AFFAIRS IN BRITAIN.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16271, 23 July 1918, Page 8

AFFAIRS IN BRITAIN.

DISSATISFIED MUNITION WORKERS. (By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright.) (Router's Telegrams.) ♦ LONDON, July 21. A closed conference was held at Coventry between representatives of the Government and munition workers. The latter declared that they would not ad7ise the withdrawal of notices until the Government's embargo on skilled labour was removed. . The Government officials left without arranging for a further conference. LABOUR AND THE WAR. (Australian and N.&. Cable Association.) (Received July 22nd, 12.5 p.m.) LONDON, July 21. Mr Arthur Henderson, speaking at Oldham, urged the Government to communicate with the Allies with a view to enabling the Labour Party to participate in international conventions organised by a distinctly neutral com- | mittee. While conventions would not bind the countries, he trusted that they would point a way through which the Ahies could walk to an actual Peace Conference. He indignantly denied that the Labour Party wanted a German settlement. He wanted a world's peace in tn& interests of humanity, and a League of Nations composed of all belligerents and neutrals. (Received July 22nd, 9.10 p.m.) LONDON, July 21. In the House of Commons the Aliens Bill was read a third time. »A clause was inserted excluding Germans from naturalisation for iive years after the war.

ENEMY BANKS. (Received July 22nd, 1.10 p.m.) IX3NDON, July 21. Sir A. Stanley's Bill prevents enemy banks re-opening for five years alter the war. LONDON, July 21. The Receiver in Bankruptcy has taken over branches of enemy banks, which will be immediately wound up, and the assets distributed. Legislation exists making it impossible to open branch banktf in Britain for a period of years after the war.