Hodges to Visit U. S.?

Hodges to Visit U.S.?

J. Ramsey MacDonald, Leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons, has abandoned his projected visit to the United States on account of pressing business.

Frank Hodges, Secretary of the Miners' Federation, is, however, considering taking the place of Mr. MacDonald after a visit to Canada next month. Said he: " I haven't yet definitely decided to accept the invitation of the Workers' Education Bureau to go on a speaking tour, as I am more anxious to study the American mine workers' organization on my first visit. If I accept, I shall devote my speeches to explaining to the masses of the American people just what the Labor party will do when it comes into power. It is important to maintain close Anglo-American relations; and, in view of the fact that Britain is likely to be the first great modern State to have a Labor Government, it is vital to the American people to know exactly what we intend to do."