El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-01-27
LABOR|NG
MEN ON RECORD
FOR CAMPAIGN TO
SECURE RECRUITS
Conference, BY Vote Of
l,847, 900 to 100000,
Endorses System
CONFUSION GETS
BIC

(Hy Leased Wire to New Mexican)
Bristol, Eng Jan. 26.-The British
labor conference adopted today BY a
vote Of $4,000 against 100000, q
resolution entirely approving the ac
ton Of the parliamentary labor party
In cooperating with other political
parties IN the national recruiting cam.
paign.
The representatives OF more than
two million members OF trade unions
met here today to decide the attitude
Of organized labor toward the war,
and in particular, compulsory military
service.
Early in the proceedings an attack
on the compulsory service bill, now
before the house OF lords, was made
by the president of the conference,
William Anderson, member Of parlia-
ment for the Attercliffe division Of
Sheffield. Mr.. Anderson. who has
opposed the bill in parliament, de-
clared that 1t did not redeem the
pledge Of Premier Asquith regarding
compulsion.
mo form OF words can offer imfnll
nifty from danger he said. We can.
not have forced military service with
out the risk of forced industrial ser
vice, ANY attempt to 5 this wea
pom to cOerce trades unlonists Will
lead to great bitterness and end in
failure"
Mr.. Anderson said there was dan
ger in Great Britain attempting the
possible, by seeking to be simultan-
eousIy a great naval, a great military
and a great Industrial power. He said
the world would be different after the
war, adding: 1T win be a hard and
a bad world for labor, unless labor
takes a hand in shaping It.
The first resolution was moved by
James Sexton on behalf Of the Ma
Itional Union d D0ckworkers. The
resolution expresses the horror Of
the conference at the atrocities com
mitted by Germany and her allies"
and pledges the conference to assist
the government as far as possible to
prosecute the war successfully.
Mr.. Sexton said he was opposed to
militarIsm but that the var must be
won.
IF Germany wins" he continued,
nothing else on Gods earth mat
tiers"
RAMSAY Mcdonald, labor member
OF parliament. appealed for federation.
Tia deprecated such a controversial
resolution which he said a calcui
lated to interfere with labor's pre-
vious comradeship and unity in fight
ing a common enemy.
Mr.. Sections motion was adopted
by a card vote Of 1902, 600 against
co., 1000. The session Of the labor CON
ference will last three days.
Tension among the delegates, who
represent upwards of two million
workers, was evident from the mo
ment W. Fl. Ayles, a local labor lead
er. in welcoming the congress re-
marked that the members Of the
party in Bristol neither had the time
nor the inclination to engage in re
cruiting.
Mingled applause and dissent greet
ed this remark and the situation was
further heated by John Dodge, mem
her of parliament for the Go-ton d.
vision of Lancashire, who protested
against this introduction Of a debata'
BILE subject In the official welcome.
The presidential address Of Mr.. An
derson did little to alIay the suspicious
of these delegates who have been
making a fight against compulsion.
eMilitarism and Democracy cannot
live together in Germany or any
where. was one Of the presiding Of
Ulcers opening sentences. and II wal
, much applauded. Mr. Anderson pro
i cseded to remark:
There are signs Of a great reac
ton in this country. Mr.. LIoyd-Go erge
who apparently would like to e th'
) rules of the army applied to the work
I shops. made a not very successful at
by means Of the munitioni
act