LABOUR CONFERENCE

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2986, 25 January 1917, Page 5

LABOUR CONFERENCE

AFTER-THE-WAR PROBLEMS London, January 23.The labour Party Conference is the most important in the history of tha movement, and is called to discuss . after-the-war labour problems. ; Mr. Wardle (president) protested . against the effort of some supporters i of the movement to' mate a distinction between the political and economic efforts. Such division, ho.said, was suicidal. It was impossible to leave aJt legislation and administration to people who were without the knowledge necessary to protect and insure the.infcerests of workers. The war was the one ab-* : sorbing Imperial problem to-day.—Ansy N.Z. Cable Assn. ONLY ONE GREATER TRAGEDY . . London, January 23.Presiding at the annual conference " of the Labour Party at Manchester, Mr. G. J. Wardle, M.P., declared there could! have been only one greater tragedy * than the war—namely, if Britain had. 5 not joined in. 1 _ Mr. Arthur Henderson, M.P., replying to criticism that Labour had not go t much for joining the .'Government, said that in a national: crisis they should concern themselves more witji what they gave-than-with! what- they got.—Renter. , 1 LABOUR IN THE CABINET '■ (Rec. January 24, 5.5 p.m.f London, January 23. The Labour Conference endorsed tha Labourites joining the Government by 1,840,000 to 307,000.-^R«ut«r. SNOffiDEN'S DIATRIBES (Rcc. January 24, 10.30 p.m.)' London, January 24. 1 At the Labour Conference, Hr. Snowden bitterly_ attacked his colleagues for their policy of good faith. He described them as ''dumb dogs," which ' provoked 1 an angry scene. Amidst hooting and cheers Mr. Snowden said thai/ Labour Ministers were responsible for legislation inimical to trade unions unparalleled in the country's history. It' was one long record of 'Labour sacrifices since the war. Several delegates _ warmly replied,supporting the Ministers.—Aus.-N.Zj Cable Assn.-