London, Oct. 4.
Two thousand delegates were pres: ent when the annual conference of the Conservative Party opened to-day at Bristol, Miss Regina Evans. chair man of the Central Committee, pre~ sided, being the third woman to do Expectations of a storm over the Indian White Paper were dampened amendment to which prion was given. The amendment reiter the Party's decision not to pass reslutions regarding India until the JJoint Select Committee's report haa been published, thus hamstringing the attempt by "die-hards" to limit the Jscope of the Committee's recommendations.
Another amendment largely bowd terized Lord Lioyd's resolution which expressed grave anxiety at the inadequacy of imperial defence.
The renewed attempt of the Rt. Hon. Viscount Wolmer, member of Parliament for the Aldershot Diviston of Hampshire, to induce the Government to reform the House of Fords, Ig also likely to be side-tracked at [the conference. It is generaMy antileipated that the conference will run true to form, the delegates trusting the leaders to do nothing to embar rass the Government.
'Nevertheless, considerable feeling is prevalent that' more vigorous efforts fare needed to fight socialism.
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