British section
On Monday morning the British delegates met in St. Martin’s Town Hall.James Mawdsley and Tom Mann were nominated for the
chair, when the former was elected by ten of a majority, the S. D. F. delegates voting solid for him. J. R. Macdonald and H. W. Lee were nominated for secretary, when Macdonald received 156 votes to 90 cast for Lee.
The following WM the outcome
of the voting. TheS.DF. in every
case voted for th*-ir own nominees
only, and abstained from voting when
WILL THORNE ASKS THE CHAIRMAN I. L.P.ers were voted upon. Standing
то BELL THE CAT. Orders—Curran, I.L.P. ; Burrows,
S.D.F. Agrarian— Watts, I.L.P.; Pearson, S.D.F. Political Action—
Lansbury, S.DF. ; Glisier, I.L.P. Economic and Industrial Action—
Mrs. Aveling and Adolphe Smith were appointed translators for the British. On the motion of Shaw Maxwell, seconded by Art hur Field, it was agreed, by 223 to 104, to support the Zurich resolution.
The British again met on Thursday morning to consider reports from the Commissions, Keir Hardie moved that whilst considering the reports the section should not decide their vote until they had heard the arguments which might be adduced by other nationalities at the Congress. This was defeated. It was resolved to support the majority report of the Agrarian Commission. Sidney Olivier carried his new standing order re the verification of credentials, afterwards adopted by the Congress.
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