The Labour Party conference at Scarborough opened on Tuesday with
an address by Mr. W. H. Hutchinson, of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers, who denounced the Peace Treaties, the Government and Capitalism with great fervour. The struggle of Bolshevism " against Capitalism within and
without is .of supreme moment to the workers," As for Ireland, Mr. Hutchinson_ said that she " must have the form of govern- ment which she desires." " If it be an independent and separate Republic, can Labour deny her that right ? " Oddly enough, Mr. Hutchinson, while maintaining that no people should." rule another or be ruled. by another," forgot that, much. of the Irish trouble is due to Protestant Ulster's unwillingness to be ruled by Simi Fein. He never mentioned North-East Ulster. Our
readers will find it amusing to supply the- missing name in Mr. Hutchinson's speeeh, when it would read, thus :—
" If rightly handled she [Ireland}—except North-East -Ulster —would- prefer an absolutely self-governing status within the Empire. There can be no doubt that we must, as a Labour Party, help her—except North-East Ulster—to that with a good heart. Whatever she chooses, she—except North-East ter--must choose for herself, and the 'essential condition of such a free choice would appear to be the immediate, complete and unconditional withdrawal of all British, armed forces from Ireland—except North-East Ulster."
The- troops would, of course, be needed in North-East Ulster to coerce her into submission to her fate.
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