TRADES UNION BILL

Evening Star, Issue 19559, 18 May 1927, Page 8

TRADES UNION BILL

ANNOUNCEMENT BY LABOR FIGHT TO BE CONTINUED Pres* Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, May 17. (.Received May 18, at 11.40 a.m.) Tho Labor members reappeared in the House of Commons to-day. They issued an announcement that a joint meeting of the Parliamentary Party Executive and tho General Council of the Trades Union Congress had unanimously decided to dispute the limitations duo to the gag, and to continue to fight the Trades Union Bill in the committee stage. The Attorney-General rSir Douglas Hogg), in moving the amendment, which ho said made it clear exactly what sort ot strikes tho Bill made illegal, was received with Labor shouts of “Clear as mud I” Sir Douglas Ho»g, after much interruption, moved the amendment making illegal strikes calculated to coerce the Government by inflicting hardship on tho community. Sir H. Slesscr (Labor) said that the Laborites deplyred all strikes, lockouts, and disputes, bub the Government amendment put every sympathetic strike of any dimensions in jeopardy, because all strikers caused hardship on tho community. Ho appealed to Sit Douglas Hogg to stay his reckless, revolutionary hand. The Government was throwing dust into the industrial machine, and had been coerced into the introduction of this monstrosity. Sir J. Simon (L.) said that, although the Government honestly tried to improve tho language of the clause, it was still unsatisfactory. He added: “When I heard they were .searching Arcos I wondered whether the missing document was tho definition of a general strike.”—A. and N.Z. and ‘ Sun ’ cable.