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THE LABOUR PARTY

CONFERENCEN

THE THREAT OF DIRECT ACTION

A Labour correspondent writes in the Observer of June 99 as follows:-

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-The Labour Party Conference at Southport, attended by nearly a thousand delegates from its affiliated organisations and local Esbour parties, has been an affair of considerable tance, yet so far as many.news- paper reports were concerned it might have been a succession of scenes," a round of wild dis- ordar, and a demonstration of dis- loyalty for all that their readers. could gather to the contrary. A few moments of heated discussion or fervent denunciation, a swift duel of words between, say, re presentatives of the official and unofficial elements at the Coa- ference-these. are magnified until to those who have not sat patiently through the proceed- ings of a Labour Conference. they appear to monopolise the whole time of the Conference. On the other hand, it would be wrong to create the impression that the proceedings are characterised by suavity and politeness. delegates do not mince their words. There are hard hitting and strong denunciation" when speakers think the case requires it. Nevertheless, the Conference is good humored and human. It is remarkably bral to its executive committee and it is but infrequently that the deci- sions of the la ter are reversed hy the large gathering. The execu tive is wonderfully responsive to the views of the Conference: and irrepressible and enthusias- tic minorities are not often able to swing the Conference over to opposition to the executive. Og the whole, it is probable that the delegates stand a little more to the left than the executive com- mittee it appoints and the chair- man almost invariably represents moderate opinion. The Confer- ence may, therefore be regarded as cautious and even conservative. for it entrusts its affairs to a committee which will be "safe," rather than audacious.

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able in those days to indulge more freely than it can nowadays in debating abstract resolutions. The Southport gathering showed that the Conference is now con- cerned with living und immediate problems of the utmost impor- tance.. Perhaps one of the most

for "direct significant discussions during the terms, and that it will not again casa past week was that which centred relapse into the narrower confines is significant that the movement upou the Peace Treaty and the of purely domestic politics: it for "direct action" should have League of Nations. A resolution will on the contrary, steadily taken hold even to the extent it was moved by Mr. Ramsay Mac-pursue a policy of international has done. It is a symptom of donald affirming the opinion of

what Mr. McGurk, in his chair- the Conference that, cow Ger-

man's address, described as P many has decided to sign the

The controversy -on direct growing volume of resentment the Treaty of Peace. "its speedy action for the attainment of and discontent." The Conference admission to the League of Na- political objects" has arisen provided many illustrations, if tions and the immediate revision over questions some of which are such were needed, of the serious by the League of Nations of the connected with the, international discontent which now prevails. Treaty, which are inconsistent situation. The Triple Alliance The peace terms are partly with the statements made on has urged the Parliamentary responsible; and the impotence behalf of the Allied Governments Committee of the Trade Union of the House of Commons during when the Armistice was made. Congress to take steps for the and since the war has undermic- are essential both on grounds discussion of the advisability of ed confidence in Parliamentary of honour and expedience." resorting to direct action to institutions. The discussion of Both Mr. Ramsay Macdonald secure the compliance of the the question of "direct"action" and Mr. Clynes, who seconded Government with the Labour at the Labour Party Conference the resolation, were in no doubt demands regarding Conscription shows pretty clearly that the that if Germany were to-day in intervention in Russia, the rais-policy is not one which will "the position of the Allies bering of the blockade, and the command the approval of the peace terms would have been far release of conscientious objectors. mees of Labour supporters. more se ere, and it was felt that The question was in the forefront There is only one thing which *Germany must bear the burden at the Labour Party Conference, would unite the whole Labour of her actions, but punishment The Chairmen in his inaugural movement on a policy of indus- should not be revenge." The address deprecated the use of trial action for political purposes, Conference was firm against a direct action" for non-industrial and that is colossal folly on the vindictive peace and a pesce of ends. He regarded it is an in- part of the Government.

The Migers Federation, the parlia-

It would take many columns of aggrandisement. It is significant novation" which few responsible events of the Conference in mentary committee of the Trade that the resolution was carried leaders would welcome. In its dicated that though this policy. Union Congress, and the national print to deal, even summarily, with but a single dissentient vote annual report the executive com has won the sympathy of executive of the Labour Party with the great variety of ques

which was tions raised and discussed at the resolution, mittee gives it as its general many members, of the more This against it.

that the Conference, and the foregoing It may be recollected that dar-view that "if the British Labour advanced section of the party, the adopted, ing the war the Labour Party movement is to institute a new party as a whole would be slow to Labour movement has accepted notes are devoted to some of the outstanding-problems Party stood by its resolve to sup- precedent in our industrial his undertake, the responsibilities in the challenge thrown out more port a war of liberation. It was tory, by initiating a general strike solvet. condemned as pacifist by the for the purpose of achieving, not jingoes and as jingo by the paci-industrial, but political, objects;

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since the publication of which came under review and on the reports of the Commission which the Conference expressed by Lord Gainsford Lord Inch-its opinion. The most important

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