THE STOCKHOLM CONFER= ENCE.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LX, Issue 17060, 13 August 1917, Page 5

THE STOCKHOLM CONFER= ENCE.

CONFERENCE NOT LIKELY TO

BE HELD.

Received August 12, 5.5 p.m

•LONDON, August 11

The "Daily Chronicle" considers that the Stockholm Conference is unlikely as the Russian Socialists want one kind, British labour another and the Franco-Belgians a third, namely, a mandatory conference on a restricted agenda previously defined by agreement.

The "Daily Telegraph" fails to see how British delegation can possibly proceed in view of Russia's insistence on a mandatory conference. Moreover, Mr. Henderson, while in' Petrograd, insisted that all. the Allies must be represented, whereas Belgium, France, Italy and America will be absent.

LONDON, August 10. Mr Henderson, addressing the Labour Conference, said the Russians wanted a binding conference to discuss peace terms. He pointed out to them "that only the Governments could negotiate peace. The finding of such i Conference was inevitable. He considered it inadvisable and.dangerou6 for the Eussians to confer with the enemy without hearing the British side. 'He had no alternative to recommending, the British delegates to attend, provided satisfactory conditions were laid down. He believed a consultative conference would be productive of good, enabling the German Minority Socialists to inform the German people that British, facts were withheld from their knowledge LONDON, August 10. The Miners' Federation decided, by 541 to 184, to participate in the Stockholm Conference.

STOCKHOLM, August 10. The Italian- and Belgian Socialists have resolved not to participate in the conference.