BRITISH LABOUR.
4__ SCARBOROUGH CONFERENCE. By Telegraph—Press Association-Copyright Australian and N.Z. Qablo Association. (Received June 26, 10.20 a.m.) ■' LONDON, Juno 25; Hie Scarborough Labour Conference overwhelming Vote, declined to affiliate with the Moscow International or to secede from tho Geneva Interne tional. Ihe Conference demanded a capital levy to finance housing and other needs. ihe Conference passed a resolution viewing vnth alarm the possible breakflown of the Krassin negotiations, and demanding that private financial intei ests should not be allowed to hinder . fmmediate trade with Russia. Ate Robert Smillie’s motion, reaffirmJng the desirableness of the nationalisation of mines and of the workers shares m the control, was carried. A Glasgow proposal for total proandf™ r M . ov , erwhel ™ngly rejected, and a motion in favour of State Control "as narrowly defeated. The Conference approved of local option
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 19985, 26 June 1920, Page 9
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