New Britain herald., 1918-01-23
WAR CRY BY HEAD
 OF ENGLISH LABOR
"We Must Fight On" Declares
 President Of Conference
GERMANY UNREGENERATE
No Sign Net That Kaiser is Willing to Accept Principles of Wilson. Lloyd George or Labor Party-No ParlcyS Before Evacuation,

Nottingham, England, Jan. 23.-At the opening today of the annual labor conference Frank Purdy, the presi- dent, said that if Germany would not accept the terms President Wilson, Premier Lloyd George and the labor party had laid down as the minimum, we must fight on."
 President Purdy said that in view of the declarations of President Will son and Premier Lloyd George, Ger many would claim no longer that she was fighting a. defensive war.
 We see no signs yet" he added. that Germany and her allies are will ing to accept the principles enunci- ated by MT. Lloyd George, MT. Will son and the labor party"
 MT. Purdy said peace by negotia- tions while Germany was occupying territory of other countries, would be a victory for Germany.
 The conference is larger in point of membership than it's predecessor.
 It is attended by 800 delegates re- presenting nearly 2,500,000 members of trades union.
 The atmosphere was somewhat electrical as it was realized that the issues to be discussed would have far
 reaching effect on the failure of the
 party. The climax was expected to
 be reached on a vote as to whether the members would be called on to
 leave the cabinet.
 Peace, when it comes must be a general peace a just peace, a lasting peace that will secure liberty and freedom for all nations, great and small, a peace based on the will of the people," said MT. Purdy. Tt must 1,a in, vxrI,i iol, 1oI and internationally must play it's part in order to secure full and fair consid-
 eration of it's claims.
 Appreciate Lofty Ideals of U. S. We appreciate the lofty ideals which induced the United States to
 join the Allies.''
 Whatever might be the view of the labor representatives as to the effect the Russian revolution had exerted on the course of the war, the president said, they welcomed it heartily be- cause it had released the Russian peo- pie from thraldom. He continued: ''If our responsible government and it's allies had endeavored to apprec1- ate the real meaning of the revolution they would not have been so luke 1 warm toward that great event" The government had sent Arthur 1 Henderson, then a member of the cab- ] inet to Petrograd, MT. Purdy contln- l ued but had declined to accept his l advice and even today there was no great anxiety on the part of the Brit l ish government to recognize the pres ] ent leaders of the Russian people. MT. Purdy's statement that the declara- 1 tions of MT. Wilson and MT. Lloyd George made it impossible for Ger 1 many to claim she was fighting a de- | fensive war, but that no sign could be seen that Germany was willing to l accept the principles proclaimed was received with some dissent, cries of ! "Oh" and with applause.
 twill the German democracy define l it's war aims?'' MT. Purdy asked. l ''Will the German democracy face it's government as we have faced ours ?" The conference took up the pro- posed amendment to the party consti- tuition. Arthur Henderson, former
 member if the British war cabinet, on behalf of the executive committee moved the membership of the party should consist of all organizations l with these men and women who were 1 members of a local labor party and that they should subscribe to the pro- l gram of the party.