SEARCH FOR WANTED STRIKE LEADER
Received Monday, 8 p.m. SYDNEY, March 29. While the police in Queensiand to-day iiitensified their 'search for Edward Joseph Rowe, tlie fugitive Communist .strikeleader, 'prominent Comrhunists 'continued boasting about their plans to prevent Iii's arrest. "The Communist Party has an orgauisation efficient .enough to ynsure that Rowe does not fali into the hands of the police Untfl we are ready," declared Mr. R. Dixon, the assistant-seere-tary of the party. Queensiand 's strike will be led by leaders outside prisoii walls," said Mr. S.-vMoran from a Communist platform in the S.ydney Domain. "We will not make the mistalce made by the I.W.W., who had all their leaders gaoied. 1 would \ be ashamed of the Communisi Party if it could not hide one man from the police. Some of these police* could not traee an eleph'ant in the snow, even if he wore gumboots.. To-day fhey are hunters — to-morrow it will be our tuni-." The Deputy-Leadef of tlie Federal Opposition (Mr. E. J, Harrison) saitl that Mr. Dlxon fs statement toolc some
. . 4. " " — * | beating for slreer. efffonterv. "Incidents like this" throw into shavp relief the absurdity of the Prime Minister 's stated belief that Communism is just another politicai philosophy, ' ' he addett.
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Chronicle (Levin), 30 March 1948, Page 5
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