Omaha daily bee., 1917-08-14
CRISIS is SOLVED.

Thus the crisis which seemed to
threaten the existence Of the govern
ment was at least temporarily solved
and unless unexpected developments
occur there will be no appeal to the
country.
The government announced to Par
Lament today that the ministers had
decided not to grant passports to
delegates to the Stockholm interna
tional socialists congress, thereby fall
ing in line with other allied govern
ments in this respect. 1t is not
doubted that this decision will be ac-
cepted by the major section of the
country and by the newspapers.
Henderson Explains Position.
Arthur Henderson, who on Satm-
day resigned hom the war cabinet in
which he had been a minister without
portfolio, today made his expected
statement in the house in defense Of
his attitude before, the labor confer
ence last Friday, when he favored the
sending of delegates to the forthcom-
ing International socialist congress at
Stockholm.
| Mr.. Henderson in opening his ad
4 dress complained against the sun
]. precedented press campaign against
| myself and the diaiculty, il not TIN
| impossibility, of finding precedent III
i history for the conduct pursued BY
the prime minister and his colleagues
i'll regard to the case"
The press campaign" Mr.. Hender-
son continued, was so perfected that
the first | knew that may resignation
had been accepted was through the
of the labor conference on Friday |
interviewed the prime minister who
made clear my retaining the secretary
ship OF the labor party was incompati-
BILE with my remaining in the war
council. When ! came to a choice,
only one course was mine.
Offers to Tell Story.
"lf the full story in regard to the
Stockholm conference must be told,
in the national interest it should rot
be told now and | am content to join
the list of ex-ministers who are await
ing the opportunity to state the full
facts of their cases without prejudice
to the national interests.
"On my return from Russia I pro-
posed a visit to Franee, which was
under consideration at special meet
ing of the war cabinet twenty-four
hours before my leaving and which
Mr.. Lloyd George did not attend. 1t
being the decision of the labor party
that ! should 60, wired the prime
informing him of my position,
and ! could make this comment, that
the prime minister and his colleagues
who issued document to the press
charging me with holding information
about the conference, have been con-
victed before the house of intimating
that the whole arrangement for ths
trip to Paris was made without thei.
knowledge" t
Premier Lloyd George interrupted
Mr.. Henderson at this point by say
ing:
Il would like to ask my honorable
friend what he means by saying that
he sent a wire to me at Paris stating
his position. Does he mean to suggest
that he wired me that decision had
been taken by the laboT party execu-
tive? The only messaNeI received was
one stating that he was coming to
Paris with four Russian delegates.
There was nothing of the decision OF
the labor party"
Henderson Says He is Right.
Mr.. Henderson insisted that his
statement was in strict harmony with
his position.
"After the decision had been taken
with regard to my visit to Paris" he.
said, Il intimated that to the prime
and that was the subject OF
a special cabinet meeting"
Andrew Bonar Law, chancellor OF