Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-07
Big Majority Rolled Up Against
Administration in Congress
Held in London; Hostility
UnCompromiSIng,
ANOTHER SHAKE-UP
IN CABINET NECESSARY
Session Closes With EnthuS-
iastic Scene in Which So
ciaIiSt Anthem, ''The Red
Flag" Is Sung by People,
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London, Jan. (S:3O p. m)-Or-
ganized labor Of Great Britain, sitting
in congress in London. today. decided
against the governments compulsion
bill by the overwhelming majority Of
1898, 600 votes to $4,000.
Hostility to the governments meas
ure was uncompromising and necessi-
lated the resignation from the coali-
ton ministry of all three labor mem
hers Arthur Henderson, William
Brace and George H. Roberts, holding,
respectively, the offices of president
of the board Of education, parliament
tary under-secre for home affairs
and lord commissioner of the treasury
and their designations were announced
during the evening.
Most Important Meeting.
The labor congress in many ways
is the most important body of the kind
over assembled. More than one thous-
and delegates were present represent
ing three million workers
In addition to the formal vote
against the governments compulsion
bill, the congress rejected by 4 to | a
motion pledging support to the prin-
ciple of compulsion for single men;
and passed by to another motion
directing the labor party to oppose
the bill in all its stages in the house
of commons.
Sing Socialist Anthem.
The congress closed with an en-
10 h,n nf which
was tlie singing OF the socialist an
them. The Red Flag.
The delegates met in the so-called
central hall large new building
erected by the Wesleyan Methodist
churches, opposite Westminster Alb
hey and a stones throw from the par
lament buildings.
Some sections Of the audience were
inclined to be FESTIVE during the open
ing formalitics and then there came
Il succession of impassioncd orations
against compusion, the opposition to
which, that nj first, had been audible
only by nteriections and murmurings,
gra adually hardened and there were
loud demonstrations from every part
OF tho hall.
No Conflict for Them.
One of the early speakers, James
Henry Thomas assistant general sec
retary of the Amalgamated Society OF
Railway Servants, kindled the hearts
to fierce thusiasm. His was an out
and out anti-compulsion speech, ap-
pcaling to the trade unions mot to
sell their heritage of freedom"
\ speech by Arthur Henderson,
president of the board of education,
came rs 4 sedatvc TO the passionate
feelings aroused by the earlier speak
ers But his effort was insufficient to
turn the tide of opposition.
With the exception of the miners
federation. which refused to partici-
pate. owing TO internal differences
with the joint board, virtually every
trade union of Importance in the coun-
try was represented in the congress.
The number of societies voting is Civ
en- from one source as 400.
Not Representative of Labor.
Col. John Ward NJ r., who calls.
himself an independent laborite," de-
clared tonight in the house that the
t'clSioH oi inc lauof cVhBieaS ''u'"
not be regarded as actually represent
ing the will Of the labor men OF the
country
For" said he, you must consider
the fact that certainly from one-half
to one-third of the members of the
trade organizations which met in con-
gress, are either in the trenches OF
preparing to take their places there.
/. for one. never contemplated. the cir