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Merfhyr Notes
Merfhyr Notes The I.L.P. Re-Union. rive re-union with which the Merthyr I.L.P. on Monday night welcomed bafc-k to its active life the old mem bers who have been taken a wav from the town to don the khaki of service, or to languish in the prison cell for refusal to obey a eall the conscience would not consent to, w ill al- ways be remarked by all who attended as one of the greatest successes socially, and finest tri- dttistically that the town has ever known. The proceedings took the form of a tea and concert, over which Mr. John Bar! presided as chairman of the Party locally. The tea was all that a tea ought to be—ample, dainty, satis- fying and enjoyed to the accompaniment of the laughter and happy chatter of comrades in the best sense of the word. Troedyrhlw Lighting. The Merthyr Gas Company wrote, the Public- Works Committee on Tuesday expressing their inability to extend in the meantime their gas- main to provide street lighting along the Canal- bank at Troedyrhiw. Mr. 1. M. Jones said this matter should be kept in view, as it was the most dangerous plact^ in the borough. Tlioo Deputy Town Clerk said lie would interview the secretary of the company.
I-Pontypridd Notes. I
I- Pontypridd Notes. I Î Wanted: A Workmen's Hall. 'I Owing to the impossibility of obtaining a suit- able hall in Pontypridd, Mr. Frank Hodges, during bis recent tour in Smllth Wales- was ob- liged to speak at Portli. Pontypridd Labourites were keenly disappointed. It might even have been impossible to obtain one in Porth, but for the fact that the Lewis-Merthyr Collieries work- men have purchased the Central O'pema, Porth, for the purposes of a workman's hall. Now, Pontypridd Labourites, it is up to you to follow the example set by the Lewis-Met thyr workmen, to acquire a hall" of your own. so that voii may be no longer at the 'nWA;(.v of the €$>alitiondst s who run the halls and cinemas of Pontypridd. A Worthy Leader. I Among the leaders of Labour in this district, special mention must be made of Mr. Collier, of the N.U.R. His views on local and also ,on national, aye, eveii on international affairs are dominated by sound common sense. He is no lover of "Wait and see," but believes that he is right in following out Lloyd George's advice in being audacious. His word s Ins bond, and lie ls the gre-attest contempt for everything mean and. underhanded. He and his family are re- spected tllipugbout the whole district, and de- servedly ,so, A Weekly Paper, 1, At long last ivo I. J At long last ? t,? ? ),?,.? ,?? own ??],j,. ?ocai p? ? At the last nx?tn? of the Ponty- pnd Trades and Labour Council it was ahnost ??na?)?mously decide! to ?t oti with the job, and there are great hopes of produc ing it before Christmas. We must see to it that the present enthusiasm for the paper is not allowed to die out. Great thanks are due to Mr. Yates, of the Merthyr Pioneer," for the very valuable as- sistance he has given us in the matter. The paper, when published, •will circulate ill the Pontypridd Parliamentary Division. Ireland-the Propaganda. I The Pontypridd Branch yf the Selt-Determnia- tiOll League for Ireland continues to make steady progress. New numbers are being en- rolled at each meeting. The meetings are held in the I.L.P. Hafl, kindly lent by the I.L.P. committee, every Sunday at 12.30 p.m. The visits of some of Ireland's national speakers are expected shortly, and it is hoped that these visits will be a stimulus to the movement Land Nationalisation. Miss Dorothy Evans, of the Land .Nationalisa- tion Society, will visit Pontypridd on November 20th. She is booked to speak on "Land Nation- alisation," in the Lesse»" Town Hall. Her ad- dress will be illustrated by liiue-light lantern views. Miss Sylvia Pankhursit. who Iliad been tiooked by the Pontypridd Trades and Labour Council, for November 21st, is unable to fulfil her engagement. Mr. Charl«*s Roberts, of the Amalgamated Society of Machinists of I .S.A., who is at present in this country, has beünl secured to 4itl the breach. Where Are the Paace Mugs? There is great delay over the liistrimition ot I peace mugs, promised to the local school children by the L.E.A., and. some of the patents are 1Ie-1 ginning to fed" waxy over th-e matter. Here is a copy of a note received by a teacher regard- ing these mugs- Dear Miss,—What are Voll doing with ourj, kids' mugs! I want one lor our Lizzie for she was horn in the battle of Mons.— Yours re-j spertaMy, Mrs. Jones. We shall have to put t)lij- local Labour Council- lors on the track of the missing mugs. They are already tracing tlie cause of the lack of accom- modation in thy County School. Treforest.
I j LtMtrisMt and District…
j LtMtrisMt and District Notes. t The Rhondda Tramways Scheme. AW take "he following from a contemporary (" The Glamorgan Free Press," Oct. 30, 1919): "At the last meeting of the Council these four noble representatives of Labour took exception to an item in the estimates, to provide the neces- sary finance to promote the Parliamentary Bill projected by the Council, because they objected to the Ely YaNer tramways. Hiul they secured a bare majority the whole oi the Bill, which pro- vides for essential services in a rapidly growing district, would have to be dropped because there would be no money to see it through." And again This is not the whole of the story. One of the Labour members—Mr. Manley—who voted against the item (and against the tram- ways) said that he personally was in favotia- ii-itli the tramways, but that he had received a man- date from the Trades and Labour Council to vote against it, which he did." Ourselves and the Councillors. I At a meeting of the Trades and Labour COUll- cil thn Labour District Councillors stated that the District Council had not committed them- selves to giving power to the Rhondda Tramway Company to run tramways down the Ely Valley Road. In a note the following week and after this statement was made, Ave said they had com- mitted themselves. Our story was borne out by so much of the District Council's minutes as had been deposited for public perusal and by the Western Mail for September 26tfh. It is now further borne out by the above paragraphs, which show that power to the Rhondda Tram- way's Company was included iji the Bill, and that the only way tin which the Labour Council- lors could put themselves right with the Trades Council resolution for publicly-owned tramways was to vote against the financial estimate for the promotion of the Bill. It is significant also that the District Council's minutes for the meet- ing held on September 25 th, at which it was de- cided to give power to the Rhondda Tramway Company over the Ely Valley Road, have not yet been deposited for public perusal. Can't find time to print them," Ave are told, although time coukl be found for the printing and depositing of the minutes of the Finance Committee, which meets half-an-hour in advance of the Council, for September 2oiii and for October 15th, a month later. This can't print" story is no j good. An Amazing Proposal. I The Labour members of the District Council also told the Trades Council that they had sup- ported a proposal to borrow on the strength of the District Council's credit the sum of t70,OO.9 and rp-?an it to tjjj ??n? & P' 'I? fol- tb4l i, of !nyin? r.ulM along the .Tniwfer to Gilfach Road. The most a.maMhg thing is that the Trades CouneM supported this proposal to ifnance the Rhondda Tramway Com- pany on ilif) public credit. The proposal to use the public credit to the extent of t70,,000 for financing the Rhondda Tramway Gompany--a capitalist concern—is an extraordinarily sound capitalist reconstruction proposal. There must be a Doyd (ieorge oil the District Council." Who lis he? To the Trades Council Delegates. I For the past six months tho movement- has been led from muddle to muddle ujpon local affairs. This Tramway mess is the biggest and worst muddle of all. It involves hundreds of thousands of pounds and gives a capitalist con- cern the right to exploit the people of this Dis- trict. We have got into this mess merely lie- cause the rank and file are not kept informed npon local affairs. The delegates to the Trades Council are/in the hurniliatmg position of know- ing less about the public affairs of-this Distinct than members of the otfler classes. The dele- gates to the Trades Council would not have known anything at all about this Tramway busi- ness had It not been for these notes and it was only a fter negotiations had been on for months between the Council and the Company that any- thing appeared in these notes. We assert now with confidence that the Trades Council has not had sufficient information put before it. to sup- port any of the proposals of the Parliamentary Bill. This matter is of tbt'gl'paJ('.s.t. lmporta.nc(> to the people -of this District, and if t.he Trades Council wishes to influence affairs iij accordance with working class principles then they must get their Councillors to table all the information. Such information should be circulated through the branches and afterwards, not before, a special meeting of the Trades Council should he called to consider the matter. The credit of the Labour Movement has suffered .s?verety during the past sax months, ? is up to th(> Tradf Council to see that things are put right. The items of the proposed Parliamentary Bill upon which tihe Trades Council should have full in- formation are: The tramways proposals for the Ely Valley Road and Penehiw fer to Cilfae44 Road, 'with reasons for *ueli proposals; the pro- posals for the construction of water words and fixing of water rates, and that other dajk-ltorse of the proposed Bill, certain financial 'clauses as it appears in the minutes with reasons for the proposals. It is only when the Trades Council is in possession of this information that I they will be able to judge the Bill. Don't reach decisions without information. I I The London Trips. The following appears in the minutes of the Finance Committee for October 16th: 1; P. iof- fries, expenses of attending conference on tuber- culosis in London, £ 7 lis. Cxf. K J. Da vies, ditto, £ 7 11s. 6d." In a previous note we gave the chairman's expenses far attending a London Conference Gtl. and the tadv health v?ito?-s as ? 2s. 6d. So the Chapman still r'l."ds. We await Om!nciUor Millward and the Surveyor's expenses for the next London excur- sion. For One Job. Ilie following appears an the same minutes: Llantwit Fardre Sewer—G. S. Morgan, on ac- count of fees, £ 145." It would be interesting to learn what the Surveyor's department costs the Council in -ti yoar between salaries, etc., to Sur- veyors and Commission and fees to its Engineer. That I.L.P. Federation. A meeting of the Pontypridd Branch of the I.L.P. on Saturday last unanimously supported the idea of an I.L.P. Federation composed of the"* Pontypridd, Llantwit, Litiit-i-isitit and Pofltyclun branches of the I.L.P. It was also decided to convene an open conference of the four branches at the I.L.P. Hall, Graig Square, Pontypridd, for Saturday, November 8th, 1919, at 6 p.m. AH the members of the four branches are urged to attend the meeting.
i rn— —r Gorseinon Notes.
rn— —r Gorseinon Notes. The I.L.P. I The following resolution, copies of which have been sent to the Pi-einier, the Home Secretary and tlie Presa, was carried unanimously at the last meeting of our Branch: —" This meeting calls the attention of the Premier and the Home Secretary to the intiniidatory character of the utterances of certain speakers in the name of The Comrades of the Great War at a meet- ing recently held at Port Talbot in relation to the appointment of Mr. Harold Watkins to the post of travelling lecturer in Economics under the Glamorgan Education Committee. This meeting is of opinion that the speeches were a menace to the public order in that they prac- tically contained threats of violent direct action to prevent the carrying into effect of a constitu- tional act of the committee in making the ap- pointment referred to." The N.Ç.F. I The ioca l branch is responsible for two items t on the agenda of the N.C.F. Convention. The first is a resohtttiou bearing upon the aim afid basis of the N.C.F. and is couched in the fol- lowing terms:—"This convention re-affirms the faith of The Fellowship in the pri-nciple of the sHeredness of human life (which was the basis of The Fellowship's resistance to the Military Service Act of 1916) it also declares The FetlVMV- determination to do all in its powet. to promote faith in this principle and to organise all possible resistance to conscription whenever and wherever the need arise—Conscription being a two-fold violation of this principle." The second item embodies a new constitution for the N.C.F., and is presented in this form :— The Fellowship of Pacifist Internationalists. I 1.—Membership of the Fellowship is open to all men and women who, believing that war is. opposed to the best interests of humanity, will devote themselves to the furtherance d Ulli- versal peace and will not take part in war nor support- war, whatever the oonsequcm-es of refusal may be. 2.—The Fellowship will encourage the formation of national groujxs of members with a view to organising a world-wide movement, having for its object: (a) The spreading of t'he pacifist doctrine of lift-in education and in all directions. (b) The securing of information a bout mili- tarist -activities everywhere and the pub- lishing of such information vo vydely as possible. (c) By "War" The Fellowship means "a conflict of groups, each of whicH-'ifytompts to kill and maim as many as p/ib|e of tlhe other group ill order to aehj<*ve some object wbich it desires." • Jifc The sponsor of these .resolutions, «, £ onuade Mansel Grente! in an-article in the Current issue of The Tribunal," declares that three consider'ations led him to these eoncluig&s :— 1.—The- advantage-outness of one organisation as ag«*in.st two or more, to deal with the sa-vic soi i-of work—in this case, Conscrip- tion in the same organisation, with- out the appearance of separateness, for such pacifist activity as is jiossible while conscrip- tion operates, and theui for its wider and fuller development. 3.—The avoidance of uncertainty as to The Fellowship's adherence to its original basis. The League of Nations. With the feelings of the cat tha.t looked at a king, the present writer presumes to offer some criticism of a lecture delivered by Principal T. Lewis, M.A., B. D.. of Brecon, at the Work- men's Institute last Monday evening. On the whole, his treatment of the subject The league of Nations was disappointing. We were told that what had been impossible yesterday was easy of accomplishment to-day, and there was a tide in the affairs of Europe and the world which, taken at the flood, would bear us onward to the desired haven of universal and perpetual ■peace. Practical statesmen, in their delibera- tions at Paris, had recognised the necessity for the League, and the machinery was ready. What was needed was the international mind. And tlitf thoughts of some ot us travelled to the Hall of Mirrors, where the "practical statesmen sat in conclave, and in spite of Principal Lewis, the chances of the ^realisation of the League hp- came very remote.- Lloyd George at the'hea.l of a Government with the Irish, Russian, Indian and Egyptian muddles to its discredit, and had signalised it,s international disposition, by a long list of embargoes, preferences and licences and all the other excrescences of a Protectionist system; Ctemenceau, tihe rabid Imperialist Wilson, who had disillusioned his most ardent -idniir,(-rs-these were the "practical statesmen" who were to guide the early fortunes of tlit-, League. But not a word of this from Priueipal Lewis. In dealing with the inclusion of Ger- many, the lecturer did not even suggest that it was the duty of a Christian to forgive his enemies: lie rose to no higher a plane than to declare, with Vi scount Brvce, that revenge was a very poor policy even for the victors. He exonerated the British soldiers who hoped to avenge a. comrade who had lieen sthot by Sinn Feiners, hut had no word of extenuation to say on behalf of the Sinn Feiner whose action had been prompted by as legitimate a desire to avenge centuries of wanton and unjustifiable re- pression on the part of Ithe English. No allusion was mad e to concession-hunting, peaceful pene- tration, secret diplomacy in t.he interests of high finance and all the other fruitful sources of w ar, and no criticism was made of the -existing ma- chinery of the League. In emphasising the need of an international spirit, the petrol that Was to set and keep the mechanism in motion, we would suggest that forgiveness is as natural to a Christian as revenge, and that the crying need of the hour is not to perorate about Jesus Christ, the International Man, but to translate Jesus Christ and the Gospel into terms of morals. economics and poUtics.
.Briton Ferry NotesI
Briton Ferry Notes I —■ I McnouHnga Captain. i In connection with t{¡{\ Briton Ferry steel- work s cricket club (1st eleven) a presentation meeting wtts held on Saturday at the Cross Keys Hotel. Tho purpose of the gathering was to present Ti photograph of the telnn suitably iVniiied and inscribed, as a mark of appreciation from tho players and supporters to mark the lo years captaincy of-Mr. Thomas. The presenta- tion was madr by Mr. W. R. Divies (secretary and treasurer of the club), who stated that the season 1919 had been the greatest in the clull's history. Mr. Da vies u as ably supported by the vice-captain, Mr. I. Cooper, and. several of the players. Mr. Thomas suitably responded, stating that he was proud of the good feeling that, existed J>otwoen them, and that their token of goodwill as revealed in the gift would remind him of many happy hours spent amongst them. Mr. Thomas—wlio by the way is very unassum- ijig "I s a keen C<w>|>erator and stands on the Labour side of polities. An excellent musical programme was provided and terminated by singing The Land of My Father." Africander's propaganda. On Sunday last the I.L.P. 'held a meeting at the Liberty Hall. The speaker was Mr. Morgan Jones, who It-ft Ili-iton Ferry some years ago for South Africa, and who has now returned for a brief sojourn. He spoke on Labour matters as they obtain in the land of has adoption. He gave a characteristically thoughtful address, which provoked an interesting discussion. Mr. A. Armstrong presided.
To Meet Labour Requirements
To Meet Labour Requirements MR. W. MARSH'S PROPHECY. A meeting of the Merthyr Public Works Com- mittee was held last night, and om the arrival of the new Labour representatives there was a search for seats. Mr. Enoch M or roll (to the chairman): You, will have to extend the Chamber to meet the re- quirements of the f/abour members. (Laughter.) Mr. W. Marsh (the chairman.) T think very shot tty voti will be able to monopolise the wliole of the chamber. (Laughter.)
I" PEACE-LOVINC NATIONS."…
I PEACE-LOVINC NATIONS." 1 I- tO THE EDITOR. J Sir,— Three of our leading admirals, J.ord a r isher, Jellicoe and Beattv, have recently beet1 m airmg their views, and they do not appear to a look forward to any safety for our country other ■ than that to be secured by a big navy. < Now this is singular. Everyone knows that tr* 1 fought this war "to -end war," and every on** A know s that we won a great victorv. Whv theJt ■ is war not ended ? Is it that after all the loser'lf have won ? Is it that "German militarism' has conquered us r Let ns take Admiral Jellicoe's new report off the necessity for a navy for Australia at thtf « annual cost of £ lP,5lK).00b as a part of the flittire fleet of the BritisJi Empire. What is it Beat,tY says (at Bristol)? The peace-loving nations of the world have crushed those nations whicb threatened the peace of the world." Then ivlbjy ■ this gigantic navy? Are tale" peace-loving nf 1 twins" about to crush each other, and if sOr why i Surely the -nolde Lords are pulling ) t?rx?hie lek. SiJH 4ien did Admirals long ? 1 perpetual peace, w ith the consequent extinctio" k of navies and adm iral s ? Or how, I pray 'ot1, i does British history fit in with the p?? i h?'in? theory? How did En?a-nd become ptf*? .,t?s.st?d of India, Canada, Egypt, South Afric?- A Hot to speak of the West Indies, Gibraltar Ialta and sundry other trifles? 1 suppose it wa.s the old story—that "the meek shall íw 1 her it the Earth. Certainly a peace-lovit'? I nation -4-otild (,ize fhc territory of other people by force of arms. We may. therefore, r^ A buke Germany for her "lust of world dominio? ■ while we sing Rule Britannia, Britannia- ritl& ■ the waves." But iiiis, for all our conscious reC" B fcitmle, envious people will talk of British "IPll" cricy, and even the greatest navy ever built wIll tail to protect us from their scorn or to keep I ruin and bankruptcy from our midst, for ntlf | chief enemy is in our own heart. A big army and a big navy may be very fin0 tfrings for commanders ami contractors, but ,1" they have brought ruin on Empires in the pa-r and again in our own day, so will they bi-iii(, st ruction upon us if we continue to put our tt* in them. Indeed, Admiral Sims has shown. IJ Pearson's Magazine for October, that in 191. it was only America that saved us from disaste' We talk of our peaceful intentions, but n°tt is the time to prove our si ncerity—or otherwise,  If we really desire pence and goodwill let  Fj. )ay down our arms, for that is the o?y way ?' p life.— lours, etc., lite.—\ours, etc., JOSEPH SOUTH ALL* II t? Charlotte Road, Birmingham, November lst 1919. v
|THE CAPITAL LEVY. 'f
THE CAPITAL LEVY. f T9 TttE EIHTOB. I il',(tB.S. j i-'?ht. The proposed Capi^V Levy sounds good and is good propaganda, h? econonncaMy speaking, it is a mare's nest! ?'? I theorists who are advocating *?he levy do 'lot' reatis? dud there is as mn?h diitt?cnee bet?? a CapitaL Levy and income Tax as there is b[ tween "Capital" and I ncome." As C!.?-? pointed out in last Satm-day's Herald," as he pxptain?d in greater detail in T? Times of t!)? l.?th January, 1917, ? unHiona'? is simply a man uith ?O.fMJO a year! The (y], IY ust?ui thin? to tax is income.It is int? ii.st,fiii iiting to :tix i-,i tn(-4)nie*'? It is i,Ole' It is ready-made! "W e could certainly t?? Capital :w'd 1'(>>ttJ the levy, or sell it (if ?' could find buyers), or use ft (as producers) ht, that would be "confiscation," not "taxation- is not the aim of its advocates. They lieve the levy would Ix1 immediately realisable and consumable, or all" surd. Moreover, the levied Capital would nt<?' a reduced Capital, and, thcrctot?. a reduced '?, j come and a reduced income tax. We (-ail 'lot h'vy our capital and keep our income tax! '\l' cannot levy a coiticry and tax the income of tl'- owner A levy on capital in .one fpH swoop ? o?'? A levv oil (.,kpltlll ft?ll of years, as in Germany, and as proposed tJ.l Kran.ce, it wou!d simply be income tax in a ne* jj guise ami under a new name. The way to |>#^i for the war is to increase the super-tax a? i conhscate all incomes above £ 5,000 per anm'"? I I DAX GRIFFITHS. I "Iandl, v •
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Victor Berger, the Socialist deputy for 31il" to sit because lie is at present under convkiti"1'#j for violating the EsfNtmage Law. Railwaylfien in C'hi<igo have voted to strik1 i for au increase of wages, and branches of tl'4 Brotherhood of Railroad and Trainmen out the country are voting on the' qtterti(.n of Printed and Published by the National Labo Press, Ltd., at the Labour Pioneer Williams' Square, Merthyr Tydfil.