The Labour Party Conference met at Bristol on Wednesday, and
by a majority of 900,000—the voting being by card— passed a resolution justifying the action of Great Britain, and pledging the support of Labour in the vigorous prosecution of the war. Though we have noted above that what matters with the British working man is his deeds rather than his words, many of the speakers at the Conference showed an admirable spirit and a full understanding of what the war means to the cause of Labour. For example, Mr. Sexton, in moving the adoption of the Report, declared that he was out to win the war at all risks. If Germany won, " nothing else in the world would matter." Very plain-spoken was the condemnation of the followers of Mr. Ponsonby and Mr. Ramsay MacDonald. Mr. Walkden spoke with scorn of the men who preached " the abominable doctrines of the Union of Democratic Control," and Mr. Shaw pointed out that if the eloquence of some of the I.L.P. members had been used in promoting recruiting there would have been no need for compulsion.
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