BRITISH POLITICS.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 October 1924, Page 3

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[•Rectum Teceoiiamb.] XIXOYIKFF’S DKXIAf,. MOSCOW', Oct. 28. Zinovieff, in n statement to the press, ilcclnros the alleged letter is n forgery. He was undergoing a cure :)I. Kislovodsk on loth. Sept, iilid wns nimble to sign nnv otlicinl letters. 'l'he allegcd instructions to the military section of the British Communist Party were nonsense as such a section does not exist. The party has far more important things to consider than creating a Pritish Rod Army; especially tintask of bringing the views of the Communist International before the masses of llritisli workers. Zinovieff undertakes to abide by the decision of the British Trade Union Comission in regard to the authenticity of the letter which, lie declares, was fabricated in Poland. mi; bai.dwix’S pi.kdok. (“Sydney Sun’’ Cables). (Received this day at 12.30 p.m.) f.OXDOX. Oct.-28. Mr Baldwin gave a pledge that he will not introduce protection until he received the country’s verdict in favour of it. The “Times’’ says Mr MacDonald broke the silence in an amazing speech, lie dircct.lv elm reed the Foreign Office with taking action without authority. Presumably the Foreign Office cannot dispatch or publish a note without its chief’s authority. Therefore, Mr MacDonald is responsible. One thing is perfectly clear. Mr MacDonald has committed an action nnnardonahje. according to the accepted standards of British public life, and fins tried to shield himself in a difficult situation bv insinuating that the permanent officials acted without his authority as Foreign Secretary. lie has disavowed, by insinuation and inneundo the important. despatch sent to a foreign power in his name. Xever in modern limes has a Minister of the Crown descended so low as to expose a civil service that is not empowered publicly to defend itself from attacks from which tlm Minister alone is constitutionally responsible.