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‘. -« ST eT BRITISH LABOR AND AMERICAN LABOR By FENNER BROCKWAY, Outstanding British Labor Party Leader, Member of Parliament for Eton - Slough, recognized world authority on colonialism and international affairs. I am speaking tonight to a gathering of trade unionists, so ‘let me state clearly to you the view of our labor movement in Great Britain. Before our gathering tonight, I was present at a discussion between representatives of your trade unions in Chicago on this problem of war and peace, and it was recognized that there are two views within your labor movement. First, there is the view of most of your official leadership, which is difficult to distinguish from the views of other leaders who are skeptical about disarmament and who believe that America must arm and arm, Second, there are views which I hone to hear tonight from Mr. Mazey, in a speech which I believe may be quite historic for the labor movement in this country — views which urge that in this situation we must find a way of establishing peace and bringing about disarmament. There are also two views in the British labor movement. The views that Brother Mazey holds represent the majority viewpoint in Britain today. Let me state them in specific terms. First, the whole labor movement in Britain is opposed to the return of any testing of atomic or hydrogen bombs. The whole labor movement has declared that the construction of military bases in Britain, including the bases where there are American weapons, should be stopped at least until the disarm- ament conference has met and had an opportunity to develop a disarmament plan The whole labor movement desires that Britain shall lead the formation of a non-nuclear club among nations which will have no nuclear weapons whatsoever. For this policy, the whole of our trade union movement, the whole of our Labor Party, the whole of our cooperative movement is pledged. Second, there is the view in our labor movement which goes further than this. It is a view which, I suppose, is already supported by one third of our labor movement, including our largest trade union, the Transport and General Workers Union with close to two million members, of which Mr. Frank Cousins ig the distinguished secretary. This view is that Great Britain should take the unequivocal step of leadership in the world by ae pn a et ee I | ae a et Fee ne en i een LS SR ae ph ae ERE eee ae, CA lees ene eee meen: Srp Rete mee ee