BOLSHEVIK FAILURES

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 15 September 1924, Page 10

BOLSHEVIK FAILURES

LABOUR. M.IVS SPEECH

“RED” ELEMENT ANNOYED. LONDON, Sept. 2. “Do not let British Communists forget that the Moscow Communists have admitted their absolute failure, and have come to a. capitalist country to borrow to enable them to carry on their work,” Mr, J. Sexton, Labour member for Stl Helens,, in the House of Commons, told the’ Trade. Union Congress at Hull. His remarks caused ait uproar. During the debate on the British Communists’ proposal that the council should do its utmost to reunite the world’s trade union movement by summoning a new International, including Soviet delegates, Mr, Will Thorne. Labour M.P. for Plaistow, also annoyed the Communists by declaring that unity was out ol the question, because of the Soviet’s outrageous and abusive language toward British and other trade union leaders. “They say we are old and stodgy and played out. and that we are the tools of the capi-' talists,” said Mr. Thorne. . Mr. Cramp, the chairman of the National Union of Railwaymen. declared their willingness to meet the Soviet delegates, and treat them as equals, but not as dictators. British trade unionism was the strongest in the world, he said, and would not accept dictation from Moscow. He added that in abusive language the British delegates were able to hold their own. The proposal was rejected. “The Sham Treaty” is the title, of a pamphlet issued from the Liberal Partv’s headquarters, detailing the .Anglo-Soviet agreement. It contends that the agreement does not- bind ■. ithei country to settle anything, and toes not touch some of the most im-oo-tant Anglo-Russian differences It suggests that the proposed loan could not be less than TIUO.OOO.CCO to do ..ussia any good, and expresses gra’'e 'oubis whether Russia, can pay intmest. thus leaving the British taxpayers to shoulder the burden.