Evening star., 1925-10-02
English Laborite Declares
U. S. Action Blow at Inter.
parliamentary Union.
MEN OF MANY NATIONS
APPLAUD FIERY SPEECH
Germans Get Translation, Then
Add Voices to Chorus of
Cheers and Outcries.


sembled in the House of Representa-
tive chamber in the second session
of it's twenty-third conference. voiced
loud disapproval today of the Ameri-
can Government action in excluding
Shapurji Saklatvala. British com
nunist delegate. from this country.
Admittedly speaking Tor the entire
British delegation. Ben Riley, peppery
British labor leader, pointing out
that "a member OF the union. who
was entitled to all of the constitu-
tional rights of an accredited dele
gate was prevented from being here
declared "a great blow has been
struck at the very basis and pur-
pose of the Union"
Deliberate Slap al United States.
Although the conference took no
official action as a body, Mr.. Riley's
address, delivered with heated en-
phasis whenever it referred to the
exclusion of Saklatvala,, was inter
rupted time and again with enthusi-
astic cries of approval from the dele
gates Of virtually every country rep
resented. So deliberate was the
demonstration that 1t virtually con-
stituted a formal protest against the
American State Departments action.
Unless the council of this union
can make such arrangement as Will
enable all its members to enjoy equal
rights and to make their particular
contribution to the great work for
which the union exists" Mr.. Riley
declared, confidence will be de-
stroyed. and great blow has been
struck at the very basis and purpose
of the union.
The controlling ma jorities come
and Co." the British Labor delegate
added, but unless minorities work
ing within the constitution of the
union are assured the knowledge that
they will be treated as colleagues
working for great cause, then the
very fonndati0a OF our work will be
destroyed.
"On behalf of my colleagues 1 there
fore desire to express the hope that
the council OF the Interparliamentary
Union at the earliest opportunity will
take every possible means to afford
all its members the simple and COM
mon right to which they are justly
entitled by the constitution of this
union"
Terms Union Dilatory.
measured effort to criticize the atti-
tude of the union in the past on mat
ters Of great moment. He denounced
the immaterial progress the union
has made toward world disarmament
without which, he said, there can be
no world security or lasting peace.
And he frankly asserted, jus be-
fore launching his pointed attack
against the Saklatvala incident that
"spme groups had utterly failed to
recognize" the important phases Of
the unions work.
At the conclusion of his vitriolic ad-
dress. many of the British delegates
leaped to their feet with cries of
Hear, hear
Other delegations followed suit. and
in a minute practically every person
in the room who was able to under
stand the English language. in which
the address was delivered, had given
vigorous approval to its content.
Possibly the only delegation that sat
calm and undisturbed during the
frank denunciation of the American
Governments attitude toward Saklat-
vala was the Japanese. The seven or
eight delegates from that country took
no part whatever in the demonstra-
ton.
German Delegates Applaud.
The German delegates. however.
called for the speech to be translated
into their language, and when 1t had
been reread to them, most OF them
Jumped UP with shouts Of "Jah woll,
which means something like the Amer
ican hurrah. This new outburst from
the German representatives started
again loud applause for Mr.. Riley's
address.
Again today, as at yesterdays con-
ference, the League of Nations oc
cupied first place in the interest of the
Interparliame mentary Union. AS mat
ter of fact, it might almost be said
that this mornings session represent
ed unanimous objection of the rest of
the world to the American attitude
toward recent international questions.
Carl Linghagen, mayor of Stock
holm and member of the Swedish
delegation, who yesterday launched a
formal recognition to the League of
Nations, today reduced his ideas to the
terms Of a definite resolution.
Asks Support For League.
In the resolution Mr.. Lindhagen not
only asked that the conference not
only declare itself in favor Of the
league, but further appealed to the
United States to become u member:
The resolution, which will be acted
upon later, follows:
I'm view of motions made and with
reference to article 8 of the statutes
Of the union, I move:
a. That the conference declare it.
self in favor of a united humanity for
a general provision of the covenant
of the League Of Nations so that the
covenant may give true expression
Of the aims Of the league;
"2. That the conference address a
friendly appeal to the United States of
North America to join the League OF
Nations:
"3 That the conference direct, it's
council to an investigation of the
adoption of world language by mutual
international agreement as spiritual
necessity for a united mankind"
The quandary in which this confer
ence finds itself by the multiplicity of
tongues and dialects is pointed to as
the beet argument possible in favor
of the adoption of a world language.
Every question, every speech, every
remark must be repeated three times,
in English, French and German, and
even then there are some persons at
the conference who are obliged to
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