Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-01-30 | Page 5 | British Workers to Resist Draft

BRITISH WORKERS TO RESIST DRAFT Lives ool Mechanics Vote Liverpool to Oppose War Unless Union Peace Te Terms Approved Liverpool Jan 29 The The Merse Mersey District District District Dis Dis- Federation of Engineering and Shipbuilding Trades at nt a 1 meeting at attended attended at- at tended b by members last night adopted a a. resolution calling for tor all p possible resistance to an any further call upon the tho countr country's s man power unless the government Immediately Immediately- declares its willingness 1 to adopt the labor party's war wal aims promises to an International workers workers' conference and agree rl e to the conscription of wealth There were only two dissenting votes otes Sir Sh A Auckland Geddes director or of or na national national na- na I l service was Invited to attend am and surprised the meeting h by accepting I the invitation He made n a long speech and was questioned for two hours hour hours re- re an ovation when he concluded