CONCENTRATING ON BRITAIN

Dominion, Volume 19, Issue 216, 8 June 1926, Page 7

CONCENTRATING ON BRITAIN

SOVIET PLANNING INTENSIVE REVOLUTIONARY CAMPAIGN

LARGE SUMS BEING SPENT ON PROPAGANDA

DISQUIETING REPORT OF AGENTS' ACTIVITIES

According to the “Daily Mail” the Soviet is abandon-1 ing its world revolutionary campaign and concentrating on Britain. Large sums of money are sent to the underground section of the British Communists, whose methods are so clandestine that its members are unknown to some of the Communist leaders.

By Telegraph.—Press Association. Copyright.

London, June 6. The “Daily Mail” states that the Soviet is abandoning its world revolutionary campaign and concentrating on Britain by prolonging the mine stoppage and paralysing other industries in which it is planning an intensive revolutionary campaign. The Third Internationale has almost Stopped its propaganda in Morocco following Krim’s surrender, and transferred the great amount of money available against France to the British section of the Communist organisation. It has also suspended propaganda in the British Dominions and colonies, and is using the money to intensify the agita-' tion in Britain. REVELATIONS OF A SECRET DOCUMENT. A secret document, of which the “Mail” is in possession, reveals that the Third Internationale has allotted £747,980 for propaganda abroad in 1926. Of this amount £42,000 are intended for the Dominions and colonies, and £162,500 earmarked for extraordinary subsidies to strike committees. The latter is part of the £400,000 which Mr. A. J. Cook admitted had reached England since April. Nevertheless, the money reaching the miners and the headquarters of the Communists is only a small portion of the funds actually sent to Britain. Large 'amounts are reaching private persons, by whom they are passed on to the underground section of the British Communists, whose methods are so clandestine that its members, both men and women, are unknown to some of the Communist leaders. Scotland Yard is now tracing these subventions. The number of persons entering Soviet. House in London carrying bags is larger than the whole, corps of King’s messengers in the British service. Special significance is attached to envelopes bearing the Red Triangle included in the diplomatic bags, which,- it is suggested, should not be immune from Customs examination, as at present. Scotland Yard is watching a woman known to receive these envelopes. RUSSIAN COAL OUSTING WELSH. Sir Alfred Mond, in a letter to the “Daily Mail,” demands that the Government publish the information in its-

possession regarding the activities of Russian agents m Britain. He says that Russian support to the miners not metely prolongs the struggle, but assists the Russian coal trade. The competition of Russian anthracite is already ousting Welsh coal in. the Mediterranean. The “Daily Mail” states that a group of Conservative members of the House of Commons intends to press for a disclosure of information, and unless satisfied they will move the adjournment of the House of Commons to obtain a debate. —Sydney “Sun” Cable.

RUSSIAN FLEET TO MAKE WORLD CRUISE TESTING LENINGRAD'S DEFENCES REINFORCEMENT OF NAVY URGED London, June 6. The Riga correspondent of "The Times” reports that Moscow announces that a Red naval squadron of a battleship, two cruisers, and destroyers will commence a voyage of the world this summer, visiting Stettin, Portsmouth, Toulon, Genoa, Alexandria, Calcutta, Nagasaki, San Francisco, and Panama. The fleet has begun exercises in the Baltic. A special order emphasises that the chief object of the manoeuvres consists in testing the defences of Leningrad and the appioaches to the city, specially drawing attention to the coordination of fleet, air, and coast defences. The Commander-in-Chief, Admiral Zoff, in commending the reinforcement of the Red Navy, urges that Britain will be able to penetrate the Baltic and creep up to Kronstadt. He recalls that the Great Powers in 1923 refused to consent to the bottling-un of the Baltic for Baltic Powers. He adds that British naval visits to the Baltic are certainly aggressive, Britain trying to utilise the Baltic States in o.der’to strengthen her influence against Russia.—“ The Times.”