The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-01-26
British Labor Men Will Deter.
mine What Stand They Are
to Take in Regard to Com-
pulsory Military Service.
VOTE TO APPROVE UNION
FOR RECRUITING PLAN
Industrial Compulsion to Fol.
low That Proposed in As.
quith Measure, Declares
William Anderson.

BRISTOL England Jan. %. G.30
%. 80 The rrprcsuutut.Nc- Of more
thlu uUu 900 members of TIA les
unions mot hcrc toda, To- decide the
attitude nt o'sauiacd labor toward the
war and in particular compulsory
military service.
tarh in the proceedings on attach
on the ,ompIlsuf, -cis .a, iIl now be-
fore the house ol lurd. was m3do 1y
the president OF The conference rill-
lam Anderson. member of purlamcrt
FOR the Aucrcunc division uf Sho0iold
MI Anderson. who has opposed the
htil u parliament declared that 1T
iid NOT redeem the pledge ~ prcmio ior
Asuuith regarding compulsion
NO form of words can oncr immun.
ltv from danger he slid I'VE can
not have forced military service WITH
out the risk Of forpod Industrial s,r-
vice. An, attempt To uS" this wca-
pom io coorcc trades mIuuists Wjli
lead to gront bitterness aud end .u
failure
Mr. Anderson said there was dun
ger IN Great britain attempt Ig the
Impossible n. seeking tp be- stimuli
tuuoously a srcat naval, a great mill
tarb ana great industrial power" a.,
said The world would be different after
the war adding;
"lt win ho hard aud "a bad world
for labor unless Hhur ta,os hand IN
shaping il
The British labor cpntorct adapt
ed to-day bv o. vote of l.,i.0uo against
so6. 900 q resolution crtirolr appruy
ing The action uf the parliamentary
labor party IN co-oporattnr Win other
politi,a| parties in the national re-
crwung campaign.
Ir, urst resolution Nar moved uy
James session on behalf of the VA
uonal i'n.uu ut Dock NurE.i-. The
resolution expresses the horror of
the conference at the atrocities COM
mittrd by Germany ana her allies %
and pledges ,h. confidence to assist
tho gotcrumcut ~ tar as - ssihlc 20
prosecute th, war ~I,ccssfuIN
'tf Germany wins he continued,
nothing els, on Code ourth 'aattcrs."
ramsay Mcdonald. Tabor member
ot parliament appealed for liberation.
| tie deprecated such controversial
resolution, which IA, said Wa odlcu-
lated to interfere with labor . previous
comrtdoship ana unity IN ..ghting n
! common enemy
Mr. sections motion was adopted
/ hy card vote of ls02. 600 against
6U2 00O. The session o( the Tabor COM
ference viii last three days.
/ Tension among tue driosatcs. who
represent upwards of two million
7 workers, was evident from the mo-
mout " II ANlcs, q local hnor lead
co. 10 welcoming the cungtcss, re-
; MAJ kcd thar the members of the
| party IN Bristol neither had the time
/ nor the inclination to cngaIc ia re-
. crtiting
Mn alrd applause and dissent graot-
cd this remark ana the situation vas
/ farther heated bN John Dodgs mem
/ boI Of parliament for the Gorton di,i-
sion Of Lancashire. who protested
against this Introduction of 1 dchat.
able SUBJECT IN the official welcome.
The presidential address uf MI An-
dersou did lttlo to illny the suspt-
cions of those dologatc- Nho have
been making a tight against ,umpul-
sion
"Mltarism and demncra," cannot
! live together u Germany e. any
whore wa one of the proridiug Of
Hccr's opening sentences md was
much applaudod Mr. Anderson pro
cccdcd 10 remark
"Thoro are SIGNS uf great reaction
iu tins country. All LluAt-Goorsr
who apparcnlh would like 20 SOC tn,
rules ut the drm, applied tu ,nc work
shops made a not HcrN successful it'
tempt %, means ot the munitions act