THE BRITISH SOCIALIST PACIFISTS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3108, 12 June 1917, Page 5

THE BRITISH SOCIALIST PACIFISTS

.STOPPED FROM PROCEEDING TO PETROGRAD. London, June 10. At a meeting in Trafalgar Square to protest against Mr. Ramsay Maodonald's visit to Petrojjrad, a telegram was read from a branch of the Seamen and Firemen's Union stating that the union had Mr. Macdonald and Ht. P. W. Jowett (the other pacifist delegate) prisoners, and that the crew refused to sail with them.—Renter. (Rec. June 11, 9.55 p.m.) London, June 11. The meeting yi Trafalgar Square unanimously resobed deploring the issue of passports to Jlr. Ramsay Macdonald and Hγ. jowett, Tf-pudiating their claim to represent British Labour, and request, ing Mr. Lloyd George to cancel their passports.—Reuter. STOCKHOLM CONFERENCE COLLAPSES. Stockholm, June 10. Tho representatives of Socialist workmen in Holland, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Germany, and AustriaHungary have assembled and decided that it will he impossible to carry out the original plan for a universal congross. The.v have therefore invited ten. delegates of all countries to' attend a congress i'.i Switzerland on September 17. The German leaders pointed out that the proper aim of the present conference is to deal with labour questions as affected by the peace negotiations, and not to deal with tho political -aspects of the war or the responsibility for its origin. Herr Haase, representing the German Minority Socialists, telegraphed that his journey -was. postponed. AUSTRALIAN P.L.L. 'AGITATORS. , Sydney, Jtme 11. A meeting of the- Amti-Conscriptioii League endorsed the Labour Conference's peace proposal, and protested against New Zealand politicians interfering in Australian domestic affaire.