LABOUR CONFERENCES.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9360, 1 February 1909, Page 5

LABOUR CONFERENCES.

United Press Association— By Electric Telegraph— Copyright. London, January 80. At Mr Keir Hardie’s instance, it was resolved by the executive to ask the Labour Socialist organisations of the Empire whether they are in favour of an all-British labour conference in 1910 to consider matters of common interest the working classes in all parts and to proceed to make arrangements if the replies are in the affirmative-. Mr Hardie dwelt on the success of the Labour Party in politics in the. Commonwealth, and added that now that Labour had come into its own, it appeared to them desirable to get in closer relationship with their comrades throughout the Empire in all matters appertaining to the welfare of the people. A resolution to prevent members or candidates of the Labour Party appearing on the same platform as members of the Capitalist parties, was negatived by a large majority. This resolution led to a stormy altercation between Messrs Tillet and Quelch on the one hand, and Messrs Kamsay MacDonald, Shackleton, and Rend ers on on.th<? other. The next conference whl he held at Newport, Monmouthshire. The conference at Portsmouth by a small majority, resolved in tavonr of Socialism as a means of production, distribution, and the complete emancipation of labour from the domination of capitalism and landlordism. A resolution was also carried hv a large majority in favour of the abolition of the half time system, of raising the school age to 16, and in favour of secular education. The conference, by a large majority, rejected a motion in favour of State maintenance of sehool children, but agreed with the necessity of medical inspection and the compulsory feeding of school children. Sydney, January 81. The Labour Conference carried a resolution that all coloured aliens ha deported in 1920.