16 OCTOBER 1926, page 2

On Tuesday The Conference Decided To Place The...

the mines at the head of the election programme. But the Conference had also to consider whether the millers were in the meantime to be helped, and, if so, how. Mr. J. H.......

Nevertheless, . The Feelings Of The Delegates Were Evi-...

with .Mr. Robert Williams, who in courageous words, which could not have come from him two or three years ago, said plainly that he " could not foresee Social- ism coming from......

The Labour Party Conference Began At Margate On Monday. The

relations between Labour and Communism were the principal 'topic 'of the first day and the Com- munists were routed with more than the usual severity. Although the refusal to......

The Annual Conference Of The National Union Of...

Unionist Associations opened at Scar- borough on Thursday, October 7th. It was evident at once that the delegates were intent upon trade union reform and Mr. Baldwin's speech......

The Obduracy And Folly Of The Miners' Leaders Have Brought

about the result which every far-seeing person told them was bound to come. The dispute is indeed being " settled," but in a manner that does not deserve the name of settlement.......

Difficulty Which Seems To Weigh Very Lightly Upon Sonic...

A • familiar demand is that there should be a secret ballot among the men before a strike can be legally declared. In theory the demand is excellent, for we all know that the......

Mr. Herbert Smith, The President Of The Conference, Did His

best to check the flowing tide of folly, but he ignominiously failed. On Friday, October 8th, the Dele- gate Conference met again and expelled from the Con- ference Mr. George......

Meanwhile, The Safety-men Themselves Decided To Take No...

the decision of the Delegate Conference. Mr. Cook was evidently awed by this fact, as, speaking last Saturday in Nottinghamshire, he advised the men to think before they......