COMMUNISM. IN BRITAIN.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20711, 23 November 1932, Page 11

COMMUNISM. IN BRITAIN.

I —«_.. I ORGANISATION OF MASS | MOVEMENT. J REVOLUTIONARY OPPOSITION. i I ([WTi'EtJ PFIKS3 ASSOCIATION ■• !'."' EI.F.CTJMC j TELEGRAPH-OOPYIllGirr. I i j ( Received November '22 nd, 7 p.m.) ] LONDON", November 22. The Labour correspondent of "Th Times'' says Hint Commiinisls arc oi , ganising a movement 1o capture th leadership of the Trades Unions, revert ing to tactics which previouMy fajloc, [ j The tenders- latest orders urge the Part,, . to build up n. powerful revolutionary op position to lead a mass movement, wliicl i they declare is now sweeping Great Uri tain. This has been their policy sine ( | January, but has only recently been ac ■ | eepted. . | Owing to strong opposition it is ad j mitlcdly a dangerous course for : tmall Party, and j s jji;elv to lead t< compromises. Nevertheless", official Com munisni is "hcieving or pretending to be lieve 1 hat the workers are approaching ja revolutionary mood. It. flatters itsel that it can "develop n broad fightinj. front, proving that strikes and mass j fights are the only practical way ol I smashing Hi,; influence of Reformist ! leaders.'' The correspondent, adds: "Commun : ists are troublesome onlv in a few (unions, -while- they have'more limited j activities in a few others." I SOVIET METHODS. i j COMMUNISTS SKNTKNCKU TO | DKATII. i j (Received .November M'Jnd. l.'.iu p.m.) LONDON, November 22. The Kig;i .-orrespomlent, of "The Time.-," Mate* that six Communist officials on collective farms have been sentenced to death by a special tribunal in the Caucasus. These are the lirst executions under the campaign for purgii:-; the Government service. Hitherto "Xi cutions have been chiefly executions of non-Communists.