BOLSHEVISM IN BRITAIN.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 2050, 4 November 1919, Page 4

BOLSHEVISM IN BRITAIN.

FOREIGN FUNDS FOR STRIKERS

CONFESSION dr AN AGENT

The suspicion that the strikes in Britain in August were part of a Melinite conspiracy, which had, its roots abroad, to subvert the present system of'government, is confirmed. A foreign agent-fell into the hands of the''authorities, who were able to establish conclusively the existence of an international conspiracy. The story begins with the despatch of an urgent appeal for funds from revolutionary quarters in this country to a German, resident in this country before the war and now in America. The next link in the chain was the sending of a message by Tehitcherin, the Foreign Minister of the Russian Bolshevists, to Bela Kun, suggesting that he should gel into communication with the revolutionary element in this country.

There recently arrived in England from Norway a man named Zaelmriassen, with a sealed packet for a prominent agitator. It is alleged that the packet contained a sum of £O,OOO. The man was arrested by the English police. After a night’s detention he made a confession JLo the effect that he had fulfilled his mission and handedover the packet. It should he recorded that the agitator in question, whose identity is known, denies having received any sum of money in this way. When Zachariassen was searched, it 'was found that ho had in his possession a, large sum in English bank notes, which he said he Lad obtained in Norway, and a large stock of Bolshevist pamphlets. Ho has now been deported. The sum of £O,OOO has been mentioned in fliis particular case, but the authorities regard it as a mere drop in the bucket. The police arc now investigating.the sources of income and objects of certain organisations in England with which the agitator mentioned in (he Zachariassen case is connected. The assn-, ciation of these organisations with (lie strikes is well established.

Other phases of revolutionary propaganda have lately come to light. A man has come forward prepared to declare on oath that he was recently approached with plans for a mutiny among the British troops in Russia-. Some incriminating documents found on a Glasgow working man were sent to the Home Secretary. The documents were headed by the words “Soviet Republic," and contained a complete set of revolutionary rules and regulations. It is slated that intimation was given in one of (he documents thatjhere were arms and bombs at Manchester and Glasgow. It can he staled authoritatively that no responsible Brit ish La hour or trade union leader .is connected in any way with those dark proceedings.