New Britain herald., 1924-01-18
BRITISH LABORITES
 TAKE FIRM STAND
Want No Break With France,
 But Have Own Ideas Too

London. Jan, 1s.--In the resump ton of debate on the speech from the throne today, !, H. Thomas, the rail. waymen's secretary, alluded briefly to the international connections of the British labor party. He said that party did not regret and was not go ing 10 apologize for it's association with interna tionaists.
 Dealing with Great Britain's foreign policy. Mir. Thomas said
 No Break With France
 We have been asked how we are going to deal with France. God for bid that any of our words should be construed that We are anxious to break with France or talk about war" However. he added, real friendship cid not consist in pretending that all was well when all was not. He con demned Frances attitude on the reparaton question and said that when France was following the wrong path and heading for disaster she ought to he told so. He declared that because of the British govern nent's vscillating foreign policy, France was treating the former with contempt
 Hits at Liberals
 NeTll Chamberlain, chancellor of the exchequer, following MT Thomas. struck note of defiance to the fiber als who purpose supporting labor on the vote of confidence Monday. Mir. Chamberlain said to the liberals;
 We ask nothing from you We make no bargain with you. We point out to you that your choice is between party whose program you proclaim to he rehssh Of your own and a party which stands to destroy uher- aism and all it stands for You will vote for socialism on Monday, and 1t will he on your own heads if you are ground to pieces later on"
 "A good deal of nonsense is talked on both sides about what people in their hearts think of q labor govern ment when all allowances are made, l cannot say that to larGe sections we sre anything but unwelcomc, Labor Is an offense to their sense of the pro prleties. We belong in their minds to the hobnail breed, and Mir. Baldwin in 2 weak moment acted the part of his class when he arranged his interview with Mir. Asquith al the Athonaeum. If was of no practical importance but at the same time it is not the inno- cent and casual thing that the liberal press is striving 10 make out.
 The labor party has been strength 1 ened in its suspicious and convictions by it's experiences during the election. | and when. knowing it was not true. the press announced that both the leader of the opposition and the lead fr or the liberal party had been seen by Nr. Baldwin, the labor rarty de- | cltnei 10 accept further assurances fnom quarters that had already proved , themselves to be untrurworthy and . tricky
 ''of course the fact that Nr Rald- . win conveyed the decision of his cab. met by letter to the leader Of the op- | position and by word of mouth to the , leader of the liberal party ls Of tho | highest significance. Not word of need have passed between them and their iocularity may have been described by Hurried apoloeists: put IL was 8 gesture, at any rate and gestures arc a5 important as speeches.
 Labor does not belong to 6 certain circle l hope it never will, but Nill create for itself a circle where destiny and self respect will be tho atmos. rhere, Labor will always be 2 poor social innitator. hut it might become good social creator"
 NIT. Chamberlain begged labor not to dismiss hastily the proposals fin connection with imperial preference put of any pedantic theory. lfe em. phssizsd the enormous importance of Dominion trade, instancinr how nref-