THE LABOUR CONFERENCE.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2414, 1 February 1909, Page 3

THE LABOUR CONFERENCE.

CANADIAN DELEGATE'S OUTBURST. ATTACKS THE SALVATION ARMY. UifviiiiD Pniiss Association, Copyright LONDON, Jail. 29. At the Labor Conference,. Mr. Trotter, Canadian, violently attacked the Salvation Army’s emigration programme, which would win a prize for the best way of prevaricating without lying. The Army had become the procurator-general for cheap labor for international capital.

PROPOSED ALL-BRITISH LABOR CONFERENCE. RESOLUTION BY KEIR HARDIE. (Received Jan. 81, 4.15 p.m.) LONDON, Jan. 30. At Sir. Keir Hardic’s instance the Labor Conference resolved that the executive should ask the labor and socialist organisations of the Empire whether they are in favor of an allBritish Labor Conference in 1910 to ; consider matters of interest common l xo the working class m all parts, and to proceed to make arrangements for ■such a conference if the replies are in affirmative. * Dir. Keir Hardie dwelt on the success of Labor politics in the Commonwealth, and added, “Now Labor has come into its own, it appears to us desirable to get into closer relationship with our comrades throughout the Empire in all matters appertaining to the welfare of the people.” STOR IV! Y ALTERCATIONS. THE NEXT CONFERENCE. (Received Jan. 31, 4.15 p.m.) LONDON, Jan. 30.

A resolution to prevent members or candidates of the Labor party from appearing on the same platform as members of the capitalist parties was negatived by a large majority, and led to stormy altercations between Messrs Ben Tillet and Quclcli on the one hand and Messrs Ramsay Macdonald, Shackleton, and Henderson on the other. The next conference was appointed to be held at Newport, in Monmouthshire.

SOCIALISTIC RESOLUTIONS. THE EDUCATION QUESTION. (Received Jan. 31, -LJ.S p.m.) LONDON, Jan. 30. Tho present conference at Portsmouth, by a small majority, resolved in favor of tho socialism of the means of production and distribution, and the complete emancipation of labor from the domination of capitalism rand 'landlordism. By a largo majority tho conference carried a resolution in favor of ’the abolition of the half-time system, of/raising the school age to 16, and of secular education. The conference by a large majority rejected a motion favoring the State maintenance of school children j but agreed to the necessity for tho medical inspection and the compulsory feeding of school children. # THE CONFERENCE & COLORED ALIENS. ' WHOLESALE DEPORTATIONS SUGGESTED. (Received Feb. 1, 12.50 a.m.) SYDNEY, Jan. 31. The Labor Conference carried a resolution that all colored aliens should be deported in 1920.