The Washington times., 1920-06-12
BRITISH LABOR MAY
SUPPORT S|NN FE|N

LONDON, June 12.-The Labor
party's attitude toward Sim Fein's
demand for an Irish republic will be
decided this month at the Scar
borough meeting. Eight resolutions
will come before the convention call
ing for the recognition by the British
government of the 1rishman's right
of self determination. Two of these
resolutions urge the granting of COM
plete independence il the Irish people
want it. An additional resolution de
mands autonomy for Ireland, Egypt
and India.
The growing issue among British
labor of the Irish question is reflected
by the resolutions, which never be-
fore took up SO much space in Brit
ish Labor party's convention agenda.
Some of the resolutions follow:
From South Poplar London locaD
Labor Party-"The conference reaf-
firms the resolution adopted by the
permanent commission of the Inter
national at Amsterdam in April. 1919,
demanding that the principle of free
and absolute self-determination shall
be Immediately applied in the case of
Ireland, confirming the right of the
Irish people to political independence,
expressed by the free. equal and
secret vote of the people without any
military, political or economic pres
sure from outside, or any reservation
or restriction imposed by any govern
ment"
From Newcastle on-Tyne Labor
party-"That this conference views
with serious alarm the attitude OF
our present government toward Ire
land, and we assert that the time
has now arrived when Ireland should
receive absolute self-government even
though this result in separation and
an Irish Republic"
From Northwest Hull Labor Party
THAT this conference of the Labor
party expresses publicly its sym
pathy with the Sim Fein movement,
and it's strong disapproval of the gov.
ernment's present policy in Ireland
and of the Home Rule bill, and re-
solves that this shall be demonstrated
by means of mass meetings all over
the country. with Hands on Ireland
as a MOTTO
From Reading Local Labor party
THAT this conference Is of the opin-
ion that Ireland shall be granted COM
plete and immediate self-determina-
tion of governetn."
From Swansea Labor Association
THAT, in view of the present policy
of the party in regard to the Irish
question being extremely unsatisfac-
tory and sadly deficient in that vim
and aggressiveness which Is absolute
ly essential for the redress OF the
great wrong which Is continually
being done to the people of Ireland.
this conference declares its conviction
that the only practical solution of the
Irish problem lies in the direction OF
genuine policy OF self-determina-
ton, thereby giving the Irish people
the absolute right to formulate their
own government and to solve their
national problems in their own way"
From North Kensington London)
Labor Party-"That this conference
calls upon the national executive to
seek the cooperation of the Parlia-
mentary Committee of the Trades
Union Congress, with a view to taxi
ing the necessary steps to secure the
Immediate withdrawal OF all troops
from ireland, and to secure the un-
conditional release OF the Irishmen
at present in prison without trial.
both in ireland and England. as the
continuation of this policy IL a mega
tion OF the principle for. which tho
late war was fought, and IL a menace
to the continued peace of the world