GENERAL CABLES.

Hokitika Guardian, 9 September 1927, Page 2

GENERAL CABLES.

(By Telegraph—Per Press Association./ SOVIET NOT WANTED. LONDON, Sept. 7. The Trades’ Union Congress General Council’s supplementary report on relations towards Russia, is circulated preparatory to to-morrow’s debate. It uncompromisingly recommended a break in relations with the Russian oganisatien.

The report includes a long notice from Dogndow ostensibly conveying fraternal greetings, adding: “However, ton million Soviet workers keenly followed British workers struggle ill the last twelve months and experienced the horrors of defeat consequent on the general strike due to treachery of May 12th and continued sabotage of the miners’ heroic struggle. They likewise had seen the fight against the enslaving Trade Union Bill, deliberately sabotaged by the Labour Party, Liberal leaders and General Council of Reformists.”

The letter continued: “ The ninth dav of the general strike showed a tiagic: situation. An army led by traitors Thomas. Hicks, and Purcell, who joined the Labour Party leaders to nourish the workers’ illusion (bat party government would solve working class problems, meantime allowing bankers, mine owners, government capitalists and imperialist lackeys to embark on a murderous war against C hina and prepare for a bloody advetu tnre against the Soviets.” It concluded by accusing the General Council of (be fabrication of groundless accusa-

tions against the Soviet I nion, as a pretext for breaking off relations. The reports comments: “This telegram speaks tor fisc-lt. It is unnecessary to do more than state in the most definite term that the Council has de- < filed that no useful purpose is served )>’• continuing negotiations with the All Russia Council of Trades T nion, so long as this attitude and policy is maintained incompatible with the continuation of the Anglo-Russian Council.” TRADES UNION DECISION. LONDON. Sept. S. The Trade Union Congress bv 2."51,000 votes to 620,000. broke off Russian negotiations. Special interest attached to Ramsay MacDonald's presence as a visitor to !lis Congress, owing to the Independent l abour Party’s slight in not nominating him as their official representative, lie had a rousing reception. He assailed Cabinet for bungling the international peace and said the employers bad the Ministry in tlioir pockets. The Government knew it would he beaten at the next election, so it proposed to gerrymander the constitution and build a kind of Hindenberg line Su that whatever party was in power it would be unable to pass 'legislation. Labour intended to meet the latest onslaught of the Trades Union Bill by closer political and industrial action.

INDIAN RIOTS. DELHI, Sept. G. Serious riots between Hindus and Moslems at Ngapur resulted in 25 deaths and 180 wounded. The outbreak was a sequel to the conflict between Hindus and Moslems will'll tlio latter were commemorating the deitUt of one of their number killed in tho 1921 communal riots. BROADCASTING. TOKYI, Sept. 8. Tnbuga.vu is broadcasting an adthess to Australia and New Zealand over Tokyo radio to-night, eulogising progress and trihuiing high character and friendly attitude cf the people to .1 a pan. ARRESTS IN ITALY. ROME, 8. Fascisti Militia police from Remo arrested over fifty Communists at Civita Veeehia, allegedly associated iri a new conspiracy with vast ramifications. Several hundred other arrests are rcported, chiefly in the regions of Venice and Bologna.

TRAIN WRECKER. PARIS, Sept. 8. A man named Lyeger was arrested at Parthenay in connection with tho derailment of the Bordeaux express on September 2nd, He told the Magistrate ne had been sentenced fifteen times, chiefly for arson. lie said that he tampered with the railway alone in a fit of anger, after his dismissal from railway workshops. He was not connected with any political party. The police are testing his statements in view of his feeble-minded condition.

MUSSOLINI’S THREAT, LONDON, Sept. 7Iho “ Daily News ” Paris correspondent states: “It you enforce the threat to close the factories, we shall deport you to Li pa ri Rai'ino,” said Signor A 1 t.:;>o!im in reply to some lending industrialists who specially’ went to Rome to endeavour to dissuade him against bourgeois policy by making the threat of a cessation of their operations. Considerable tension prevails in Italy, as the big business men arc annoyed because the Government does not consult them regarding the industrial re-organisation. The axe which Signor Mussolini wields on the badlymanaged mushroom factories is also irritating. Stagnation is widespread, and the exports are stationary, wliii'e contracts are few and carried out at a loss, and bankruptcies of small business men are like an avalanche, while the workers are morose and the unemployed number half a million.

A XTT-.T A PAXES E DISTURBANCES. TOYO, Sept. 8. Reports from Afukden show disturbances are seriously increasing. All Japanese shops have closed and merchants have telegraphed to the Premier asking for protection. The War Office lias adopted plans for immediate action to meet eventualities. Chinese authorities stopped an antiJapanese demonstration scheduled for to-night. BROADCASTING REQUEST. LONDON, Sept. 8. Reports from Australia indicate the interference -of some amateurs affected the reception Marcuse trial broadcast. .Marcuse appeals to amateurs in Australia and Xew Zealand to keep off the air from 5.15 to seven -in She evening Xew Zealand time 011 Sunday to give the London transmission a maximum chancewithout interference. The new aerial i<f working splendidly and an effort will be made to commence the programme as Big Ben is striking the hour, but it is uncertain whether this is practical.