishing the machines and the equipment

on any battlefield before. At 3 50 lution was carried unanimously, and for the pleasure he brought the reputation of the country few monthe after the war broke ment to say whether they could "Cannot we tell Northolife ? ***

British troops, enfiladed with machine-guns and artillery, from the west and another from rash up the bill, one battalion us. When he tried to educate

a greater damage than any out representatives of the Govern fulfil that duty if they took more The Chairman answered, "He has us to the consumption of standard other influence,

handkerchiefs.

were compelled to retiro, but the south. A great solid mses of Оде shouted, For

nothing will lesson the glory of khaki, with bayonets glistening bread we had legitimate differ- it bad

years ment submitted very serious state- men from industry. been pointing

that final charge of England's amidst the smoke and dust, seem Onces B to whethor brown or

how far we were behind Ger-union delegates in London, and mesta to a conference of trade white bread was the bust. But many. There was one thing the asked them to abrogate certain of Hiverside Workers) said the whole resolution should be sont imme

Mr. Tillett's Objections.

jeomen. gone for a holiday,' Mr. Ben Tillett (Dock and when we come to this sinister, German did not understand-the their rules. The Engineers' So- of the trade union movement was diately to the Prime Minister, Mr

ed to emerge from the barnt From Our Special Correspondent, It was agreed that copies of the B, Ashmead Bartlett.

scrub and disbolical attempt to ruah the bird that fouled its own nest.ciety, when called upon to make at the back of the Government in Lloyd. George, and Lord Kit.

Barge towards the Alexandria, August 23.

trenches on top. For a few mi country and to force the hands of Whether a German were a Jan-suggestions for accelerating the the matter of conscription, and chener.

(received Sept: 3.}

nutes the artillery lengthened the Government, it is time for ker or a Social Democrat, he was output of munitions, said that if must be considered in every detail

If we have failed in the great their fases and shelled the re- democracy to say that no oneman, always spanking about the pre- the Government wanted muni. that might be suggested. Theylation proposed by the Glas- Anafarts and forcing the enemy fired furiously into the advanning strategic scheme of getting ns-verse slopes, leaving the tronch however powerful he may be ingress of his country and its march ions rather than men they should would not be rushed into conscrip-workers Union, which provided to abandon his positions before lines. Some of them seemed to

Some curiosity was expressed tride the Peninsula north of line olaar. the Frese, shall supplant the free at the head of the nations. But bring back the skilled engineers tion by a section of the Press and that in the event of the Govern- Achi Babs and on the Kilid Babr waver for a moment and abandon.

the "addition to the reso-Anzao by seizing the bills round

The Turks come out on top and will of democracy and the free ex- the bird in this country of which from the Army to the workshops, by pression of opinion of democracy, he was speaking had fouled the That suggestion was ridiculed at worthy people (Cheers.)

Dumber of very who This war, conducted now for attention to our shortcomings, of the Government, Six months many reasons, almost, for getting gress should be immediately call original plan just failed, as the trenches, determined to die where best for years, continuing calling the time by certain representatives got into a panic there were for conscription a special Con- through want of trying. The but the majority stuck to their had ment bringing forward proposals salient, it has certainly not been ed the crest, running down behind, over 18 months, has been pursued magnifying them, relasing to re- afterwarde Mr. Lloyd George an- into a panic. The Labour move ed to consider ways and means of most carefully laid plans will go they stood. Our men got high up by false prophecies. In the early cognise our greatness, and con-nounced that arrangements had ment wanted the Government to opposing it. stages of the war the great ma-eistently doing all it could to in- been made to carry out that very understand that in matters so definito pronouncement could be ed to it namely, to push through still by mechine-guns and cros jority of us believed that national jure the country in the eyeaof the proposal. Later, a member of the serious the Government ought to bankruptcy would force every Continent.

Mr. Olynes asked whether some failed to carry out the task sesign. battalion was brought to a stand- wrong in war, because a corpe the hill, but on the north side the country to a speedy desire for the Shaw continued, "believe that once of trade unionists certain mittee of the Congress, the Feders intention of the Parliamentary completely surprised, and had "Some of us," Mr. Cabinot made to a secret confer approach the Parliamentary Com-given from the platform sa to the with a rush when the enemy was termination of hostilities. That just the one class in Germany that statements proving that the pri- tion Committee, and the Labour Committee in the event of each only a few battalions, picked reached the top and jumped inta hope has been balied. The war is militarist, just the que class that mary function of this country was Party Committee, and to have a proposals, but now answer still continuas. If there has been dominates the situation both in a workshop fonotion. If they heart-to-heart talk before any pro- fallare in conducting the cam- military and in economic masters, were permitted to repeat those posal of that character was made.chairman said that the "Ad ensure the unssses of this dash. was troops, it is true, to oppass us. paign, we ask the Government exists also in this country. I statements or if Mr. Lloyd George He was opposed to contoription dition" had been withdrawn. Mr.

the trenches, where they died not to invade the sacred right of would as soon trust the Prussian himself would give the country for practical reasons.

Every possible step had been fighting amongst the Turks at the a reply to a further question taken by the General Staff to point of the bayonet. In fact, at voluntarism because of the mia Janker as I would trust the Jun- the same information, all pos

this southero angle a desperate-> takes of Individuals or Govern era who are behind this agita: sibility of conscription would be soription as theory. If there were denied that he had withdrawn it, that the position comprised with greater courage and determination, All hope of effecting a surprise hand-to-hand fight took place and tion. There is no differenos at destroyed.

He was not opposed to con-

W. Thorne, who had handed it in, had vanished, and it was obvious never have the enemy fought with anything in it and if he believed but nothing more was said, in the seotar stretching from Hill Contend on Second Umbra,

menta,

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given,

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fire,

On the south some of our men