STORMY SCENE AT THE LABOUR CONFERENCE.

Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 13997, 29 January 1916, Page 5

STORMY SCENE AT THE LABOUR CONFERENCE.

(Received Jan. 29, 1.35 a.m.)

London, Jan. 27

At the Labour Conference Mr Will Thome, during a stormy meeting, repudiated Mr Philip Snowden's allegation that the Parliamentary Labour Party had become the blind tools of the Government. ,

Mr Henderson said he had intended to remain quiet, but for a challenge by Mr. Bellamy that a man connected with the party had either to oljey its decision or get out. If that was the conference's decision It was a dangerous doctrine. Since December 15th to the end of last week 133,987 single men had enlisted. If that rate continued for six weeks they would probably realise the hope that the Military Service Act would bo rendered a dead letter. An amendment was being accepted in the Bill which ought to satisfy every impartial mind that the -last shred ->f fear of industrial compulsion had vanished.