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Show 1 1 jjLOYD GEORGE I! ! ' British Workers Decide They I Must Go On or Go Under M, in Great War. I i ' ' LONDON, Jan. 20. Tho first month H '' ! of 191S has been one of the most try- .'; f ing of the whole war for tho British H ;!'' ' people. Now tho nation seems to H have weathered its doubts and dis-H' dis-H' i' It agreements and accepted the watch- !,,! word, "wo must go on or go under, f ,ff The labor unions met tho demand H! , '' I upon them for moro men In khaki HI with a critical and doubtful spirit; H J they insisted upon knowing the gov-m gov-m I ornmcnt's exact war program and H wore Inclined to believe that pqace HI l S , negotiations were possible. These HI i S questions havo been threshed out with VA tho government fully and freely, with I rV straight talking on both sides, and the H government seems to havo carried the li't'i This result is duo principally to H: ' & Promior Lloyd Georgo and it :', 3 strengthens his position and authority H VA for the time being. HI I 1 The labor party'B conference at isot-H isot-H i f tlngbam this week will bo ono of tho H .I'M ' most important in its history. Pro-Hi Pro-Hi l posals for a new constitution will bo i ' I ' considered, which will admit all brain HI I i workers to tho party's ranks on an HI ' J I equally with the trade unionists. This Hp '.' i is called "the hand and brain" movo-l movo-l ' Pi ment, and tho laborites expect that It J will make their organization the larg- '1 est and strongest political body in the Mj ' kingdom. |