JUBILEE OF FABIAN SOCIETY

Chronicle (Levin), 5 November 1946, Page 5

JUBILEE OF FABIAN SOCIETY

Received Alonduv, 7 p.m. LONDON, Nov. 3. i A hirgo audionce gathered ut tho i Albert Jlali to cehdiraie. tlie diamond jubilee oi' the Ptibian Society timi to ! liear .Mosses Attlee, Slruciiey and yiorI rison fiay a tribute to its work. Alr. Bernard Shaw sentt a characteristic massage to the ralfy, declaring: ''The only massage 1 have at tlie moment is that the Fabiun Society, having made Russia a great Fabian State, has now to make Alr. Wallaee sueceed .Mr. Roosevelt as President of the Fnited States". . .M'r. Attkee 'sjid the society had been tfistrumen'tal;- yrit -s&yhig • tlie Labour Party during Ihe long years befoie its aecession to power. The society had led tlie i>abour Party and had been content to work loyally and uiisellislilv vvithin the party 's umbit. Alr. Strachey said the qnestion before Britain was not Soeiali.sm in one countrv, by Soeialism in the one Coninionweallli. It was necessary to secure parallel, cooperative plauuiiig witliin the Kinpire 011 the part of the Dominionj Labour Goveniiuents.

Alr. Strachey was convinced that the long-tenn solution of the food problem of Britain lav in Fabian Socialist planning of the food resourees of the British Comnionwealtli. Alr. .Morrison said the Govermnent, iu the new session of Parliament, begimiiug 011 November 12, would take furtlier steps iu socialisation and would secure- whatever additional powers were necessary for econoniie planning. However, legislation would not be enough. The Fabian Society must continue its research and education.