Show H lAU ml IRISH H fr CLAIMS ClAIM 4 i j i t X M Gony o 1 of r Part ar frob- frob Y lly Will ill Support Sinn f I Fein F e n D D. D Demands man d. d s r j 7 11 o Floyd filo fil F- F International News Service Staff Staff J Correspondent 7 LO mON June 9 The The Labor P par par- m attitude toward Sinn Feins Fein's de- de mahd for an Irish republic will be beJ V J in June at the Scarborough 1 Meeting in Ofin Eight resolutions will viII come comer V r the convention calling for tor the Recognition by the British govern govern- r r ent of the Irishman's right of ot self self- determination Two of these I I tons lons urge rge th the granting of complete independence if f the Irish people want j iu It A An additional resolution demands t autonomy for Ireland Egypt and India i iThe The growing g issue among British j. j labor Jabor of at the lne Irish question is reflected t bi y 1 the r resolutions sol which never before took ook up so touch much n uch space in a Bri British Ush labor party's convention agenda The Thel V resolutions follow t T From South Poplar London loc local ll Labor Party The Party The conference reaf- reaf A the resolution adopted by the permanent commission of ot the inter- inter at Amsterdam in April 1919 demanding d that the principle o of free tree And absolute self-determination self shall l L te Immediately applied in the case of v Jr I ld confirming the right of the then n Irish Ih people to political f independence dependence I expressed by the free equal and sel se- se l- l ret vote of the people without any political or 91 economic pressure I from outside or any r reservation or restriction imposed by any govern- govern t. t D ent From Front Newcastle Tyne Tyne Labor Party That arty That this conference views with serious alarm the attitude of our 7 present present government toward Irel Ireland nd x S and we assert that the time the time has pow ow 1 f S arrived when Ireland should receive f. government t sel government even though h res result in separation and ah an Irish r i I From Northwest t Hull Labor Party Party I That this conference of the Labor 1 I par party expresses p publicly l Its sy sympathy pathY with the Sinn Fein movement and its It strong disapproval of ot the governments government's present policy In in Ireland and of ot the home rule bill and nd resolves es that this shall be be demonstrated by means of ot all the country mass meetings over with Hands Off Ireland as a motto From Reading Local Labor Party Party- That this conference is of ot the opinion that Ireland shall be granted complete and immediate det self determination of ot government From Swansea Labor Association Association- That in view of the present policy of ot the party in regard regard to th Irish question being extremely unsatisfactory tory and s sadly deficient in that in-that thaL vim and i aggressiveness which Is absolutely absolute absolute- ly essential for tor the redress of ot the great wrong his continually being cing d done ne neto to the people of Ireland this conference conference conference confer confer- ence declares its its' conviction that the only practical solution of ot the tire Irish problem lies In the direction of a genuine gen gen- policy of ot self-determination self thereby giving the Irish people the absolute absolute absolute ab ab- ab- ab solute right t ta to formulate their own government gov and to solve th their ir national problems in their own way From From North Noth Kensington London Labor Party Party That this conference calls upon the national executive to tp I seek th the cooperation of ot tie the parliamentary parliamentary parlia parlia- I committee of the trades union congress with a a aview view to taking the I necessary steps to secure the immediate imme imme- I I diate withdrawal of ot all an troops from from the unconditional Ireland arid and to secure J release of ot the Irishmen at present iri iii prison without trial both in Ireland and England as the continuation of ot this policy is a negation of the principle pie for which the l late te war was was fought and is a menace to the continued peace of the world From Gorton United Trades and La Labor Labor labor la- la bor Council That Council That the Labor party insists upon the withdrawal of the arny of occupation from Ireland and nd for the form p pf government now now de decided decided decided de- de upon bY the majority of ot the Irish people to Ue put but into operation From fe Divisi Divisional nal Labor Party That Party That we ve cooperate with the trades unions with regard to using all an anthe the forces at our disposal both Industrial Industrial industrial Indus Indus- trial and political to c compel the gov government gov to withdraw the armed forces from Ireland S Marylebone Labor Party London london- Demands immediate self tion for foi all an nations especially Ireland Egypt Egypt- an and India Indig and emphatically protests against th j militarist militarist methods methods adopted by the pre present British gov govern govern- rn- rn men en in those thos countries PREMIER GEORGES GEORGE'S RETORT In February the Labor party executive executive tive Uve committee appointed a committee to tour Ireland and report a solution n. n That Investigation found the British governments government's position to be Indefensible indefensible indefensible sible and recommended a form torm of ot do dominion dominion dominion do- do minion government for Ireland To which Lloyd George retorted Dominion governments can separate from rom the British empire If If- they wish Are re you prepared to allow Ireland to tod todo todo d do that Regarding war th the Associated S Society So Society So- So clely of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen who lost about 25 per cent of their numbers fighting in Ia France demand demand demand de- de mand they and other labor labor- and trade union leaders leaders' be consulted before fore England England En En- gland gets get mix mixed mixed- d. d up ip in any any further wars In a resolution they urge that no member r of th Labor party hereafter hereafter hereafter here her here here- after support the government in iq a a war war- warno no matter whether it be for of of fens or defense until the labor lead lead- |