U.S. LABOUR CONVENTION.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16455, 17 June 1921, Page 5

U.S. LABOUR CONVENTION.

DISCUSSES IRISH QUESTION BRITISH DELEGATE’S VIEWS. Dy Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright. Reuter’s Telegrams. NEW YORK, June 16. Tlie Convention of the American Federation of Labour at Denver discussed the Irish question. Mr J. H. Thomas, delegate from British unions, stated that the British labour movement always had favoured Irish freedom, but did not want an independent nation. They had found difficulty in solving the Irish question, but wished that convention luck if it could solve it three thousand miles away. The condition of Ireland was deplorable. Religious differences were largely responsible. Dealing with arising out of the war, Mr Thomas declared that be believed the war had been won, but he was very apprehensive if we had won peace. Much artiiicial prosperity was due to the mistakes of Governments confusing paper money with wealth. We had been living in a fool’s paradise. The workers of the world were suffering tlie inevitable price of living a riotous life for sis years. Disarmament was the only panacea. for the workers’ ills.