BRITISH LABOUR PARTY
CONFERENCE AT EDINBURGH PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS (British Official Wireless) (Received 6th October, 12.15 p.m.) RUGBY, sth October. The annual conference of the Labour Party opened at Edinburg, Mrs J. L. Adamson presiding over an attedance of about 750 delegates. In her speech Mrs Adamson demanded the abolition of the household means test, and criticised the Government housing programme.
Referring to the international situation Mrs Adamson demanded strengthening the League. What was needed was readiness on the part of statesmen to act upon the conviction of the peoples they represented. The chief desire of the peoples was for peace.
THE SPANISH SITUATION NON-INTERVENTION REAL WAY OUT (British Official Wireless) (Received 6th October, 11.45 a.m.) RUGBY, sth October. At the Labour Party Conference Mr Arthur Greenwood reminded delegates that the non-intervention policy in Spain was one for which the Socialist head of the Front Populaire Government in France, M. Blum, admitted responsibility. The initiative came from M. Blum's Government and received the support of Soviet Russia. It had become the united opinion of Europe, Socialist and nonidealist, said Mr Greenwood, that nonintervention was the real way out of a very grave and serious situation.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXX, 6 October 1936, Page 5
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