STOCKHOLM SOCIALIST CONFERENCE
PROTEST FROM BRITISH WORKERS' LEAGUE AGAINST DELEGATES ATTENDING (Em. August 10, 5.20 p.m.) London, August 9. Tho British Workers' League held a meeting of protest against the sending of British delegates to the Stockholm Conference. Havelock Wilson, president of the Seamen and Firemen's Union, declared that the seamen and firemen would absolutely decline to carry delegates to any Peace Conference. , Mr.' Appleton, secretary of the General Federation of Trades' Unions, said he failed to tee how any conference could help Russia. The German democracy was not in a position to send delegates wiio could say anything that would be binding on Germany. If Britain sent delegates, that would be giving an exhibition of disunion, disheartening to the Allies and heartening to Germany.—Reuter. ' (Rec. August 10, 5.5 a.m.) * London, August 10. The British Workers' League unanimously carried a resolution against sendng delegates to the' Stockholm Conference.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assu.-Beu.ter. RESOLUTION IN FAYOUR OF A CONFERENCE. ~ LABOUR MINISTERS DISAPPROVE. (Rec. August 11, 0.45 a.m.) London, August 10. The Labour Executive, after hearing Mr. Henderson, reaffirmed, by a narrow majority, its decision in favour of the Stockholm Conference. Messrs. Barnes and Roberts, Labour Ministers, sent messages to the British Workers' League meeting disapproving of the conference.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. A SUGGESTION CONDEMNED . 'MAT ALLIES SHOULD ASSIST' IN RESTORATION. (Rec. August 10, 5.20 p.m.) London, August 9. Mr.* Will Thorne, M.P.," states that amongst the suggestions made in connection with the Stockholm Conference. was the creation of a fund of M ,000,000,000 for reparation in' Belgium, France, and Serbia, of which the Allies should contribute ,£700,000,000. "The wage-earners of Britain," he said, "will not listen to such absurd nonsense, whereby Germany would escape tho of her crimes.' Mr. Thorne has been informed that no delegates from Belgium, America, Italy, or France will attend the conference— The "Times/*
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Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3160, 11 August 1917, Page 7
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305STOCKHOLM SOCIALIST CONFERENCE ' Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3160, 11 August 1917, Page 7
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