LABOUR OPPOSITION

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 11 October 1922, Page 5

LABOUR OPPOSITION

THE HEPUTATTON TO MB LLOYD GEORGE LONDON, Oct. 10. In an official report of the trade union deputation to Mr Lloyd George Mr Ben Tillett admitted that owing to unemployment some men vvouiJ join the colours, particularly young men. but trade union leaders came to fell the Government the plain God’s truth 'that they \ve?e opposed to war and would organise opnnsition against any form of war. Margaret Bondfield said the impression the Cabinet’s call to the colonies made upon women was one of horror. It was blasphemy to call it a l.oly war. Mr Thomas described the call to the colonies not onlv as unwise but as humiliating and dangerous If war was Tweed upon them, active, strong, and determined opposition by Labour would main; it disastrous from the point of view of (he Empire. Labour was not unmindful of the necessity .for beeping (he - Straits open, hut the Government's support of (he Greeks had been the direct cause of the aggravating situation. America had no right to run a wav from its obligations. Mr Lloyd George replied fhat if the Government had taken strong measures if was because it was firmly convinced the me,'mures were, necessary to avert an internal ’mini conflict. A policy of drift would make jvar inevitable. We never gave Greece' sixpence. The Government would welcome tin l occupation of the Rtnits hv the League of Nations n roc Med the League placed a:; adequate fore? to keen the free and neutralised. The League would have to decide whether fortifications were -necessarv to guarantee freedom. Mr Thomas interjected that Labour dlsatP’ees with the methods of giving effect to the poliev rather than to the pe'rv The deputation eoncluded by agreeing not to issue a report revealing that Labour would resist, as it would make a had impression upon'Kemal. LABOUR RESOLUTION GOVERNMENT’S RESIGNATION DEMANDED LONDON, Oct. 10. Au emerge.my meeting of the Joint Labour Council passed a resolution demanding the Government’s immediate resignation and a general election as the only clear step ensuring rigorous reconsideration of the position not only in the Near East but all home and foreign problems; declaring that there was not a shadow of justification for war with Turkey now all substantial matters had been referred to a conference; condemning the Government’s publicity bureau for giving out to the press communications" keeping the country in a slate of uncertainty and alarm. AMERICAN RELIEF WASHINGTON, Oct. 10. The executive committee of the American Red Cross announced that the entire funds, about twenty million dollars, are at the disposal of the Near East Committee. EMIGRATION FROM EAST THRACE ATHENS, Oct. 10. The emigration of the entire Christian population in Eastern Thrace is considered inevitable. Thracian deputies are going to their constituencies to arrange emigration on the best possible conditions to West Thrace and other parts of Greece. A PROBLEM FOR GREECE LONDON, Oct. 10. The Times Rodosto correspondent ,says that with the expected evacuation of Christians from Thrace Greece is faced with the problem of transplanting three-quarters of a million of people. Already there are, 400,000 Smyrna refugees in East Thrace and Macedonia, while East Thracian Christians number approximately the sumo. The Greek Government has not yet produced a permanent plan. At present the only feasible scheme appears to be the development of.unoccupied laud ,of which there are considerable areas in Macedonia.

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