Law May Come Down On Communist Agitators

Chronicle (Levin), 5 July 1949, Page 5

Law May Come Down On Communist Agitators

Received Tu.esdav, 1 a.m. LONDON, July 4. Cro-yyp layy pfficers are cousidering legal action against Communist agitators fpipppting trouble at the London docks, says the Evening Standard. The Home Secretary, Nir. Chuter Ede, received evideuce from four members of the House of Commons of an plleged plot to wj-eck Britain 's economy, and legal experts will deeide whether there is suffieient, evidence to warrant Court proeeedings. It is possible a Court order will be sought to expel from Britain, a Canadian known to Seotland Yard as a paid Cpmmunist agitator. For the first time in the present dispute, the dockei-s ' strike has spread to London ?s upper pool where 50 men unloading one ship stopped work. The position elsewhere remained unchanged with niore than 8000 idle. Three Labour members of the Commons, Messrs R. J. Mellish, P. Daines and II. Nieholls, who carried out on investigation of-the Beaverbrae strike, addressed seyeral thousand dockers outside the gates of Surrev Commercial Docks and thpm to return to work "for tfie country's sake" and take up with their respec.t.ive trade unions the gue^tipn as to whether it was a strike or lookout. Mr. Mellish said: "'We arp copvinced vou are being used." The m.eeting ended quietly with no vote.