Labour Opinions on War Aims.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 6967, 25 January 1918, Page 3

Labour Opinions on War Aims.

Keuler'b Telegrams / Fveo Jan 34, 8 10 pm Loudou, Jau "23 Mr vv, F. Furdv, in h?a presidentialdtldress'at the Labour Conference at Nottingham, said: ■•'Peace by negotiation while Geininny occupies foreign territories would mean a German victory. If Germany would not accept President Wilson's or Mr Lloyd George's terms we must fight on. Germany could no longer claim that she wa§ i'igbtitsg a defensive war. There'was bo*, jet a sign that the enemy was billing to accept Air Lloyd Georges, President Wilsou'e, or Labour's principles. Would German democracy-define their war aims and face their GQverr.metit as we have faced our Goverrsnients? Lite v?ay was open to Germany if the German people sod Government elcesrely de&ired juat peace. An agieemant en

present conditions would mean the fßstenicg of militarism stronger on the people cf Germany, on tha peoples of the British Emoue end the world. We must have a clean peace. If it is only obtainable by fighting .we.-mast go on'fighting.to the-end.I.

M. Huysmans, the Swedish Leader, and Secretary of the International Scciaiiat Bureau, said; "If the moderate and democratic war aima of the Labour Patty were presented at an international Labour Conference then the Austro-German Labour Party sould be curapelleil to declare their v?ar aims and if a general .-agreement transpired fighting would be paralysed." London, Jan 23

Mr A. Henderson, in a circular to the Labour delegates, recapitulates Labour war aims, lie adds: "All the Socialist paitiea in Europe now agree with the Bolsheviks and so does Prtsi' dent Wihon's published statement."