The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1917-08-10

London, Aug. 1O-The con-
ference of the British labor
party in Westminster today
voted to send delegates to the
Stockholm consultive confer
enee by 1 ,O46, 900 to IS, 1000. The
conference was in an uproar,
which ended only when the re-
suit of the card vote was an
nounced.
A special subcommittee of
the British labor party execu-
tive committee has been pre-
pairing a memorandum on the
issues raised in the war and
the ideas of British labor in
regard to peace proposals. It
occupies more than two coll
umns in the Daily Telegraph.
The memorandum was pre-
sented to the labor conferences
in London today and further
will be submitted to the special
conference Aug. 81, prior to its
proposed submission success
lively to the Allied and interna-
tional socialist conferences.
Briefly, the memorandum is a STRONG
endorsement of the demand for repa-
ration and restoration in behalf of Bel
gium and other invaded countries; q
declaration in favor of the right of in
dividua1 peoples to settle their own
destinies; liberation of oppressed peo-
Piles from Turkish misgoyernment;an ;and
a demand for the establishment of a z
league Of nations for the maintenance
of peace and. the elimination Of war
from the world.
The memorandum indicates that
Germany Is threatening the very exist
ence of Independent naItionalities, ,striks
ing a blow at all faith in treaies, and
declares that the victory OF Germany
would be the defeat and destruction Of
democracy and liberty. It. disavows
the desire to crush Germany politically
or economically, and declares that
while the party is resolved to fight un-
til victory, 1T is equally resolved to re-
sist any attempt 10 de war
ino a war OF conquest. -
The memorandum heartily congrat-
ulates the Russian people on the de-
struction of c7ardom and warmly well
come assistance s'to the cause of l1u-
man freedom in council no less than
on the battle field that now is accord
ed by the American people" Tt de-
clares war is waged against the ruth
less imperialism of autocratics govern
ments and continues:
1.-THE conference asks the peoples Of
the several nations, particularly social
ist labor comrades in Germany, Aus
trfa-Hungary. Bulgaria and Turkey,
whether it is not possible forsthe uni
ted action of the working classes oz
the world to bring this monstrous COM
fict to summary conclusion conform
able to the principles of the interna-
tionale."
After welcoming the formula of no
annexation and no indemnity OF the
council of workmen's and soldiers
delegates, the memorandum declares:
"Of all war aims none is so impcrv
tant as that there should henceforth
on earth be no more war. 'Whoeer
triumphs, the world will have lost un-
less some effective method of prevent
ing war can be found.
For this, reliance is largely placed
on the complete characterization Of
Germany and Austria-Hungary, which
now cannot fail to place themseles in
line with other civilized nations, on
frank abandonment of every form OF
imperialism on the suppression of So.
cSet diplomacy, on the placing of the
foreign policy under the control OF
elected legislators, on the abso1ute re-
sponsibility of the foreign ministers
of each country to the legislature, on
concerted action for the limitation of
armament and the abolition of. profit
making of armament firms"
It Is further declared ths~., the es.
sential conditioner a treaty of peace
will be the establishment of "a super
national authority or league of ma
tions, adhered to by al present bell
ligerents, while every other indepen-
dent state in the wo-ld should be
pressed to join" The ~~ope and
constitution OF the proisssfs 'eague
are set forth, including machinery for
settling international disputes judi
cially and the formation Of an inter-
national Legislature In which every
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