Foreign News: Poltrivia

Labor. At Blackpool the labor party last week held its 27th annual conference.

The meeting, coming, as it does, soon after the recent breach between British and Russian trades unions, was noteworthy for its moderation.

The principal speaker was one-time Prime Minister James Ramsay MacDonald. Much of what he had to say was criticism of the conservative regime, and much was no doubt uttered for its political effect.

Challenging Premier Stanley Baldwin and predicting an early date for the next general elections, Mr. MacDonald said: "It has been delayed...

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