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Radio Record, Volume IV, Issue 32, 20 February 1931, Unnumbered Page

', WELL-KNOWN resident of Wellington, of pronounced literary and Socialistic tendencies, has been attending the I.L.P. National Summer School at Digswell Park, Herts., England, which is a rendezvous for many of the most independent-minded, and distinguished students of affairs in Britain. Writing home, the New Zealander, amid much that is of extreme interest at the present juncture in world economics, says: "This school was quite the most remarkable experience of my life. The moment you enter the doors you become one of the Socialist community. There are no introductigns, but you wear your name pinned on you on a little ticket, and _ are addressed thenceforth as ‘Comrade.’ "People from every station of life are gathered together here to study the world’s affairs. Some come from the ~slums of London. Some from England’s Some from the Army, ' Navy, and Dominions. There is absolutely no class consciousness, for every- ~ one (with the exception of a few Conservative students as guests) is working for the »ne ideal of the ‘world state.’ Maxton, a great power, was the school host, and greeted us at the door. It was a revelation to hear Shaw, now 75 years of age. Straight as a ramrod, he stood with his arms folded, the. picture of health, sane living and sane thinking, and spoke fo. two and a half hours without notes, keeping his audience spellbound, except when they rocked with laughter at his sparkling wit."