In 1914 Cameron was elected to the executive of the Labour Party, a position he was to retain for many years.The Times, 30 January 1914, p. 8 In 1917 he was appointed by the Coalition Government to be one of the Scottish members of the Commission on Industrial Unrest.Labour Unrest Commissioners, The Times, 16 June 1917, p. 3 In 1918 he again failed to be elected to parliament, this time at Woolwich West.The Election, The Times, 25 November 1918, p. 9
