The principles put forward by the Trade Union Labour Party
sufficiently describe what the character of the Party will be. It will be first of all a " patriotic " party. This is opportune ; for, without quite articulating their dissent, a large number of Trade Unionists have groaned under the leadership imposed upon them by academic Socialists who flirt with internationalism and every kind of political flabbiness. The Trade Union Labour Party, however, will be safeguarded against any danger of lapsing into mere materialism. A Party which concerned itself exclusively with wages could not hope to prosper. A` really vigorous Labour Party must bring itself into contact with all the questions of the day, remembering that within a measurable distance of time we may see a Labour Government established in this country. A Conference of the new Party will be held in London on June 29th, and we shall be surprised if evidence does not appear then that the new Party will find it difficult to exist within the borders of the recently enlarged constitution of the Labour Party.
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