Evening star., 1924-09-25
LABOR MINISTER'S
GARB UNDER FIRE
Dozen Resolutions on Subject
to Come Up at Party's
Conference.
BY the A ssociated Press.

BY the ssociated Press
LONDON. September 25.--A mighty
howl against the practice of Eng
lands laborite ministers in attending
King Georges courts in full regaIia-
silk stockings, knee breeches, stink
ing swords embroidered coats. buckled
shoes. cooked hats. and all the rest of
it-probably will go up to the rafters
in Queens Hall when the Labor party
holds it's twenty first annual con-
ference next month.
A dozen resolutions on the subject
of the ministers and their wives and
daughters wearing court regalia just
like the aristocratic "old order" are
down on the agenda- Some of the
resolutions express regret that such
in the case, where others protest
against it. One deplores it all. an
other merely views it with disfavor.
Ask Rational Attire.
One resolution to be offered says
that. if the ministers find it abso-
lutely necessary to attend the courts.
they should wear rational attire
and "if not admitted" No. 10 Down
ing street shall be the place to settle
matters requiring his majestys pres
ence.
1t has never been the custom of
King George nor of his royal ances-
tors to transact business at No. 10
Downing street, which is the official
residence of the prime minister. When
a minister has business with the SOW
ereisn he hies himself to the palace.
The King never drops in on him at
his Office to talk over matters or
state.
Resolutions on the agenda refer to
court dress as foolish and silly dis
play, inconsistent with the aims and
aspirations of the Labor movement
The Labor ministers are urged to
"cuktivate that sense of humor with
our which true dignity cannot be
achieved" and such civilizations is
urged lin the hope that in the future
they may attend court functions in
more rational and democratic attire
To Ask Attendance Stop.
One member of the party has given
notice of a resolution which would
place the conference on record as be-
seeching the ministers to stay away
from such affairs.
Many more serious subjects than
court costumes will be discussed at
the meeting. Some of them call for
naturalization of the mines and cleo
trio power municipal distribution of
food and other socialistic schemes.
All the members of the government
in England at the time probably will
attend the conference, which assem-
bles on October Z.
Struggle Looms
Something near a struggle between
the executive of the Labor party and
a large section of the members is in
progress over the question of affilia-
ton with the Communists Several
branches Of the party have given no
tice of resolutions in favor of the
Communists application for affilia-
ton at the annual labor conference
to be opened on October and the
demand for their official exclusion is
said to be growing among the rank
and file.
1t is recalled that previous con-
ferences have steadily refused to
admit the Communists, and the
executive of the Laborites, in a long
statement issued to the members Of
the party, reiterates it's opposition to
such affiliation.
According to some observers, a
more bitter fight on this question
will be waged at the coming confer
ence than ever before. The execu-
tive's statement gives the member
ship in the Communist party here as
about 1000.