LABOR CONFERENCE

Hokitika Guardian, 3 October 1928, Page 5

LABOR CONFERENCE

LABOUR, ..DENUNCIATION, (United Press Association—By Electric Telegrapli—Copyright). (Received this day at 8 a.m.) LONDON, Oct. 2. A{ the Labour Conference, the Commoner, Mr Hardy, referring to the Parliamentary Committee’s report, on the beam wireless project, said that a . handful of commercial scoundrels were using their power in Parliament to steal the State’s successful system. Tliis was a far greater scandal than the Marconi scandal. It was an opportunity to inform the public of the lowest type of legalised theft organised by. the most unscrupulous gang of financiers God ever gave breath to. / Mr dynes said the legislation had to be introduced and every step would be taken ,m Parliament. Mr Hardy withdrew his motion. v ramsay Macdonald ATTACKS CABINET DIPLOMACY. LONDON, (xt. 2. Describing it as a full-blooded unqualified condemnation of Government’s Foreign Policy, Mr Ramsay MacDonald at the Labour Conference, moved a , two-thousand word resolution demanding that Government sign a general arbitration pact; secondly, abandon .the Franco-Bijitish compromise; thirdly, sign an effective disarmament treaty; fourthly, unconditionally evacuate the Rhineland. ■ He declared the Government since 1924 ; had merely put obstacles in the path. of; peace, and had surrendered the independence of British Diplomacy, instead, ofwhich Sir. A. Chamberlain invented a tail out of the bag of diplomacy. Chamberlain’s newspapers mewed revealing a compromise cat, therefore diplomacy was not secret) but it was not open, because an official statement was not yet issue**, . The resolution was carried. LABOUR ELECTION FUND. , . ' *, „ . LONDON, Oct. 2. The Labour Party Conference held a secret session. ; t© discuss -the financial position. It is reported they are practically penniless 5 on the eve of,'a general election.*The special election fund contained only £155 sterling. It was decided to\endeavour to raise £IOO,OOO befor^gf3ist.’ Dec. otherwise 1 the party will baeseriously l handicapped. 1