LABOUR'S DEMANDS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 419, 30 January 1909, Page 5

LABOUR'S DEMANDS.

. BRITISH PARTY. .A SOCIALIST MOTION ABANDONED. ' ' MOVERS DO NOT ATTEND. ' (bt TELEoiurn—ritEss assocx^tion— coriaiani.) • (Reo. January 29, lilJO p.m.) . ~: .- ; London, January 29. .At the conference of tho'-Labour , party at Portsmouth, a motion to make the party's constitution distinctly. Socialist fell through. The motion was forwarded by tho Paper-, stniners , "Union; which did not, however, send dolegates to .tho' conference. : "•■'•■•'■■" -_ UNWRITTEN SOCIALISM; ■■' _ The conference of the Labour party '>'i Hull i«>n2 ,ma - I'y1'y of 19 ?8 carried, by 514,000 votes.to 469,000, a resolution setting out "that, in' the opinion of this Conference, the" time has'ar■riTcd when the labour party should have as ■ a definite object the-socialisation of the' means pt production, distribution, and exchange"— an 'l so on ; in the usual terms of Socialism.." lhis was an expression , .of the Conference's opinion.as to what the Labour party should do. Another motion which, amended the actual-.- constitution of the Labour party so as to include Socialism in-its-written platform, was not carried. That motion was moved by the Paperstainers' Tjnipn, and no. doubt is identioal with the one proposed—but not pressed—by that' union this year.' ' ' .i The secretary of the Fabian Society, Mr. Edh E- ' ? e u se ' ™ entl y OTote: "I' is-true thtit tho Labour party has refused, .arid will refuse, :to pledge itself to Socialism-that is, to.make a profession of Socialism compulsory on-its:adherents., But: in -politics" i(7 is deeds ana not words', that'.count.- , - ■Hβ goes on to point out that. all. the Labour paHy's Bills are Socialistic. Its members ate largely Socialists,' though. Socialism is ,not their written creed. _. ■ ■ '■■; .-';.,- . ■ ./■■; . .' ■'■'. ,;: - ,; ; .; Sydney conference:; ; ' ; ;:^;': :: ..'- ;(Reo. January 29, : 6.40 p:in.) ■!. -. ;'■ V-.-' ..•' '■' v... 29.. . Tho : Political Labour Conference,.'now Bit- : ting in Sydney, passed ai resolution, in favour .of the introduction of. effective--aiiti-sweat-ing legislation; provision: : ; . for,' compulsory and 'adequate compensation to wa'ge-earuerß for 'injury sustained, while following,,-.their .occupations ;;'compulsory apprenticesliip. arid abolition of,premiums,; «'qual pay;to wornen. for .equal" work; enforcemont of: a vßight-to-' Work Bill; labour - agencies toibo StaterconIducted; and the discouragement :6f, immigra;tion, .until- sufficient' land ;, is available "for 'eager- and desirable, settlers -at present in :tho;Stato.. ■'-, .-'.' ; ■-■ . ; r : ' ■■. ; ": '-.;