The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-27
HARDIE. HERE TO
 ADVANCE CAUSE OF IABORING PEOPLE
ENGLISH LEADER SAYS LABOR WILL PREVENT TROUBLE Y BETWEEN ENGLAND
 AND GERMANY.

New York, Aug. H-James Keir liar dies leader Of the Labor Party in the House of Commons arrived here yes terday from Canada. He has come to study Industrial conditions here, and will visit the mining sections of the East and West. He comes also as the advocate of world movement to unite labor industrialiy and politically.
 MT. Hardie, in a talk with reporters, said, emphatically that the day had gone when labor would take part in a war for capital or a war backed by capital. Already the labor interests in Germany and England were consid- ering the preliminary steps for com bining against any and all attempts to bring about war between Germany and Engishd,s he saida ~0
 There Is no. danger of war between England and Germany, unless those who have motives in keeping up the agitation overdo the subject he said, ..snd force one upon the two countries. Labor is opposed to war; It will not stand for it, nor will it be deluded into fighting for capital in the event of trouble The labor interests of the two countries are just as patriotic, if not more so. than others, but labor will never stand for a manufactured war for capitalism or by capitalism.
 s'It is proposed to call a general strike in the event of war, strike of fngmen, to prevent the furnishing of supplies and munitions of war; and it is further hoped that such action taken in advance by labor may have the effect of preventing even any fur ther talk of war The question is now being voted upon in England. The proposition has, been received by the German labor interests and is now being considered there..'
 MP .Hardie~ brought salbng1 a. bride for -his--sens s--Jsy~Ks Hardie, who has beea -ln-- -businsss sin Brooklyn several Marion Stoddardt of Old Cunnock, Ayrshire Scotland, where she and young Hardie were schoolmates to- gether. They are to be married Thurs day in Brooklyn MT. Hardie is visit ing at the honfe of Morris Hillquit, 246 West 139th steet
 Mir. Hardie spoke for woman stuff
 sThe vote is due won,dn as mat ter of right" he said. Tt will not make much difference to the Labor Party, for the votes for women will changing conditions, probably, as, in fact would be the case in all political parties, but she is entitled to vote
 T hope America is going to have wofkingmen's insurance, without the coetly methods of the Lloyd George Qufring the funds. Instead of coming from the workers, they should be placed upon land values and surplus incomes. Aa-
 sTt is. the same plan adopted by Bis rnarck 10 curb Socialistic conditions in Germany. Every one who earns $500 or less per year is to receive a benefit of s2.50 weekly after Jan. 1 next. Pay neuts on it commenced June l. The injustice of the matter is found par tfcularfy in the case of a man out. of work for any length of time; he must pay his own and the employers ar- ranrs when he finally gets work. Not having an employer for any period, he becomes responsible for both pay meuts until he again finds an employ CT. Fifteen millions of people will be affected by the new law
 rTfe labor fight is the same the world oyer, with certain local condi- tlons marking exceptions, and will go on until capital ceases to dominate labor and production for profit is sue. ceeded by production for the common use. Capital will be used for the common good and competition will not be necessary.
 "What is competition doing for any ons7 Andrew Carnegie was not a ehining example of superior intellect, yet he was a very successful man in competition. Whenever MT. Carnegie offers money for a library, labor in England objects. We haven't forgot ton the Homestead strikes
 Mr. HaTdie said, that he was not we'll enough informed on political condi- tions here to discuss MT. Roosevelt and his third party movement. If that represented Socialism, he said, then all he could say was that Socialism was aIrrsvS aoTf df ara ne yoat for the sins of the world. MT. Roosevelt, he said, had spoiled his reputation in England by playing into the hands of the if nancial interests on his. last visit there by his utterances on Egypt.
 MT. Hardie will remain here six weeks and will make speech in the labor campaign in Boston.