BRITISH LABOUR PARTY.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 144131, 28 June 1913, Page 3

BRITISH LABOUR PARTY.

A RIFT IN THE LUTS. . By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. (Received Juno 28, 9.55 a.m.) LONDON, June 27. Tho National Executive of the Labour Party deny that they issued a manifesto at Leicester. Mr. Masterman, in. a speech at Leicester, declared it was technically inaccurate to say that the executive had issued a manifesto, but the Parliamentary Labour Party’s committee had decided to condemn Mr. Hartley’s candidature. Mr. Snowden, writing in the Labour Leader, says that if the party endorsed the Labour candidate at Leicester it would jeopardise the seats of four of tho present Labourites, who were elected by tho goodwill of the Liberals. The Labour Leader states that tho decision not to fight the seat is a grave mistake.