Evening star., 1925-09-10
MACDONALD FIGHTS
TO RETAIN HIS HOLD
British Labor Leader Leaves
King to Go to Trade
Union Congress.
Pv the Associated Press.

Nv lhr A--ffidi'u tFf-s
LONDON. September l0-Ramssy
Macdonald, former prime minister
has left Ralmoral Castle. where he
spent the last week end as the
guest Of the King. 70 attend the meet
. ing of the Trade Union Congress at
Scarborough. which is expected to he
called upon to decide whether Mr..
Mac Donald. !. n. Thomas John Il.
Clynes and other members of the late
Labor government shall continue tn
control the destinies Of the labor move,
mont in Great Britain.
This meeting il also expected 10
show whether the Trade Union Con
cress shall move closer 10 or farther
away from the political Labor party.
Cook Looms As Rival.
These particular questions do not
appear officially in the aCenda OF the
congress. but quite apart from the
fact that the Trade Union Congress al
ready has plainly shown that il has no
sympathy with the extreme and Com.
munistic section OF the labor move
ment. there has been great deal OF
tiNNSi tlSldN Nitil WITH inc iilclIlbtS W.
the recent Labor ministry in dealing
With trade union interests. There has
been particular dissatisfa Ction with
Mr.. MacDonaids leadership.
The recent success of \. J. Cook.
secretary of the Miners Federation.
and his organization in the coal mine
dispute and the manner in which Mr.
Cook succeed q in enlistine the whole
trade union movement to his support.
YNnf1 Ia in
tually 10 suhsidize the coal industry.
has given the direct actionists in the
labor mnVement much added strength.
Therefore. ? stiff fight is likely 10 &C
cur at Scarborough. in which MIR. Mac
Donald may. need to exert himself 10
maintain his position as leader Of his
party.
SPamen Ask support.
At yesterdays meeting of the con
EreSs an attempt was made to esta blis1
separate machinery for the industrial
end political sides of the labor move
ment. +. BIamley. secretary of the
congress. denied that there was any
split between these sections bur Her
bert Smith. vice president of the Min
ers' Federation, complained that when
he started a trade dispute the political
Labor party jumped in and tried to
Ailhp Gil he NdS LOT. IlIl-
mately it was agreed TO hold further
consultations before any act of sew
erance was made.
Leaders of the unofficial strike of
British seamen were at Scarborough
Yesterday asking the congress for sup
port, which is not likely to he given.
There We're no serious further devel-
opments in the strike situation in
British home ports Yesterday, but the
Amalgamated Marine Workers Union
which has been conducting the strike
decided 10 pay the strikers - shillings
about $3.50) a week
Strike Serious Elsewhere.
The marine strike situa ton contin-
ues serious in Australia and South
Africa. A conference between the
South African minister OF labor and
representa- tives OF the strikers was
held at Cape Town Yesterday. hut
reached no decision regarding pro-
poSals put forward by the government
to end the dispute. The conference Is
continuing.
The liner Guilford Castle has arrived
at Cape Town and is held up by the
strike. There now are nine vessels
with an aggregate tonnage OF nearly
100, 900 tons, held up in Table Bay. on