TRADES UNION CONGRESS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3436, 16 March 1920, Page 8

TRADES UNION CONGRESS.

LABOUR GOVERNiVIENT POSSIBLE LONDON, March 11. At the Trades.’ "Union Congress Mr Tliciluis, in his opening speech, referred to instructions by the previou!s~ Conference to send delegates to Russia to investigate conditions there. Mr Thomas stated there had been some difficulty regarding passengers. but necessary arrangel‘nent.s were now made. It is understood the delegation will include Henderson, Ramsay MacDolialtl, and Thomas. Will Tm-ne is advocating political action. Hi‘ ’l‘llonlas (lcL'lZll‘ed there ‘Nuts gen. eral belief in an early possibiilly of :1 L:.bonr Go\x—rlml-znit, when ‘the Labour i’;irtj.' xvould find i’ self ‘the ;_ru:lrdi:lnOf the whole community instead of trustee of a. section. A policy of defying; those in power would be an (‘X(‘llS(‘ for .~::—tali:~.tion against its sponsors. Mr (flynes asserted. the man who would most welcome direct 1l('tl()ll was Lloyd George. If Congress an~' nouncecl a general strike Lloyd George would give. thorn :1 gent-=2-ail ‘election on conditions which woultl lfind their class rent in twain. while !all other classes would be united to 'fight what would be regarded as an :aggressive step by force, of which di« Erect action i_t is proposed to employ, iwas not a British. but a ‘Prussian clmructeristic.