British Labour Conference

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume V, Issue 1424, 7 September 1905, Page 3

British Labour Conference

The Present's Address Frees Afijooiation.—Copyright. London, September 6 Tuf. Durham miners havo amslgamatod with tho Engineers' Society, and are represented at the Haoiey conforenco, after eight yjars'absence. ' At the conference Mr James Sexton, prosidont, stated that tho Unouiployed Act was a.sourco of dangor, enabling employ errs to point to over-abundance of labotit as an excuse for cutting down wages and of cnrol'ing recruits and blacklegs in times of dispute. Mr. Sexton stated that freetrado had failed ts settle, or even to touch, the unemployed problem. No froo trade in the true't eenao of the word had existed without freedom to duce, not for tho bonefit of the few, bnt oI all mankind. That could not be said of tho present froe trade. It was not onougb for freetraders to proclaim against protect tion on Mr Balfour's preferential policy, Libour should demand much moro than tj policy of nngativo or anti-GoTernment nbich eo far was all that was offered hi those anxious to secure power. Lsboui must hold aloof from all parties except those ashling in a sound and progressive legislation.