Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-14
CRISIS |MPENDS
IN PARLIAMENT
ON NLAB0R ISSUE
Henderson Is Expected To
Demand Message From
Russia Be Exhibited.
VOTE AT NEXT WEEKS
FARLEY IS AWAITED
JORDAN WILL NOT GO.


San francisco, Calf, Aug. a.
David Starr Jordan, chancellor,
emeritus Of Stanford university,
treasurer Of the Peoples Council
Of America and prominent peace
advocate, will not be 4 delegate to
the peace council to be held in
Stockholm, according to teIe-
gram received here today.
Dr.. jordan said even II the
government should alter its deci-
sion to refuse passports to dele
gates to the council he would not
act for any Of the United States
peace organizations.
ENGLAND REFUSES PASSPORTS.
London, Aug. 1S-Andrew Bonar
Law, the government spokesman
in the house Of commons. told the
members OF the lower house this
afternoon that the government
has decided that permission to at
tend the international socialist
conference at Stockholm would
not be granted to British dele
gates.
To British delegates Mr.. Bonar
Law said: THE law ofices Of the
prince have advised the govern
ment that 1t Is not legal for any
persons resident in his majesty's
dominions to engage In confer
ence with enemy subjects. There
fore, permission to attend the
Stockholm conference will not be
granted.
"The same decision has been
made BY the governments of the
United States, France and Italy.
with which his majesty's govern
ment has been in communications"
London, Aug. 1s.-A statement b,
Arthur Henderson, the labor sleader
and minister without portfolio In the
British war council, who resigned Sat
urday, was expected to be made this at
kernoon In parliament and 1t was as
sumed that Premier Lloyd George
would reply Immediately. It was 70
ported that Mr.. Henderson would de
mand the production of AL communities
lions between the British and Russian
with reference to the
Stockholm conference with Wow tc
showing that the premier put . wrong
on the Russian telegram
he quoted in letter to Mr.. Hender
son.
II the house Of commons indorses
the demand secret session is likely
to be held for the communication oi
certain documents, reference being
made in morning newspapers to a tele
gram which 1t is stated M. Kerensky
the Russian premier, sent to Albert
Thomas, French minister of munitions
that the Russian government
not only was not interested in the
meeting but that Premier
Kerensky himself hoped the confer
ence would not be held.
SAY RUSSIA IS FAVORABLE.
Russian Delegates Erlich and Rous
mon. now in London, without referring
specifically to this alleged telegram
have given to the Daily News state
ment to.the effect that there is no ev
dence that Premier Kerensky and the
Russian government oppose the confer
ence and declaring they received from
the council of workmen's and soldiers
delegates less than a week ago a re
1uest to hasten arrangements for the
conference. They say the communities
lion received by the British govern
ment from Petrograd does not alter Its
position in the least degree and aflrm
me Russian government cannot omcial'
y support the conference but certain.
" does not oppose it.
I TROUBLE Is FORECAST.
It seems to be the general opinion Of
writer's that things will
not be Strengthened without trouble
The possible dissolution Of parliament
10 ascertain the country's feelings by q
reneral election is suggested by the
Daily News, which supports Mr. Hen
aerson and which says the government
3 approaching serious crisis.
IN the labor conference to be held
21 upholds Mr.. Henderson and
endorses the vote at the labor conven'
ION Friday to attend the Stockholm
meeting, all labor ministers. Of whom
here are seven. must withdraw from
the government, the papers say In
such circumstances. according to the
friends, ne will Immediately
advise the king to dissolve parliament
On the other hand, the Daily News
says that IL the conference August q
fails to support Henderson. the crisis
viii be ended.
~hNAAc IN allAAn0N