LABOUR CONFERENCE

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 232, 25 June 1920, Page 7

LABOUR CONFERENCE

8 DEMANDS REVISION OF PEACE TREATY ALLIES URGED TO RECOGNISE RUSSIAN SOVIET By Telegraph—Frees Association—Copyright London, June 23. At the Labour Conference, Mr. T. Shaw, M.P., moved a resolution condemning the Peace Treaty as destructive instead of constructive, and demanding its revision; find also demanding the recognition of tlio Russian Soviet end the arresting of the chaos in Central Europe. Sir. Ben Turner, a member of a delegation which recently visited Russia, declared that the Soviet -was doing its' best amid the difficulties created by tha commercial bkekade. Mr. Robert Smillio praised Hie action of the dockers in refusing to l.a<idle munitions intended for Poland, but said ho regarded it ns the duty of Labour ; as a whole to toke action in tho ratter. I There vas a. rowdy scene when Colonel Ma'.one, M.P., attempted to speak. Hia credentials were challenged on . ihe ground that lie beionged to the Liberal Party, and he was not alloired to speak. —Reuter.

(Keo. Juno 21, 9.25 p.m.) ■ -v London, June 23.

Tho Labour Confc-renco at Scarborough adopted a resolution demanding the revision of tlio Peace Treaty, which it declared violated the principles for i hich the war was entered upon, also tie terms of tho armistices, and called upon the Allies to recognise tho Russian Soviet • Several! violent speeches were made by delegates who recently ' visited Russia. They warned tho conference of the necessity of showing friendship, not towards lionin and Trotsky, but to tho 160,000,000 Russians who, after achieving peace in. their cwn country, would otherwise be a. menace to the Western world. Speakers declared that only a general strike vould bring Mr. Lloyd George to his senses and mako him abandon his attaoks on the Joviet. Mr. Robert- Smillie' accused Britain of being chiefly responsible for the present condition of Europe. Mr. J. 11. Thomas (Railwaymen) said the Treaty with Germany was framed iu a spirit of revenge. Another resolution urged that Finland Should grant an amnesty to ]>olitical offenders. It pointed out that fourteen hundred trade unionists-and Socialists were still imprisoned for complicity i n , tho civil war which terminated two years' ago. There was an uproar when Colonel Cecil Mnlone, Coalition Liberal member of the House of Commons for East Leyton, endeavoured to speak. The conference challenged his credentials, because ho was n Liberal and not accredited to the conference—Aus.-N.Z. Cabte-Assn.