The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-14
England, France and Italy
Refuse Passports to
Delegates
ANNOUNCEMENT
IN THE COMMONS
Henderson Assails Lloyd
George and War Cabinet,
Saying Double Dealing

London, Aug. 1.-THE western allie
are agreed that no passports shall be is
sued to Socialists desiring to attend tn,
international conference at Stockholm
next month at which peace is to be dis
cussed.
Andrew Bonar Law, chancellor of the
exchequer, speaking for the government
in the House of Commons yesterday, an,
nounced that the United States, France
and Italy had agreed with England that
passports to the Stockholm meeting
would be withheld.
Bonar Law said:
''The law officers of the crown have ad.
vised the government that it is not legal
for any person resident in his majesty s
dominions to engage in a conference with
enemy subjects. Therefore, 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 ma
jesty's government has been in commu-
nication."
Invitations to the conference were
originally issued by the Russian council
of workmen's and soldiers delegates.
Premier Kerensky is now declared to be
opposed to the meeting, but whether
passports will be withheld from the Rus.
sian delegates is not yet clear.
The decision of the allied governments
to act in concert in refusing passports
will nullify the action taken by French
Socialists Sunday in voting to send 10
delegates.
Foreign Minister Balfour, who spoke
after Bonar Law, told the commons that
passports for Irish trade unionists to 90
to Stockholm could not be granted.
Arthur Henderson, who resigned from
the British cabinet on Saturday, follow
ing the action of the Labor party in vot- |
ing to send delegates to Stockholm, Sc
verely arraigned Premier Lloyd George in
a personal statement in the House of |
Commons yesterday.
Henderson charged the war cabinet
with double dealing, especially in connec- I
ton with his visit to Paris.
'Tf the complete story of the Stock
holm conference were told now it would
not be to the national interest" Hender-
son declared
1t was Hendersons visit to Paris that
started the storm that eliminated in his
from the ministry. He went
to Paris and conferred with French So
cialists regarding the Stockholm meet
ing. Upon his return demands wer,.
made in the House of Commons for an
charged amounted to minister arrang-
ing to meet representatives from an en-
arranging to meet representatives from
,my country Henderson sought to justi-
fy his action by asserting that he went
10 Paris as leader of the Labor party,
not as cabinet minister
A wide division of Labor ranks is APP
parent as matters now stand A meet
ng of the party's executive committee
S set for early next week. If Henderson
s upheld, then all other Labor members
If the cabinet will have to resign, ac-
.ording to opinions expressed yesterday.
The Daily News declared yesterday !
hat as the government could not con-
inue without the support of labor,
riends of Lloyd George assert he would
ask the king to dissolve
Parliament and call a general election in
vent of the withdrawal OF other Labor
minister's.
The Times and Chronicle on the other !
and, state that Henderson hasn't the l
Import of other Labor members of the 5
abinet.
The entire press takes the stand that :
ettlement of the controversy will have :,
he greatest bearing on future conduct of !.
he war.
Amsterdam, Aug. Herman Social
ITS will probably not attend the Stock.
ohm conference if Socialists from the
ntente nations insist on discussing re-
for the war, semi official
tatement published by Frankfurter lei
ing asserted yesterday. D