THE GLASGOW SOLDIERS AND WORKMEN'S CONFERENCE

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3162, 14 August 1917, Page 5

THE GLASGOW SOLDIERS AND WORKMEN'S CONFERENCE

MASSED PROTEST AGAINST THE PEOHIBITION. London, August 12. Under the auspices of the Glasgow Trades Council, thousands of people took part in a demonstration to protest against the prohibition of the Workers' and Soldiers' Conference. Mr. Shirwell, President of the Trades Conference, declared that Labour had returned to sanity in deciding to send delegates to the Stockholm Conference. Mr. Ramsay llaedonald said: "Onr enmies tried to bamboozle the- Labour movement over Stockholm. They got their answer yesterday. It means not peaco at any price, but peace at a democratic price, which will settle the problems of Europe for ever."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

AMERICAN LABOUITSJEFINITE STAND London, August 12. Mr Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labour, hns cabled to Mr. Appletou declining Mr. Henderson's invitation to American delegates to attend a general conference on August 28 and 29, as he does not regard it as representative. He adds that American delegates will only attend the Allied International Conference on September 10—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. NQ PASSPORTS. New York, August 12. Mr. Lansing, Secretary of State, announces that no passports will be issued to Americans who desire to attend the Stockholm Conference, because it is considered likely to assist the German peace manoeuvres.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ATTITUDE OP THE FRENCH SOCIALISTS. Paris, August 12. The Administrative Committee of the Socialist Party lias adopted a motion to send ten delegates to the Stockholm Conference. They will be instructed not to seek a peaco "by compromise, which will leave the destinies of tho peoples at the mercy of fresh wars, but to make plain their belief that respect for the rights of all peoples, respect for treaties, and the submission of all possible matters of conflict to tho adjudication of the nations can alone form the basis of an acceptable peace. ~.,., The Paris Socialists declare that they are going to Stockholm to ask all Socialists whether they will condemn the Governments responsible for the war and act against them in order to shorten the war. They will also demand that the Socialists shall compel the Governments which still ref-.ine to agree to their proposals to state their war aims; and will inquire whether those Socialists who persist in supporting culpablo Governments shall remain members of the International Party.—Reuter. "The Times" correspondent eays:— "Recent events in London have bewildered and disnppointcd the French-even tho Socialists-who had lately, hoped for a strong British lead, which would

result on their part in a decisfon against tho Stockholm Conference. The Socialist* define their peace terms as including the evacuation, restoration, and indemnification of the invaded territories, end a con. , eultation with tho peoples of the die' Euted territories, including Alsace and orraine. With, regard to tho desires of nil tho nations, neutrals, and belliger« ents to participate in the Peace Confer* once, which, would be a constituent assembly of tho society of nations, the Socialist? declared that peace would not como until there had been a democratio revolution in Germany.—"The Times."