HOUSE OF COMMONS
TRADES ONION Bill.
Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright.
LONDON, June 13. In the House of Commons, in committee on the Trades Union Bill, Mr Arthur Henderson (Labor) moved an amendment to the definitions clause providing that the expression ‘‘ trade union ” should include associations ot employers. Labor members contended that bodies like the Brewers’ Society and the Federation of Employers, which dispensed large funds for political purposes, ought to bo on the same footing as trade unions regarding political levies. The amendment was defeated by 190 votes to 77. Mr J. Gretton (Conservative) moved an amendment classing as a political fund money used to pay the election expenses of members of the House of Commons and municipalities, and to finance newspapers. Sir Thomas Inskip (Solicitor-Gene-ral) said that while he did not view the amendment unsympathetically, the Government did not desire needlessly to open up a wide field of controversy. Sir H. H. Slesser (Labor) said that the amendment showed the real nature of the opposition to the trades unions activities. The amendment was withdrawn.
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Evening Star, Issue 19583, 15 June 1927, Page 5
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174HOUSE OF COMMONS Evening Star, Issue 19583, 15 June 1927, Page 5
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