MOTHER COUNTRY.

Taranaki Daily News, 25 January 1917, Page 5

MOTHER COUNTRY.

LABOR'S ATTITUDE. ! AFTER WAR PROBLEMS. Reuter Service. London, Jan. 23. 7 Presiding at the annual conference jof the Labor Party at Manchester, Mr jWarole, M.P., declared that there con IJ have been only one greater tragedy jt&an the war, namely, if Britain Jia 1 pot joined in. 1 Mr. Arthur Henderson, replying to a criticism th»x Labor had not got touch for joining the Government, said that in a national crisis they should concern themselves more with what .they gave than what they got. The Labor Conference, the most important in the history of the movement, was called to discuss aftcr-the-jv&r problems. Mr. Wardle protested against tlio efforts of some supporters of the niove!m»iitto make a distinction between political and economic efforts. Such a division was suicidal. It was impossible to leave all legislation and administration to people "who were without the knowledge necessary to protect and insure the interests of the workers. 'J'ii. was the one absorbing Imperial ■ jrcMem to-day.