BRITISH LABOUR POLICY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18131, 1 July 1922, Page 9

BRITISH LABOUR POLICY.

POLITICAL INDEPENDENCE. PRIVY COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP. HOSTILE MOTION DEFEATED. By Telegraph—Presa Asuociation—Copyright. A. and N.Z. LONDON, June '29. The conference of the Labour Party passed a resolution against ■an alliance or electoral arrangement with any section of the Liberal or Conservative parties. Mr. R. Williams, president of the Transport Workers' Federation, in moving the resolution, said thai it would be a lamentable error if the Labour Party were again associated with Mr. Lloyd George.

A motion against Labour members 'being Privy Councillors was defeated by a majority. Mr. Arthur Henderson said he hoped that the Privy Councillorship was the only honour which Labour men would ever accept. It was the only pure honour ever given in England. He complained of the way in which the motion was introduced. Was this a side wind to raise the question of republicanism? he asked. Mr. J. H. Thomas advised the people who wanted to make clear the issue that Labour stood for a republic to take a chance at the ballot-box. He was certain that if they did these people would meet with the verdict that they were weakening the Labour movement.

The conference decided in favour of the inclusion of the nationalisation of land,

railways, and mines in the Labour programme at the next election.