Mr. Baldwis in-an address in reply to the King's speech, confirmed the statement lat the preparatory commission on disarmament was temporarily post. voted, He hoped that Russia would participate because it was almost tin practicable for Western Europe tu progress in disarmament without the ce-operation of Eastern Europe, The conference on hours of labour mentioned in the King' speech arose from the Washington Conference, He always felt that ne' of the most valuable methods of maintaining our labour standards]
be to get greater uniformity nang the principal manufaeturirs countries on the subject. The ob+ ect of the proposed conference london was to agree as regards the terms to be employed in the convention, which, owing to lingual tificulties, was capable of interpretation. The task wi tremely difficult, but i€ an tment. were reached, ratification of the Washiraton Convention would be. possible, Britain would not ratify. the convention, however, un-{il satisfied that all countries meant the same thing—(Cheers). He! Foped, anyhow, that a meeting would lead to better unification be-even the principal manufacturing] countries on hous of labour.
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