The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-01-23
BRITISH LABOR
IN PEACE MOVE
Leaders Stand by Principal
Aims in BOlsheviki
Programme.
HOLD CONFERENCE TODAY
Charge Imperialistic Press Not
Representative of Soldiers
or Civilians.

NoTriNGHAM. Jan. :r-vrel.mnary
to the annual conference OF the Labor
party. which will open Wednesday. a
joint conference of the Trades Union
Congress ard Labor party was held TO-
day and adopted 4 resolution TO erect or
, selcc: in London 4 suitable building
where the .wo organizations can meet
together as national labor memorial
to freedom ana peace. commemorat!ns
the heroic deeds and unseliish devotion
of their comrades in the war.
The Right Hon. Arthur Henderson.
leader of the Labor party In the House
OF Commons, who moved the resolution,
said that he hoped they We're taking to-
day stand in the field OF international
politics from which they would never
rccede. and he favored a great labor
temple where international delegates
could assemble with a feeling OF pride
and ownership.
Hints At Peace settlement.
We are expecting to get into a con-
ference that will result in a peace set
tlement," he said, "and l Know no sec
tion of the community to whom the init
nation Of peace will come with greater
satisfaction and delight"
Mr.. Henderson has sent circular to
all the delegates enunciatng the Labor
party's peacs aims, as previously pub
lished, and welcoming the six main peace
principles laid down by the de facto
Russian Government. The circular de-
clarcs that all the Socialist parties in
Europe are now in accord in essentials
and agree with the Bolshevik 1t adds
so also. judging by his published state
mcnt. does President Wilson.
we and our Russian comrades do
not believe that the imperialistic British
press is representative of the British
soldiers or civilians. If We had met at
Stockholm We should have learned to
understand one another better. The
British Governments refusal of pass
ports for Stockholm was among the
/ capital blundcrs of the war"
Predicts Important Election.
Addressing tho women's meeting later
Mr.. Henderson expressed his belief that
a general election would take place be
tween July and September and that
II would be the greatest election in the
history Of the Labor party.
Tho women of the British Labor party
| at this mornings session Of the confer
encc here sent greetings to the women
! OF tnc tillteu StdteS III NIilcn tnc nope
| was expressed that tine enfranchised
| women OF England and America would
| Join hands and lead the world into maxi
| ing the league Of nations a reality
A long resolution on the peace settlc-
ment was moved on behalf of the execu-
tive committee OF the organization by
| the treasurer, Mrs. Ada Solner of Lon
| don. In her speech she also invited the
women Of Germany to Join in the move
! nent. saying:
Surely our synpathics ought to go to
many women In Germany. for they have
suffered even more than we, and most
of them are as desirous Of peace as We
are"
A special meeting was held this eve
ming to provide an opportunity for all
the fraternal delegates to speak. These
included Maxim Litvinoff, the Bolshevik
| Ambassador at London: Camille Huys-
mans. secretary of the Socialist Inter.
rationale, and Emile Vandervelde. the
Belgian Socialist leader. NJ. Litvnon
had a tremendous ovation and said he
was overwhelmed with surprise and Joy
at the warmth of the welcome.
| Defending the Bolsheviki, NJ. Litvi.
noff said that II they had been lot
| Of advcnturers they would have beer
swept away long ago by the people
More history had been made at Brest-
Litovsk. ne declared, than during the
three years of the war.