RED PROPAGANDA

Dominion, Volume 23, Issue 102, 24 January 1930, Page 11

RED PROPAGANDA

EFFECT OF ANGLO-RUSSIAN AGREEMENT MESSAGE IN COMMUNIST PAPER MINISTER’S INTIMATION JO AMBASSADOR (British Official Wireless,) Rugby, January 22. The message from the Presidium of the Russian Third International, which appeared in the first issue of a Communist daily paper published in London on January 1, was mentioned in a. statement made by Mr. Arthur Henderson, Foreign Secretary, in the House of Commons to-day. The message described the new paper as a new and powerful weapon in the hands of the British working plass in its fight against Capitalism and the Social-Fas-cist-Labour Government. It said that the paper should be a rallying point “against the Labour Government of Nationalisation, the Anti-Soviet League, colossal brutalities and preparations for another Imperialist war.” Replying to a question as to whether there had been any definite improve- I ment in. respect of Soviet propaganda as the result of the recent agreement, Mr. Henderson said to-day that, although the Government was not yet without hope that the agreement would result in a permanent improvement, the message from the Third International had led him to inform the Soviet Ambassador that such action was calculated to impede that improvement between the two countries which the impending negotiations had as their object. The Government, however, did not propose to take any farther action in that matter.

ENDORSEMENT OF PASSPORTS CONSULTATION WITH DOMINIONS (United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) London, January 22. In the House of Commons, Mr. Henderson, in answer to questions on the result of the resumption of Anglq-Rus-sian relations, said that instructions had been issued permitting the endorsement of British passports for travel in Russia. The Government’s export credit scheme was made applicable to exports to Russia on August 1, 1929. Dr. Shiels, Under-Secretary for the Colonies, in answer to a question, said that the Note exchanged with the Soviet regarding the applicability to the Dominions of the undertaking in respect of propaganda was framed after consultation with the Dominions Governments. An interjector: “Have the Dominions expressed dissatisfaction with the ar- . rangement?” Dr. Shiels: “They were not asked to express satisfaction or otherwise.’ ANTI-GOD CAMPAIGN DESTRUCTION OF MONASTERY Moscow, January 22. Five thousand workmen to-night begin the destruction of the famous Simlnov Monastery in order to remove the bells in connection with the anti-God campaign. It is intended to complete the destruction with day labour, which the “Krasnaya Gazette” describes as the best means of solving the unemployment problem.