REDS IX BRITAIN.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18526, 30 October 1925, Page 11

REDS IX BRITAIN.

• ♦ FUNDS FROM MOSCOW. EVIDENCE AT POLICE COURT. ("I CABLE—PEESS ASSOCIATION" —COPTEIGHT.) '.Stdjtet "Srx" Seevice.) LONDON, October 28. Among letters read at the trial of 12 Communists at Bow Street one said: "Half a dozen good party members in the ivolice forces of the bigger towns, such as Glasgow, would certainly be very useful." Detective-Sergeant I'enshaw gave evidence tha.t 250,000 documents were confiscated at headquarters, including a letter from E. W. Middloton, asking tho party's official attitude towards Communists wishing to join tho polico force, which read: — "Dear Comrade, —'J'Rcre is no objection to members of the party joining the police, provided they are thoroughly reliable Communists, but before permission is given tho members' records should be carefully considered and their complete trustworthiness established/" Another letter, to the secretary of tho Third International, Moscow, rei erred to arrangements for assisting Bulgarian comrades in the Bulgarian campaign, and concluded by urging moro discretion in handling communications from Moscow, adding: "Your letters niako somewhat unnecessary references to tho transmission of money by secret channels." A letter c'ated January, 1924, addressed to Comrade Loswvsky, Moecosv, complained: "We }iava not received tho promised money. You remember we were promised £'lso monthly for six mouths, totalling £9OO, also additional sums for the presidents and secretary's wages." The police £ave evidence concerning the finding of literature at Communist headquarters, including a circular to which the "Empire 11cbel" was attached. They declared that it was apparently circulated among factory workers. PREACHING CLASS WAR. DOCTRINE OF REVOLUTION. (AUSTRALIAN AXD H.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION.) (Received October 20th, 10 p.m.) LOI\ T DON, October 2S. Most of to-day's proceedings at the trial of the Communists consisted of police evidence of the documents found. A search of Pollitt-'s room revealed a circular stating: "Our task towards the Slate is firstly to expose its'real nature; secondly to undermine its authority; thirdly, to ultimately destroy it. For example, by exploiting the division between the officer class and the rank and file." Detective Wilson read a shorthand transcript of a speech by Campbell, as follows: "We want the worker to forget his regiment, forget the blasted Empire, and remember only his tortured class. We believe the tima will eomo when a soldier will bo given a definite choice of either fighting for or shooting against his class. We arc prepared to use force to the utmost extent if tho capitalist class resists the working class and drives it back into slavery." Notes were read of a speech by Hannington, wherein it was alleged ho said: •"I hope to live to see the Eed flag flying over Buckingham Palace."