The Stratford Evening Post WITH WHICH IS INCORPORTED THE EGMONT SETTLER THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1915. PRO-GERMAN WORK.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 44, 21 October 1915, Page 4

The Stratford Evening Post WITH WHICH IS INCORPORTED THE EGMONT SETTLER THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1915. PRO-GERMAN WORK.

f he weekly journal of the Trade Union movement in England, “The Independent;” speaks plainly on some matters in a recent issue in an article discussing Labor and the war. The writer asks: “Is the fair name of Trade Unionism to be besmirched at the Bristol' Congress? Are the insignificant minority who cherish the idea of an early, easy, cowardly peace to he allowed to sully the proud banner of British workers? Are the subtle minds who constitute an insignificant minority, who, - while saying that both countries are in the wrong, put forward the justification of Germany which is put forward by herself, to be permitted to taint the official doings of trade unionism?” The utter foolishness—and worse—-of idle peace talk at such a time is clearly pointed out, the “Independent” showing how, if any kind of discussion of peace terms were to take place, “the resolutions and the speeches supporting them will he fully reported not only in Germany, hut iu neutral countries, and they will be 1 , held up as an example of the attitude of the trade unions ofj

! this country towards the war. There will be no true reflection given of the proceedings of the conference.” Thisj vigorous journal Inis no doubts about the origin of mud) of the pacificists’j ideas, and plainly states that they are part of “a steady secret pro-German' movement.” “It is concealed under several names; separate groups put forward separate schemes for public sympathy. Xot one of them will ad- 1 mit that it is pro-German (though

iiono deny it with any warmth). . . Pro-(3ermanism is at the root of these organisations, despite the thin disguise of a name." One can hardly, credit how serious the undermining is that is going on, but the work.ofj such an influential Lahor journal should at least put people on their guard against the evil influence which is working beneath the surface to entice the workers from the loyal paths they are treading.