STORMY SCENES.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 235, 4 October 1928, Page 7

STORMY SCENES.

LABOUR CONFERENCE.

Socialism The Programme For

All Time.

MEANS OF POOLING WEALTH.

(Australian Press Assn.—United Service!)

(Received 11 a.m.) LONDON, October 3. There were stormy scenes at the Labour Conference when Mr. Ramsay Mac Donald moved the second reading of the executive's 22,000-word manifesto entitled "Labour and the Nation," which was variously described as "fine," "recreative," and "constructive." It is not merely a programme for the next election but for the years to come, carrying out the full Socialist idea. It emphasised that, industrial peace was dependent on Labour's continually increasing control and management of economic power. Moreover, status equal to that of the capitalists behind the Government must be restored to the workers. The Labour -Government would not be in power long before it would introduce *a minimum wage and it must also find means of pooling wealth. Mr. J. Maxton, M.P. (Glasgow), who was loudly cheered, declared that he wanted a programme not a thesis. Labourites would not win the election if they stretched out to everybody wanting help. An interrupter shouted: "We got you Jimmy," to which Mr. Maxton replied: "You arq not going to have me alone. If I am here all the fellows agreeing with me must be included." He added, amid uproar, shouts of approval and cries of "weed out Communists," that if, instead of getting the Communists by the throats they started getting capitalists by the throats, Labourites would have a clear majority at the election. Finally turning to the leaders seated on the platform he flung out an arm and shouted: "Mac Donald, Lansbury, Henderson, Snowden, I insist on you redeeming your promises." Mr. E. Shinwell, M.P., contended that the Labourites wanted power, not a programme. If they had a programme it must be short, concise and understandable by everybody. The Independent Labour party demanded that Socialism be carried on speedily. ..He added that many would be Communists if they did not faint at the mere sight of blood.