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involve much legislation, Labour proposes to speed up the
procedure of Parliament and to abolish the House of Lords.
In foreign affairs, also, there is a distinction between Labour's
ultimate goal—a World Socialist Commonwealth-—and the
immediate policy. The latter involves first, strengthening the
League of Nations so that die collective force of its members
could be used against a nation breaking the peace; then a
reduction of tariffs and other obstacles to trade which provoke
international ill-will: these measures, it is hoped, would so far
improve the situation that some measure pf Disarmament would
be possible. The Imperial policy of the Conservatives appears to
Labour as an attempt to monopolise markets in a manner
dangerous to peace; Labour's view of the Empire is that self-
government should be extended as rapidly as possible to those
territories which do not enjoy it, and that territories, to which
this treatment cannot be applied should be put tinder an inter-
national mandate.

Differences of opinion in the ranks of Labour arise from
consideration of the speed with which Socialism can be realised.
The Right Wing emphasise the social reforms in the programme,
believing that progress with these will win increased support;
the Left maintains that the socialisation of industries must be
rapidly carried through if the social reforms are to be permanent,-

Labour finds its supporters among wage-earners in the towns,
and, to a much less degree, in the-countryside. A number of
middle-class people, who think that Capitalism's uncertainties
are the real menace to them, also support Labour; and from all
walks of life come persons who have adopted the Socialist view
of society. The organisation of the party illustrates these facts;
it is a Federation including Trade Unions, Socialist Societies
such as the Fabian Society, and individual members. Its structure
is more elaborate than that of the other parties, and the resolutions
passed at its annual Conference, to which come delegates from
all the affiliated bodies, determine its policy. The Co-operative
Movement has a political organisation of its own which, in