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V

LABOUR PARTY.

CONFERENCE

to this Tory taunt by supporting The most rousing speech of the the National Government, with re- day was delivered by Mr. Wedg sultant damage to "reform,' ro-wood Benn on a resolution on construction, disarmament econo- India moved by Mr. Lansbury. mic co-operation, education, the At the beginning of his speech social services, the condition of the ex-Secretary for India was nubjected to so many violent In- Liberals had claimed to hold dear, { terruptions that the chairman kad

to threaten the expulsion of the interrupters.

MR. WEDGWOOD BENN'S the people, all matters which

OVATION

CHAIRMAN'S THREAT

TO INTERRUPTORS

It was idle to pretend that the outlook had become brighter.

"The grim spectacle of 3,000,000 unemployed workers, of idle minca, idle mills and factories, and idle shipa rusting at their anchors, is The Labour Party's annual con-in suflcient answer to those who forence opened with a breezy, profess to see a lifting of the cheery address by Mr. Geo. clouds," Lathan, the Chairman,

He claimed that the Party had never been in better heart, and he pointed to the recent by-elee- tious as evidence of their growing strength and of their perfect unity Co- with the Trade Union, and operative movements.

Mr. Lathan then attacked the Government for the future of its “old-fashioned Tory methods" of solving our difficulties, by redue- ing the purchasing power of the

He concluded by offirming the conviction of the Labour exécutive that "the only way out of the grave dificulties of our time in through courageous planning, na- tional and international."

Loud applause acclaimed bis declaration that Labour could only be justified as a Socialist body working towards a Socialist objec- Live.

Mr. Henderson.

people and protecting the pockets's address was amplified by

The general theme of the chair

Mr. Arthur Henderson..

of the well-to-do..

The

He pointed to the "infamous cir- cular recently published by the

Labour Party, he said, Board of Education" as the latest could not allow itself to become example of "the Government's re-self-satisfied or complacent, but at the same time It must pursue its lentless pursuit of economy, re- gardless of social consequences,”

objects in its own way and must not allow itself to he diverted by

Crisis Exploited.

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sectional criticism.

There had been nothing more femarkable in the Party's history,

Mr. Venn eloquently pleaded the dificulties and complexities of trying to govern India from a street in London without knowing exactly what was going on, there.

In 1929 the Labour Government found almost universal boycott and mistrust, but after two years of patient endeavour, so general a spirit of co-operation had been awakened that a conference was sitting.

When success was 'within their grasp there came the General Election, and the Prime Minister hurriedly closed the conference.

There was only one possible policy, which was to get back to the will to peace.

The apeuch, delivered with tre- mendous spirit, currled the audi- ence into the greatest enthusiasm passed unanimously. of the day, and the resolution was

"Beastly" Means Test:

Another animated discussion took place on a resolution demand- ing the withdrawal of the reguln- tions governing the payment of unemployment insurance transi- tional benefit.. Mr. Ben Tillett, speaking with his old fiery vehe- mence, advocated a constructive and systemitle organisation tres, trade union branches and Co- operative societies.

He ridiculed the armchair' re- volutionista and highbrow nude- mic critics, and advised vital and robust operair agitation.

of

He charged the Tory leaders with "exploiting a natkinat crisis to further their own narrow party he claimed, than the magnificent.pr..est from all Socialistic cen- ends by forcing a cumprehensive solidarity and devotion shown last tariff system on the country, year in face of the deadliest attack He quoted the boast of the Cen-ever launched against a political tral Council of the Conservative party, and the rightness of their Party in its annual report, that resistance bad now been proved "the most striking result of the by the naked and unashamed-Pro- policy of internal co-operation is tectionist-Tory reaction of the to be seen in the fact that within National Government. six months of the National Gov- ernment's formation the principle of Protection embodying a clear measure of Empire preference had become the law of the land na the considered derision of the nation, to which Free Traders were able to offer no apposition beyond last posture of protest."

Mr. Lathan blamed the Liberala for having helped to lend effect

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He concluded, amit loud cheers: "The future is ours if we will only grasp it."

Mr. Skinwell. Secretary

of Mines in the late Labour Govern- ment, urged that Labour authori- to administer ties should refuse the means test and give the Com- missioners as much trouble they could.

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