Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-02-16
LABOR WILL RULE
IN ENGLAND IS
BELIEVED
Liberal Party's Concessions
Not Enough for Working
men; Socialism in Germany
An Example.

London. Feb since the Liberal
pariy returned 90 power In 1905. ana
particularly since u has depended Tor
its political life on tho support of the
Labor and National parties. more Leg
islation Oi the Kind advocated by
trades unions has been enacted than
in amy similar period in the history oi
HE country Still labo.. or a. least
the Independent Labor party, which
Is largely dominated by the Socialists.
"a not satisfied and has arranged
program which as last years prosi-
dent Of the party, Ben Turner, admit
ted, contains expectations much great
or than the possibilities
Turner said the party had not done
all Il should have done. the fault lying
in the fact that u lacked numerical
strength its business now is, he
added 10 make u the dominating con-
uollng guiding and ruling party Of
the state
Many Acts That Protect Labor.
ln The last few years the I.aburitos
have onncted into acts OF parliament
the following;
The trades disputes act which per-
mits peaceful picketing during strikes,
an act 10 provide for the feeding OF
school children; the compensation act
which provides for the payment or
persons injured while at work. fun
en- adoption of the fair trades resolu-
tion which makes obligatory the pay
mcut hy government contractors OF
the unOin rate of wages an Improve
ment in the position OF the workers
Ia the government dockyards, che
provision OF work for the unemployed;
The old age pension bill: the payment
OF members Of parliament. which re-
loves the trades unions of the pay
mcnt of members who represent their
interests In the house: the establish
mont OF labor bureaus. whore men
aud women In search ~ work may
register and be supplied with lnfor-
nation as 10 work ohtainable, ana IN.
surance against Illness and unemplOy-
ment, which bin. though II does not
meet altogether with the approval OF
the trades unions, has been accepted
with the understanding that an EFFORT
win be made TO improve IL.
a Dill to Stop Unemployment.
For the immediate future the par
TVS platform confirms planks looking
tO the further Improvement of the
conditions Of labor. q right TO work
bill, that rs a law making ID obligatory
upon the government 90 provide work
Cor those desiring u; the abolition OF
nirht work as far as lssihle. land
policy which would place She workers
on the land until the naturalization
OF land has been accomplished: the
naturalization OF railways and mines
and bills for the Improvement of the
housing Of working men
The numbers OF the party are bend,
Ing their efforts To secure legislation
reversing the Osborne Judgment that
trades unions could not devote part
of their funds 10 the support of the
Labor party u has been suggested
that the party should make the sup.
port OF home rule. that an alliance
should be formed between the La
hnrltcs and Nationalist. looking to
the passage OF q home rule bill
Not Warm for Woman Suffrage.
ON the extension Of the franchise
there Is WIN difference OF opinion
among the leaders Az recent COM
ference the delegates from the miners
federation let II be- known that they
would De- satisfied with the bin 10 be
introduced BY the prime minister
granting manhood suffrage, and would
not vote In favor OF a motion sup
porting woman suffrage
As the miners form nearly half the
mCmborship OF the party this decision
caused somewhat OF sensation, but
not such a great one as speech by
Phillip Snowdon, the Socialist mem.
her for blackburn, who told the con.
ference hluntly that there was no de-
Waud for the extension of The suffrage
"a unonvolled men and that there we're
more votes Tor the men than there
We're men who could lntelllRently use
their votes The motion was moi pass.
cd, so that The party Is officially IN
favor of woman suffrage, although
nearly half its membership Ga against
o.
Unrest Strengthens the Socialists.
Tho industrial unrest of last year
resulted Ia great numbers OF WORKERS
Joining trades unions and soolRlis,
bodies. Therefore the satisfaction OF
The leaders with strikes, every one OF