P. for Come Valley, Yorkshire, and former Chancellor of the" Bxchequer, interviewed regarding his resignation from the Independent Labour Party, says that the activities of the I. L. P. are sapererogatory since the' Labour Party" adopted 1 definite Socialist has Its existence, in his opinion, leads to much unnecessary duplication of work in various constituencies, has gathered that I. L. P. branch: {in all.parts of the country are fin ing extreme difficulty in keeping the organization going, because the Jocal Labour Parties are much more powerful, The newspapers express the opin-don that Mr. Snowden's resignation rom the Independent Labour Party. was hastened by differences. of opinion in regard to the Labour Party's proposal for a surtax, which the former Chancellor of the Ex: chequer contended should go towards debt redemption and not towards Bocialist schomes—Reuter,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.