Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-08-11
Belief Prevails That Russian
Delegtes Should Not Be
Left to German and Neutral
Influences.
SEAMEN'S UNION IS
BITTERLY OPPOSED
viii Refuse to Man Ships Car
rying Delegation, Is DeClara-
ton After Vote Has Been
Taken.
,ev sor.,.s Ious, Al -rse,., .sAssp ~,rs.

London, Aug. l0.-The labor con
ference decided by a vote of delegates
representing 1,04G,000 members for,
to $4,000 against, to send delegates
to the Stockholm conference.
The resolution was carried after an
amendment by the dock workers op-
posing ii had been defeated by a
39l 900 to l,650,000. When the vote
on the resolution was announced, a
delegate shouted that no matter what
the convention did, the Firemen's and
Seamen's union would see 10 it that
the delegates would never reach
Stockholm.
Opposition is Voiced.
G. \. Barnes, minister of pensions,
spoke in favor of the dock workers
attitude against attending conference
at which delegates from enemy coun-
tries would be present, saying that
the Uni,ed States, Belgium, France
and Italy were not sending delegates
and that if delegates from Great
Britain were sent they would be
negotiating with Russians, Germans,
Du.ch and Scandinavians. He asked
t the conference at present was for
peace and was answered by thunder
George Henry Roberts, labor mem
ber of parliament from Norwich. made
strong speech against delegates
going to Stockholm. He said they
should decline to meet Germans dur
ing the war.
May Urge America.
The chairman of the convention
promised to give consideration to a
suggestion by Robert Smillie, leader of
the miners, that now the resolution
had been carried, the executive COM
mittee should approach the American
and Belgian la borites and persuade
them to send delegates to Stockholm.
The decision Of the laborites to
send representatives to Stockholm is
a reversal of the policy to which the
)arty committed itself at its recent
convention. The changed attitude was
due to an alteration of the plans of
the socialists by which the confer
ence would rely on consultative gath
ering for the presentation of views of
different sections instead OF one for
framing peace terms or a platform of
The international socialist on war ques-
tons.
Russian Influence Great.
Russian influence has been an i'm
portant factor in the British decision.
Arthur Henderson, minister without
portfolio, returned from Petrograd
convinced that British laborites should
in the convention at Stock
holm, and British socialist correspond
ents at Pctrograd have been sending
cablegrams stating that ii would be
a mistake for the Russians to be left
to confer with the Germans and
neutrals and for the voice of the Brit
ish workmen not to be heard.
The British majority delegates will
present the British point of view on
war issues at the conference and Mr..
Henderson probably will be their
spokesman. There is possibility,
however. that the delegates will find
difficulty in getting to Stockholm.
Members of the Seamen's union as
serted today that the question of Brit
ish participation was after all under
their control. This union might pre-
vent the delegates from sailing by re-
fnsing to man ships as they did when,
j. Ramsey MacDonald's party some
time ago attempted to leave the coun-
% visit Russia and Stockholm