Later the Congress passed resolutions, protectionist in character, in regard
to an inquiry into the importation of goods from countries where lower standards of life prevail. On Friday, September 0th, more resolutions were passed against the Government for lack of legislation on factories and the Washington Hours Convention, and the Eight Hours Act in Mines, and against the Trade Disputes Act. An attack was made on the non- political unions by a resolution, that was carried, aimed against the ." break-away" unions, but the Standing Orders defeated a motion to expel Mr. Havelock Wilson's Union of Seamen. On Saturday, a motion which was designed as a snub to the Prime Minister's offer to co- operate with the Congress in seeking industrial peace was stifled. Mr. Ben Turner made a good speech in which he said that it was no question of " Baldwinism or anti-Baldwinism." But it was too much perhaps to expect that the Congress should zisk'short-sighted accusa; tions of truckling to the Government. The meetings liaye not been constructive, but on the whole they have been an -excellent repudiation of destructive policies,
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