“SOCIALISM IN OUR TIME.”

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXIII, 7 April 1926, Page 9

“SOCIALISM IN OUR TIME.”

Objective Of British Labour

NEW SLOGAN FOR INDEPENDENTS.

By Cnble—Press Association —Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cablo Association. (Received April G, t o p.m.) LONDON, April 5.

‘‘Sofia I ism in. our fiuic ’ wax adopted as ii slogan at the Independent Labour Party Confeience, most speakers expressing the rpinion that they would not live to see it if the slow olfieiai Labour policy wore continued.

TIT LKD LABOU! i ITES. LADY CYNTHIA MOSLEY’S CONFESSION. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association, (Received April 6, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, April 6. Some of the delegates at the conference of the Independent Labour Party, asked colleague Lady Synthia Mosley, if it were true that she was giving up her title. Lady Cynthia’ replied: “I would like to, hut I cannot. I have been called it all my life. People will continue to do so.”

As if to prove otherwise, many delegates persisted in calling her Comrade Cynthia.

Her husband, Mr Oswald Mosley, (old an interviewer, that if ever his father's baronetcy came his way, lie would certainly take steps to relinquish it.

THE PARTY'S PROGRAMME. FULL DISCUSSION AT THE CONFERENCE, By Cable —Pre.s3 Association—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. . (Received April G, 7.30-p.m.) LONDON, April G. Most of the afternoon was spent in a discussion, of the National Council’s programme, which- was adopted, with minor amendments. The policy includes:. — „ Full maintenance during unemployment. Payments to mother, according to (he number -in-each household. Control of prices. Nationalisation of food imports.

INDEPENDENT LABOUR PARTY. ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT. By Cable—Press Association—Copy-Hubs Australian and N.Z. Cuble Association. LONDON, April t>. Mr E. W. Jowett, cx-Mmister, pres-i----dentr of tlie Independent Labour Party Conference, declared that the right, to live was .a fundamental demand. Labour must, keep it m the forefront, and boldly announce that the next I,about- Government, .with or without a majority in the House of Commons (('as determined, to .take, decisive action in the direction of Socialism. During the past five years- .British workers' wages had been reduced liv the colossal total of £5!/G,<100,(X10,. An increase in the workers’ incomes of Ik weekly per child, out of tit ato revenue would increase the workers' spending powers sufficient to remove all unemployment. He agreed with tlfc A merman Ambassador (.Mr Houghton) that Kupropean statesmen li.n! learned nothing tiv the war. We were bark to the pre-war rivalries. The --present capitalist policies must inevitably drown Europe in a sea of blond,-unless international labour organised resistance. The Party stood for Internationalism as well as Socialism iii our time.