BRITISH POLITICS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 13 October 1922, Page 8

BRITISH POLITICS.

INDEPENDENT LABOUR PARTY ABANDONS SOCIALISATION. «V CABLE—P&ESS ASSOCIA'IION-<SOPYBIGH7 Received Oct. 13, 9.40) a.m. LONDON, Oct. 12. In view.of the prospect of an early election, the Independent Labour Party | lias planned for 500 demonstrations ! and 200 conferences before the end of ■the year. It is significant that *the | party, though ,alwaysi hitherto aiming at State Socialism, now opposes bureau- ; ;«ratic State control, suggesting instead tHai> the trade unions be broadened in j wder to include all workers with hanct i or brain should be, responsible for the ' internal management of industry, act- J ing in conjunctum with consumers. j Representatives ot the party demand that the first Labour Government call j «■ world conference to secure the aboli-, j ... tion of; armaments by mutual consent. ; Eighteen, women have been adopted as ( ■candidates for the next general elec- \ Hion; mostly women who have made $heir •reputations in municipal politics, j —Aua.-N.Z. Cablo Assn. j