BRITISH LABOR CONFERENCE.

Hokitika Guardian, 2 October 1925, Page 1

BRITISH LABOR CONFERENCE.

[Australia A/ X.X. Cable Association.]

HARD-HITTING ONSLAUGHT. LONDON, September 30.

At the Labour ParU ( oiilereiice, Mr Ramsay MacDonald, referring to Hie ('ommiuiists said:—"We knew (liar ve.siei'dayLs decision would remove their attack from the lloor ol this cottlerente to the street corners. We do not want the support of men who, when deteated. malign their own purposes. Ret us yi unmoved by their attacks. Air (kt lh her (Glasgow i interjected: " What about their support:" Alt .MacDonald: "We do mil care a straw for your support! The kind ol support lie want is from men holiest in their statements, men who will stand by us! You will excuse this, hut they have asked for it. I have reierred lo it only because I think ii is time we faced the sc -hinders. Mr MacDonald admitted that the Labour Government in Britain had made colossal mistakes. Some ruinous steps had been taken, but where was the. Party which within ten months increased its votes by over a million ! J He trusted that I here now was no doubt where Hie Labour Part;, stood, ami vital would he undertaken as soon as the nation gave it a majority to create a Labour Government." hollowing the short shrift given to the attack l>v Communists, on Mr -MacDonald I'lmeerning the- Zinovieil letter, ill,, loader's sudden change from mildmannered placatory phrases to a nigged ha rd-liitt itig onslaught. created a great impression. Alt .MacDonald defended a sympathetic. Labour attitude towards the Kmpire. He -aid it might he consistent with Communism to talk about -mashing the Kmpire. but it was very foolish in many ways. The Kmpire was a real commonwealth. Queensland. In, said, had in uix'i'iilii'ii more real Socialist, legislation than even Russia had thought about, lie did uni want a boss controllable Kmpire. hit! a Lab-our-coni rolled commonwealth. Ibis was possible il Labour chose to work lor if. The Labour Party'.- Conference rejected a motion by Mr Devin .dockers) that, in view of the experience of the

recoil Labour Government. it is inadvisable that the I.a hour Party .should

accept ollico without a majority in the House of ('ominous.

Mr .1. 11. Thomas opposed this, lie said he was convinced, this Governmont would he brought', down on its industrial policy on the challenge ol the La hour Opposition.