LABOUR PARTY'S NEW CONSTITUTION
CONFERENCE RESUMES. London, February 27. The adjourned Nottingham Conference of the Labour Party was resumed at Westminster to consider v tne new constitution, which came before the conference in January.. ' . Two hostile amendments moved by the Independent Labour Party were defeated. •
A Socialist amendment preserving tho Independent Party's separate representation on tho executive was reject-ed.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.,
[At the conference" held in January, Mr, Arthur Henderson, M.P., introduced the proposed new constitution suggested by the executive. It is proposed to retain tho present name," but to widen tie scope to include tho political interests of all producers by hand or brain without distinction "as to class or occupation. , _K is suggested that the party should be reorganised on the ' double basis of national societies and . Parliamentary constituencies. A lead- ' ing feature of the. new constitution is the local constituency organisation, by which individual men. and women who subscribe to the party's'programme may enrol as members.] • :. ' •
NO COMPULSION
UNDER AUSTRALIA'S NEW RECRUITING SCHEME. Melbourne, February "28. The Federal Premier- (Mr. W. M. Hughes) has announced that no compulsion mil he used to force eligible men to submit their names for the new recruiting ballot.—Press Assn. INDUSTRIAL TRAINING FOR SOLDIERS' WIDOWS. Melbourne, February 28. _ A regulation has been issued Droviding for the training of soldiers' widows at. the expense of the Commonwealth Government, to enable them to supplement their pensions by working in th6ir own homos.—Press Assn. LOYAL TEST FOR* METHODIST 1 MINISTRY. Sydney, February 28. _ At the Methodist Conference a motion was adopted requiring that all can- , didates for, the ministry of military age should show that they had offered themselves for military service or give sufficient reasons for exemption.—Prees Assn. PLAGUE IN INDIA TERRIBLE DEATH-ROLL CAUSING ANXIETY. (Rec. Fobruary 28, 7 p.m.) Calcutta, February 27. The ravages of plague in India are causing anxiety. There were 114,000 deaths during the month of January and 30,000 last week. Bonaal is practically immune.—Aus.-N>Z. Cable Assn. THE METHODIST CONFERENCE Sydney, February 27. Tho Rev. James Green has been elected president of the Methodist Conference.—Press Assn.- ■
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 139, 1 March 1918, Page 7
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346LABOUR PARTY'S NEW CONSTITUTION Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 139, 1 March 1918, Page 7
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