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LABOUR'S WAR AIMS.

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the general sense of Labour as a national conflict, whole, submit the following draft which they jointly recommend for general endorsement by all sections of the British Labour

movement.

democracy.

(1.) The War,

Democracy.

war can be found. As

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1917.

(5.) The Problems of Peace.

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LABOUR AND FEACE PROBLEMS,

COMPANY MEETING.

Need to Face Facts.

Mr. J. B. Thomas, M. P., and

The China Fire Insurance Company, Ltd..

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of

the sake of extending the may be practicable by agreement economic aggression, whether by public works (quch sa the making boundaries of soy State, But it is among all the nations to ans free protective tariffe, or capitalists and repairing of roada aað the erection of impossible to ignore the fact that, Palestine from the harsh and trusts, or monopolies, inevitably railways, not only restitution and repar oppressive government of the result in the spoliation of the schools and public buildings, Full Text of a Historic Memoran-ation, but also certain territorial Turk, in order that the country working classes of the reveral the provision of working

and the re- readjustments are requited, if a may form a Free State, under countries for the profit of the class dwellinge renewal of armaments and war is international gasrantee, to which capitalists; and the British work clamation and forestation of to be avoided. These readjust. such of the Jewish people as men see in the alliance between land that will be required in the The Parliamentary Committee ments must be such as can desire to do so may retorn, and the military Imperialists and neer fature, not for the sake of of the Trade Union Congrese and be

at by common may work out their own salva fiscal Protectionists, in any conn. finding measures of relief for the Mr. Ramsay Macdonald, H. P.,

An extraordinary general most- the Executive of the Labour agreement on the general prin- tion free from interference by try whatsoever, not only a serious unemployed but with a view to recantly attended a meeting in party, taking into consideration ciple of allowing all peoples to those of alien race or religion, danger to the prosperity of the these works being undertaken at the De Montfort Hall, Leicester, ing of the China Tirs Insurance (8) The Problem of the Turkish madnes of the people, but also a jeach a rate in each locality so will to discuss reconstruction and the Company, Ltd., was held at the the desirability of formulating a settle their own destinies, and peace policy which shall express obvious cause of future inter-world condemns the handing other hand, if, unfortunately, a capitalist enterprises that may be gathering was preliminary to the Queen'e Buildinge, this morning, definite statement of war aime and for the purpose of removing sny Empire. The whole civilised grave mauace to peace. On the soffice, together with the varions future of trade unionism. The head offices of the Company,

back to the universally ex- gencine peace osanot be secared, io progress, to maintain at a fairly Railwaymen's Conference. ecrated role of the Turkish the right of each nation to the uniform level year by year, and Mr. Thomas said that after the for the purpose of amending the (e) Belgiam.-The British La-Government say enbject people defence of its own economic in. throughout each year, the aggre world conflict there would be Company's Memorandum of Asso- bour movement emphatically in- sint that a foremost condition of which has once been freed from terests and, in face of the world gate demand for labour, and thus problems to face which labour cistian. The Hon. Mr. P. B. it. Thus, whatever may be pro shortage hereinfter mentioned, to prevent there being any an could not anticipata. The pesce must be the reparation by posed with regard to Armenia, the conservation for its own employed. It is now known that only way to deal with the Holyoak presided and there were the German Government under the direction of an international Mesopotamia, and Arabis, they people of a efficiency of is own in this way it is quite possible situation was to hold conferences also present Messre, S. H. Dodwell, cannot be restored to the tyranny applies of foodstuffs and raw for any Government to prevent, such as the railwaymen were A. Forbes, and A. O. Lang, The Brunch Labour movement commission, of the wrong ad- of the Saltan and his Pashas, material cannot be denied. The if it chooses, the very occurrence holding fairly and equarely to (dir:olors). O. Montague Eds, sees no reason to depart from the mittedly dons to Belgium: pay The British Labour movement British Labour movement accord- of any widespread or prolonged face the facts. Referring to declaration unanimously, agreed meat by the Government for all to st the conference of the So the damage that has resulted Imperialist sims of the Guvern. ties of all countries importance if it is now in any country allow it was well known that the men's Thomas, P. H. Hodgson, W. R. disclaims all sympathy with the ingly niges upon the Labour par-involuntary anemployment, which railway difficulties, he said that (General Manager), and E R. cialist and Labour parties of the from this wrong, and the restora- Allied Nations on Feb. 14, 1915, tion of Belgium to complete and ments and capitaliste who would of ineiating, in the attitude of theed to eccar is as much the result executive were negotiating for Mansfield, V. L. Remedious, A. and it reaffirms that declaration. antrammelled independent sorar-

make of these and other territories Government towards commerial of Government neglect se is any more money. The execative were E. S. Alves, A.A. Alves, J.

with the epidemic disease.

meeting the companies again this Gardner, W. Gardner, V. B. V. -- Whatever may have been the ignty, leaving to the decision of now dominated by the Tarkieh enterprises, along

day, and it was fair to say that Ribeiro, M. A. R. Songs and B. (6) Restoration of Devastated causes of the outbreak of war, it the Belgian people the determins-hordes merely instruments either necessary control of supplies for

the former were not unmindful of M. O. da Canhs, (shareholders), is clear that the peoplee of Ear-tion of their own fature policy in of exploitation or militarism. If in its own people on the principle of

Areas and Reparation these territories it is impracticable the open door, on Customs duties

their obligations to the workers. The Chairman asid:-Gentle" ope, who are necessarily the chief all respecte.

of Wrongdoing.

He believed that before a week men, The boar for which this sufferers from its horrors, bad(b) Alsace and Lorraine.The their own destinies, the British purposes, and on there being no to leave it to the people to settle been limited strictly to revenue

The British Labour movement was over a settlement would be meeting has been called is past, themselves no hand in it. Their British Labour movement re-

Labour movement insista that, hostile discrimination agine: hotas that one of the most im- arrived at. Ang more threats of and I will ask the General common interest is now to coo* affirms its reprobation of the orime duct the terrible straggle in which against the peace of the world by conformably with the policy of foreign constries. Bat it urges perative duties of all countries striking or anything of that sort Manager to read the notice on

no sonerations," they should equally the importance, not immediately pasce is declared instead of helping would hamper vening the meeting. shey find themselves engaged as which Alsace and Lorraine were be placed for administration in merely of conservation, bat slao will be the restoration, so far as the whole situation. (Cheers.) The General Manager having to bring it, as soon as may be forcibly torn from France in 1871, the hands of a commission acting of the utmost possible develop may be possible, of the homes, The private soldier was popish-read the notice, possible, to an issue in a secure a political blunder the effects of

under "the Super-National ment by appropriate Government farms, factories, public buildings, ed for breach of discipline or The Chairman said.-Gentle and lasting pesce for the world.

which have contributed in no Authority or League of Nations. setion of the resources of every and means of communication in incompetencs. Why was not men.-The object of the alters. (2.) Making the World Safe for email degree to the continuance It is farther suggested that the entry for the benefit, not only France, Belgium, Tyrol and North incompetence at the top dealt tions, of the provisions of the of unrest and the growth of peace of the world regaires that of its own people, but also of the Italy, East Prussis, Poland, with as it was at the bottom? Whatever may have been the militarier in Europe, and pro- Constantinople should be made world, and the need for an in: slicie, Russia, Romania, the (Cheers.) We wanted a fair deal Association as provided in the

Uompany's Memorandum causes for which the war was foundly sympathising with the began, the fundamental purpose unfortunate inhabitants of Alsaces free port, permanently peat-ternational agreement for the Balkans, Creede, Armenia, Asia with our generals sa well as with terms of the Resolation on of the British Labuar movement and Lorraice; who have been sobraliaed and placed together with enforcement in all countries of Miuor, and Central Africa, that the rank and file. (Hear, hear.) yon hava jast heard read is to

both shores of the Dardanelles the legislation on factory coudi- the restoration

Mr. Ramsay MacDonald said equip the Company with the in supporting the continuance of jected to so much repression, aeka, (and possibly some or all of Asistions, hours of labor, and the be limited to compensation for that those of them who ventured increased powers necessary to the struggle is that the world in accordance with the declara-Minor) under the same impartial prevention of sweating and as public buildinge, capitalist ander to lift up their eyes to the Cross enable is to maintain its postsion may Lenceforth be made cafe loctions of the Frenco Socialists, that administration.

healthy trade, necessary to protect takinga, and material property as the symbol of Christianity, among other Companies engaged they shall be allowed, ander the (b) The Colonies of Tropical the workers against exploitation proved to be destroyed or damag even though they might have no in similar business and to Dring Of all the war aima acne is 60 protection of the Super National Africa. With regard to the and oppression.

ed, but should be extended to dogmatic faith, more insalted and the Company's Memorandum of important to the peoples of the Authority or League of Nations Colonies of the several bellige

setting up the wage earners and called pro-Germans. They were, Association into line with that of world se that there abould be freely to decide" what shall by

pesesuts themselves in homes however, the best representatives allied Companies the Uniou rents in tropical Africa from ses henceforth on earth no more mar. their future political position.

To make the world safe for and employment, and that to of pro-Eagliahmen that existed Insurance Society of Canton, Whoever triumpha the people will have lost, unless some effec Labour movement saggests that south of the Sahara desert, of military or economie. It will be a the assessment and distribution militarism and all its crimes patimilar alterations have recently democracy involves much more ensure the fall and impartial to-day, the army that was going Ltd., and the Britian Tradera (c) The Balkans. The British to sea whether including all

north of the Zambeat River and than the prevention of war, either application of these principles to eave the nation and to make Insurance Company, Ltd., where tive method of preventing the whole problem of the re-

moans organisation of the administration only those lying between leg device of the capicatist interests of the compensation so far as the casts, not only in Berlin, but in been made. All shareholders to this end the British Labour of the peoples of the Balkan north and 15deg, south istitade, to pretond that the treaty of cost is contributed by any interLondon, (Cheers.) Those, like have been sent notice of the re

which are already the subject of movement relied very largely Peninsula might be dealt with by insertional control-the British peace need concern itself only national fund should be made himself, who were the moer op solution, together with copies of upon the complete uemuralla special conference of their re-Labour movement disclaims all of armed forces and with 807 national Commission.

with the cessation of the struggie under the direction of an Inter-timistic could not at the moment the Memorandum of Association tion of alicouuifios ; un lus track presentatives, or by an authorita. sbandonment of every form ouve intecantionational commis idea that theee should form the sympathy win the Imperialist

see any way to peace. He wanted its present form and the proposed territorial readjust Bat the British Labour move to end the war properly and alterations thereto. I will now Imperialism: on the suppressi0nsion, on the basis of (a) the com- booty of any nation, should be

The British Labour ment will not be satisfied antes quickly. War weariness was the move that the following scola of secret diplomacy, and on the pless freedom of these people to exploited for the profit of the movement insiste that in view of tall and free jadivisi investigation worst end that could come. Een be adopted that the placing of foreign policy, just settle their own destinies, irre capitalist, or should be used for after the war, of exportable food-on all sides that particular Gov intelligent hamah brings using Memorandum of association with

the probable world-wide shortage, into the scouestions so frealy made wanted to end the war by nimble, provisions of much as home pobuy, nader the spective of Anarian, Turkish, or the promotion of the militariststoffs and raw materials, and of eramente have ordered, and their minds with tremendous respect to a objcois. De altered the Company' control of popularly-elected other foreign dominion; (b) the aims of Governments. In view merchant chipping, it is in particular officers have exercised activity and with wide awake war so as to read to shew in the Legislators; on such Gyncerted independent Sovereignities of the of the fact that it is impracticperative, in order to prevent the acts of ornelly, anae may be possible for the several nationalities in those able here to leave the varios most serious hardships, and even violence, and

oppression, alertness. universal abution of compulsory distriote in which these are large peoples concerned to settle their possible famine, in one country individual victims, for which no theit sgeinst mukazy seivics in all countries, is predominant: (c) the universal the common limitation of the adup ton of religione tolerance, that the intereeta of hamanity own destinies, it is suggested

that systematic justification can be found in the Custly simminents by when all the equal citizenship of all races, would be best served by the full arrangements should be made on ordinary usages of war. It draws the peoples are burdened, and and local autonomy; (d) & Customs and freak abandonment by all an international basis for the attention in particular to the lose the core abolition of prob Union embracing the whole of the the belligerents of any dreams of available exportable sarplages of seamen and sther non-combatante allocation and conveyence of the of life and property of merchant

The Chairman:-Those in making simament firme, whose Balken Sistes; and (e) the entry an African Empire; the transfer these commodities to the different (including women and children)

favour of this resolution ? Cón- pecuniary interests lies always in of all the Balkan National States of the present Colonies of the countries, in proportion, not to resulting from thie inhamen

itary minded? Uarried was boutesand rivalry is prepara-into a federation for the concerted Europesa Powers in tropical their purchasing powere but to and ruthless conddes.

animously. That is all the sion for war. But it demande, in arrangement by mutual agree Africa, however the limits of this their several preseing needs, and be part of the bonditions of peace

business, gentlemen, *A* oɔa- firmatory meeting will be herd addition, that it should be an meat among themselves of all

ares may be defined, so the pro- that, within each country, the that there should be forth with set essential part of the treaty of matters of common concern.

Copenhagen, Novermber 17.-on Maron is aí nalé pass twelve, (4) Italy. The British Labour posed super-national authority or Government must for some time up a Court of Claims and accuss The sanoqucement tust a meet peace itself that there should be

League of Nations herein og maintain its control of the most ions, which should investigate ing of the Scandinavian Monatens for with established a super movement declares its warmest mailonai authority, or League of sympathy with the people of Rested; and their administration indispensable commodities, in such allegations as may belia to be held at Ohrievania has]

under the Legislative Council of Namona, which should not only Italian blood and speech who that satbority as a single indo order to secure their appropria. brought before it, summon the come as a surprise. A conference be adhered to by all the present bave been left outside the incon-pendent African Siste, with its 1100, not in a competitive market aconsed person or Government to of Ministers at Cupenhagen was mainly to the richer classes in answer the complaints, to pro-expected. The newspapers write belugerents, but which every venient and indefensible bound.

| own trained staff, on the principles other independent sovereign aries that have; as a result of the of (1) taking account, in each proportion to their means, but nounce judgment, and award what is commonly written on State in the world should be diplomatic agreements of the past, locality, of the wishes of the diematically to meet the most compensation of damages payable Juch occasions. As a matter of Mr. Hodge, Minister of Pans pressed to join: the immediate been assigned to the kingdom of people when these can be ascer manity on the principle of no condemned, to the persons who in the meeting of the King, and Manchester geleman who desires argent needs of the whole com by the individual or Government fact, the gablic is not interested clone, receusly received from a establishment by such League Itsig, and supporte their claim to of Nations not only of an be united wish those of their own Lained; (2) protection of the cake for anyone mutil all have bad suffered wrong, or to their 18 wholly absorbed in se proto remain sucnymous, an intima. International High Court for race and tongue. It realises that es against exploitation and

dependente, The several Govern ulem of providing the necessar£50,000 towaru ̃ché"coas¡uf.la- the settlement of all disputes arrangements may be necessary of their tribal interests; (3) alt anticipated that in all countries anually and otherwise, for the During recent debates in the stationat, treatment of disabled

Moreover, it cannot but be meats must be responsible, fid of life. between States that ara of for securing the legitimate in justiciable nature but also of teresis of the people of Italy in revenues raised to be expended the dislocation of industry attend presentation of the cases of their Norwegian Storthing when the sailors and soldiers disonarged appropriate machinery for joint the adjacent seas, but it has no of the African Brate itself; and of millions of munition makers Court of Uinime and Accusations. serious mismanagement of the disabilities arising from the pre for the welfare and development ant on peace, the instant discharge respectivo nationale to Bach & Adminisalon was charged with /from the forces in consqnsche of and effective mediation between sympathy with the far-reaching States in issues that are nos aims of conquest of Italian Im-(4) the permanent neatralisation and workers in war trades, and

segotiations for imports of food sent war. justiciable; the formation of an perialism, and believes that all of this African State, and the demobilisation of soldieza

abstention from participation in in fact of the scarcity of industrial

Blaffe, and regarding measures international Legislature, in which legitimate needs can be safeguard international rivalries or any capital, the shortage of raw mate

for bread rationing, the Prime the representatives of every ed without precluding a like fature wars.

Minister, M. Kondsen, 18. civilized State would have their recognition of the needs of others,

ferred (i) Other Cases The British riale, and the insecurity of com

the possibility of allotted haze;

the gradual or annexation of other people's Labour movement suggests that prompt and energetic action be mercial enterprise-will, unless

drawing upon Denmark's stan.pound to be consumed weekly development, as far as may prove territories.

Chinese associationsin dance of grain. At the first per bead-were expected to be to be posmble, of international (s) Poland, &o. With regard any other territories in which it legislation agreed to by and to the other cases in dispute, frame proposed that the future asfe- / taken by the geverst Governments, | Washington have sent £120,000 signs of opposition mere it was 18ded in Decimber, säd when

was hardly procurable. definitely binding upon the sever Luxembourg on the one hand of Barding of pacific relations Plange a large part of the wag in osen to the Revolutionary Gay explained that M. Knudsen'sİ

earning population into all the al Biates; and for a solemn which the Independence has been

miseries of unemployment; more ernment in Southern China.

resorted to in order to meet & Waebicguchi meenage thai, m agreement and pledge by all temporarily destroyed, to the sovereignty should be made the or less. prolonged, in view of Bistes that every issue between laada now under foreign domine-subject of amicable bargaining the fact that widespread anem Soldiers Saved by Inoculation. difficult Packamentary situation, gotiations, were in progress

with an equivalent excaange, in

Another statement was made in between the United States and any two or more of them shall be tion inhabited by other races-the

ployment in any country, money or otherwise,

like a faminë, is an injury

Sir Samuel Evans, in his responsile Dinistr quarter to the pirals for the export of food submitted for settlement as afore outstanding example being that!

(4) Economic Relations. saud, and that they will all make of the Polee-the British Labour)

not to that conmiry alone, but prouidentiaaddress to the Medico-effect that, alinoaga un aband. stuffs caused lively interest in the common canse against any Sale movement relies as the only way. The British Labour movement impoverishes also the rest of the Legs Society at 11, Onandoa suda did not exist in Danmark, tatements, which, however, which fails to adhere to this of the achieving a lasting settle-declares against all the projects world, the Brition Labour move rest, W., Last nigus, said that the people should support their especially oncerning Danmark, agreement.

ment on the application of the now being prepared by Imperiale mens holds that it is the duty of never before in the story of the Scandinavian brothers when they were so vague, Justiit is im (3) Territorial Adjustments,

principle of allowing each people iste, and capitalists, not in any every Government-to-take immed ward of the world had the fighting Here really distressed, even 11 posible as to the fatore. Atil one-sountry only, but in most rate action not merely to relieve men een so well helped and their own cations bad to be a objections have been made to the suggestion that Den Ane Brisian Labour movemens10 settle its own diatiny,

cared for by doctors, surgeons,canced, has no sympathy with the af (1) The Jews and Palestice omnities, for an economio was the unemployed, when unemploy.

mark should assist Norway, The Danish people apparently agree temple made, now in this quarter The British Labour movement after peace has been secured, ment has set in, but actually, to puree, and all who formen part Tacee statements, of course, and now in that, to convert this demandể “for “the”. Jawa: of.” 8l1 againas either ana of other foreign far as may be practicable, to OL End" médical services. Is was were reqsivad with mixed feeling" with the sitemsat of the!]

Ideat of the Norwng war into a war of couquest, whit countries theme elementary nation, or against all foreign prevent the occurrence of un calculated that the number of at a time when a further co the small whostel for whist is sought to be sogaired sights of tolerance, freedom of ustions, as such an economic war, employment. It therefore, urges Jurces, who, bed, basen saved from breed allowances had been M. Mormokel—–—– Ás

zoldiers belonging to the Allied anesion of the smal "And if began by any country, would upon the Labour y sities of every

són choice lag be by force is territory or wealth, residence and trade,

when the mus sucaid the suuggle be equal citissuship that ought inevitably lead to reprisals, to country the hegeselly of their riske sad ravages of typhoid airendy sanoneeed, prútanged for a single day, once so be extended to all the inhabit which each nation in turn might, pressing upon their Government, and, bödred diseases by incenis prauosion of baster and declined; moot with Ameri the conditione, of a permanent anta of every nasion. But it in self-defence, be driven. If she preparation of plans for the son could be rog coned by Beures 10 ponos can be secured, merely for further expresses the hope that is realises that all such attempts at execution of all the innumerable

oppression and the preservation

makes necessary a transfer of

another or

bread,"

It should

Helping the Southern Revolution.

SCANDINAVIAN TIES.

Starvation Rather Than Severance,

declaration was a abterfuge

print signed for the purpose i of identbossion by the Chairma of the meeting."

chas

Mr. Furden I beg to second

£50,000 for Treatment of Disabled Men.

tion of hią readiness to subscribe

fas

In such troumetances. the

better for

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