LABOUR AND SOCIALIST CONFERENCE

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 102, 24 January 1919, Page 5

LABOUR AND SOCIALIST CONFERENCE

AMERICANS OBJECT .TO ITS BEING INTERNATIONAL. • I (Rec. January 24, I a.m.) London, January 21. The -American Labour delegation has conferred with the Trade "Uuion Congress Committee, and discussed Mr. Gompers's proposal for an inter-Allied I and neutral - conference. ,instead of an ' international .meeting. It is understood that the British delegates favour a preliminary inter-Allied conference, and do not support the American delegation's objections to an international conference.—Aus.-N.Z. ■ Cable Aesii. STATEMENT BY SIR. HENDERSON. ■ (Bee. January 24, 1 a.m.) Berne, January 21. Mr. Henderson, inter riewed, stated that he was unable to understand Mr. Gompers's change of front. He was one of four members appointed by the last Inter-Allied • Conference to sit concurrently with the Peace Conference. It was this mandate which the conveners of tho Berne Conference were carrying out. Mr. Gompera's objection is to ■meeting the Bolslieyiki, but neither the Russian Bolsheviki nor the German Spartaousians will ; be represented.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. AUSTRALIAN LABOUR. PARTY'S DELEGATES. Sydney, January 22. The Australian Party has chosen Mr. Ryan, Queensland Premier, .now en' route to England, and Mr. .Anstey, Federal legislator, at piesent iiv England, to represent Australia nt the International Labour Conference to be hold at Lausanne coincident with the Peace Conference.—Press Assn.