He began as deputy chairman of their youth wing, while also working as an engineer. In the 1910s he rose in the hierarchy of the party press, and eventually in the Labour Party and the Confederation of Trade Unions as well.
He started as deputy chairman of their youth wing, while also working as an engineer. In the 1910s he ascended in the ranks of the party press and eventually within the Labour Party and the Confederation of Trade Unions as well.