READ A THIRD TIME

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2681, 29 January 1916, Page 5

READ A THIRD TIME

COMPULSION BILL IN THE LORDS A HINT TO LABOUR By TeleffraDh—Press Association— CopyrfliM London, January 27. The Military Service Bill was read the third time in the House of Lords. Lord Denman, in the course. of the „ .debate, said that Labour had nothing to fear from the Bill. Labour was likely after the war to play a still greater part in political affairs. " If any considerable section of the. Labour Party failed to realise that tliey were Englishmen first and trados unionists > Becond tlioy would -hamper the administration of the Act, and their advent to power was bound to be greatly delayed/ A STORMY MEETINC. MR. ARTHUR HENDERSON" SPEAKS OUT. . . .. , (Rec. January 29, 1.35 a-mO'; London January 28. The Labour Conference, by 1,796,000 votes to 219,000 votes, adopted the Lei. ccster Labour Party's resolution, emphatically protesting against conscription in any form, as contrary to.the. spirit of democraoy and full of danger to the liberties of the people. Mr. Will Thome, during a stormyj meeting, repudiated Mr. Philip Snowden's allegation that the Parliamentary, Labour Party had become the blind tools of the Government. Mr. Arthur Henderson 6aid that he had intended to remain silent, but for a challenge by Mr. Bellamy that a mail connected with a party had either to obey its decision or. get out. _ If that was the conference's decision it was a dangerous doctrine. Since December 15 to tlie end of last week 113,937 single men had enlisted, and if this rate continued for six weeks they would probably realise the hope that the Military, Service Act- would l be rendered a deadi letter. An amendment was being accepted in tiie Bill, which ought to satisfy, every impartial mind 1 , and the last shred 'of the few of industrial compulsion vanish.