MR. HENDERSON'S SPEECH.

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MR. HENDERSON'S SPEECH.

CRISIS IN THE HISTORY OF

LABOUR.

LORD KITCHENER'S HEQUIRE-

MENTS

(Received Jan. 7, 8.5 p.m.)

London, Jan. 6

Mr. Henderson added that we had reached a criei3 in the history of the nation, and a greater crisis in tho history of their own movement. There were people in the audience .who would not like to see us win the war; they were anti-warites. Lord Kitchener wanted by the spring 30,000 recruits a week, also 30,000 a week to tho end of the year, or a total of a million and a-half. Would the Conference place its opinion against that of Lord Kitchener? He would/rather have a byelection than oppose the Bill.

Mr. P. Snotvden, M.P.: Come into my constituency and fight the issue. After many interruptions and heated exchanges, „ Mr. Henderson 6oid, "Is there a man" who dare vote for yeleas* ing the 500,000 attested married men? Had I left my colleagues in the Cabinet it would have meant breaking

the coalition." ' ' Mr. Thomas said.a general election, would be a crime against those serving in the trenches and labour. If an election was forced woukil they admit that; only labour could be conspriptioned and not labour? Conscription was not wanted to win the war, but for ulterior ends. Mr. W. Adamson, M.P., said there was behind the Bill a conspiracy intermixed with personal ambition!