AGAINST SOVIET RULE FOR BRITAIN

Evening Star, Issue 18094, 9 October 1922, Page 6

AGAINST SOVIET RULE FOR BRITAIN

ATTITUDE OF LABOR PARTY. the visitors to Wellington, at present is Mr A. G. Cameron, who last year was chairman of the executive of the British Labor Party, and has come to the dominion in connection with the business of the Amalgamated Society of Woodworkers. “The British Labor Party,” remarked the visitor to a ‘ Dominion’ representative, “ would not support the Soviet system for Great Britain, indeed, it is not considered that the in trod net ion of such a system is necessary to a country such as ours. That does not moan that British Labor would deny Russia from developing her own system of government, as, after all, it is the majority of the people who eventually decide how they shall be governed. “There is no doubt about Russia’s position to-day. Even those men and women who were -opposed and fought against the Soviet regime, to-day are prepared to give their all towards firmly establishing the order of society which 1 as been established for over four years, because a serious attempt has been made in tiro direction of educating young Russia. In the course of the next decade there ’.'.’ill not bo more than 10 per cent, to class as illiterate, whereas previous to the revolution- well over 90 per cent, were in that category. “ Another important reason why men and women of all shades of opinion in Russia are supporting the present Government is because they do not desire to experience another revolution. They know what obtains to-day. and they understand to a great extent the. likely development of the present system ; but were they to succeed in overthrowing the Soviet system they would again go through all the horrors and misery which they have experienced since 1917. Consequently they are looking upon the position of their country finite philosophically, and arc determined to make the bc-sl of it as it is. In my opinion Russia will certainly eventually become a country where at least the great majority will he able to enjoy life, and that will bo vastly different from the conditions which obtained under Tsardom.”