LABOUR CONGRESS.

Wanganui Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15132, 29 January 1917, Page 3

LABOUR CONGRESS.

IMPORTANT RESOLUTIONS,

(Reuter's Telegram.)

LONDON, January 27. The Labour Conference passed a resolution protesting against the abuse of the powers of The authorities under the “Defence of the Realm Act," complaining that military compulsion was being applied inequitably, and expressing alarm at the proposals regarding industrial conscription. It unanimously protested against the deportations for forced labour in Frane and Belgium, and protested against the attempts to introduce cheap coloured labour into Britain, urging that the Government should purchase all imported foodstuffs in the country wherp they were produced and arrange for their transport and distribution at inscribed minimum prices. It also urged that the Government should similarly control all homegrown foodstuffs. It passed a resolution declaring that the workers should oppose the Paris Economic Conference's policy, and demand freetrade in every country, with safeguards for the maintenance of the labour conditions, which should be fixed by introductions of trades union agreements.

' RAISING THE SCHOOL AGE,

(Australian and N-Z. Cable Services.) LONDON, January 27.

The Labour Conference passed a resolution in favour of raising the schoolleaving age to sixteen, with a compulsory part time attendance to eighteen, and better salaries to teachers.

DARDANELLES COMMISSION.

(Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) LONDON, January 27.

It is understood that the opinions'of the members of the Dardanelles Commission are pretty evenly divided on the question of issuing any report before the conclusion .of the war, although a draft interim report has already been pre? pared. This covers an investigation of the responsibility of the High Command for the initiation of the campaign. The Commission is now inquiring into the later phase of the miltary operations.