SOCIALIST CONFERENCE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 26 August 1907, Page 3

SOCIALIST CONFERENCE.

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QUESTION' OF COLONISATION. K EXTREMISTS DEFEATED. Berlin, August 23. At the Socialist Conference great confusion and uproar prevailed while the tote on the desirability of colonisation was taken. Contrary to expectations the extremist* were defeated. A resolution giving modified support to a colonial policy was carried amid deafening applause and w'dd cheering. The extremists carried, by 127 to 108, a resolution denouncing capitalist colonisation as leading to conquest, exploitation, international misunderstandings and enslavement of native races. The English delegates, who are allowed 20 rote*, gave 14 for and C against the resolution. Mr Ramsay McDonald advocated a moderate policy, and argued that an international understanding on the chief points of colonisation was harmless since Socialists in Parliament could see that the Government kept its word. SEHB STRUGGLE AGAINST OPPRESSION. ALLIANCE OK TRADES UNION'S AND SOCIALISTS. A STORMY SITTING. Received 23th, iS\ p.m. Berlin, August 24. There was almost a free fight at Stuttgart owing to the British delegates interrupting the proceedings, through the debate on Trades Unio'is being closed before they were aUWed to speak. After the wildest disorder, a large ' majority approved the resolutions, declaring it in the interest of th< working ' class to establish close relations <e- ' tween the trades unions and socialist I parties, and expressing the opinion that ' they would be better able to conduct ' the Struggle against oppression if the Organisations were unified. , ' CONTRACT IMMIGRATION CON- ' DEMNED. j . VARIOUS RESOLUTION'S. ' ff: < Received 25th, 4.33 p.m. * Berlin, August 24. i 'An Inspired Socialist resolution at n the Stuttgart Conference invites all v anions to maintain relations with the i international bureau. i

M. Vafllant explained it was impossible for French Sociilism to accept the resolution, in view of the fact that the trades union movement in France bad a eo-operative and revolutionary chancier. '

The majority of the Congress, after a long debate on the question nf the immigration of workmen, adopted rn Jmmfgration resolution recommending the prohibition of Immigrants who entered into contracts depriving them of Hbertr to dispose of their labor. Besolutions of inordinate length recommended legislation regarding wages, shorter hoar*, sweiting, sanitary living •auditions, regulation of transport of •migrants, greater latitude in the laws of naturalisation and many other subjects. The English delegates abstained from voting.

Kramer, an Australian, informed the Congress tint a clairvoyant gave an .-v----tnordinary forecast of the future.which his interpreter preferred not to translate.

Renter's correspondent declares th»| speech was an extraordinnry mixture Of blasphemy. i The Congress adopted a resolution rejecting restricted female suffrage ind declaring that all Socialists would lie obliged taw-fight energetically for imivrlal women's suffrage.