TRADE UNIONISM.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18486, 14 September 1925, Page 7

TRADE UNIONISM.

MR THOMAS, OPPOSITIONIST. (bt casus—raws amociatio*—corruajrr.) (uctkb's musaujis.) LONDON, September 11. Mr J. H. Thomas reappeared in the role of oppositionist at the Trade Union Congress, vgben discussing the emergency resolution condemning the Government decision to close the dockyards at Pembroke and Rosyth...' The supporters of the resolution argued that while naval work required to be done it should bo performed in Government yards and not handed to private exploitation. . Mr Thomas said: "It is useless talking about peace and, the evils of, war it! we are going to squirm immediate I}' 1 }' our people are affected.''

/• The resolution was carried. £

DAWES PEAN CONDEMNED.

EFFECT ON BRITISH MINING".

(aUSTRALIAX AND V.Z. CJLBIJE ASSOCUTIOI.) I ( LONDON, September 11. The Trades Union Congress discussed the Dawes Plan when a resolution was moved condemning it as the enslavement of German workers, declaring that the long hours and low , wages in Germany were due to the employers' successful efforts to place. .ho • burden of the plan upon the German ' workers, and, further, that the plan made it imuossiblel for British minors to compete wlh German 'miners on (Account of these low wages. The resolution was ..-carried "by a* large -majority. * . - self-determination/ SUPPORTED BY CONGRESS. ' ■'. _____ ; y . *-'.,,'■ (ram's t_x_wsAKS,} ' j (Received September 14tb, \2Jsi> *-tt.) LONDON, September SS, ' «. r< By an overwhelming r majority ibi A Trades Union Cdngrew paused » re&lu~ lotion supporting tiie righto of »J(1 1 the', / peoples of the Empire ation, including the ■ j tion from the Empire. '-, , Mr J. H. Thomas ridiculed the itml- , tation of speeches* to three xniftnties. ;/ Dealing with, Palestine, Egypt, Kenya, and elsewhere, he said {Butt the *j\ delegates who spoke of Keiiya knew ', nothing of the country. Lei the Brit- ( ish labour Party say what it say about Kenya to the Soot). Jlfricftn „ Labour Party and talk an, the easiei -* strain to the people of 'Canada and Australia; They would rooftVe anV. .answer.

There was a small attendance at the closing session, bat the, .debate was lively. The chief speakers i'n support, oF,\ ; ihe resolution attacking Imperialism ;- were Mr Porceli; who headed the do- , putation to Russia some. months. ii«. ' . and the Communist, Mr Harry both delivering TioJent speeches.. The resolution was,about to be put to the vote when Mr Thomas iOver-

vened. He appealed to Congress sot to make itself ridiculous ,by paining

such an important resolution with half the delegates gone and only three min-

utes for speeches. The figures at the voting - were 3,082,000 for and, 79,000 against. Tie National Union 'of Bailwaymen abstained from voting.

The aew General Council was elected and consisted mostly of Moderates, ineluding Mr Thomas, ' v