STERN CENSURE

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20137, 5 January 1940, Page 11

STERN CENSURE

VOICE OF LEADER UNIVERSITY LABOUR BEACON WHICH FAILED COMMUNISTS ACCUSED (Elec. Tel. Copyright—United Tress Assn.) (British Official Wireless.) Reed. 2.15 p.m. RUGBY, Jan. 3. “The resolution is obviously inspired from Communist sources; it reveals or professes complete ignorance of the real issues behind the present struggle; it is out of sympathy with the aims of the Socialist movement the world over and its purpose can only be ' interpreted as definitely disruptive,” said the deputy leader of the Labour Party, Mr. Arthur Greenwood, to-day in further comment concerning the resolution approved by the conference of the University Labour Federation urging that the task of the Labour movement was to lead the working class in a determined struggle against what it described as war for profits and world domination for which it held “Hitler. Fascism and British and French Imperialism” equally responsible. As already reported the University Labour Federation, an organisation based on students’ societies in United Kingdom universities with Labour sympathies, has not infrequently found itself at variance with the official Labour Party policy and as a result of the passing of the resolution Mr. Greenwood resigned the presidency of the federation, stating that the resolution was a contradiction to the policy of organised Labour. “I need only add that, as one who has had the longest continuous association with the University Labour Federation and as one who remembers the spirit which brought it into existence at the end of the last war at the instance of men who had fought in that war, I regret severing my connectibn with the organisation, which I had hoped would be a beacon of socialism in the university world, ’ said Mr. Greenwood. RESOURCES OF EMPIRE POTENT WAR FACTOR , MR. BRUCE’S REMINDER (Reed. Jan. 4, 3 p.m.) LONDON, Jan. 3.

During the course of his broadcast speech to-day, the Australian High Commissioner, Mr. S. M. Bruce, emphasised the vastness of the war effort of the Dominions. He said that the Young British democracies were the masters of their own destinies and had sprung spontaneously to Britain’s side in a just and righteous cause.

The attitude of the Dominions was a bitter blow to the Nazi leaders who believed that they either would not support Britain or would do so halfheartedly. As the war progressed with the Empire’s reservoir of manpower and unlimited material resources victory would be with the Allies, said Mr. Bruce.

PLANE OVER PARIS ANTI-AIRCRAFT FIRE (Reed. Jan. 4, 3 p.m.) LONDON, Jan. 3. Paris reports that a German plane flew over Paris and eastern France last night. Anti-aircraft fire was heard in the capital and radio stations closed down for half an hour. With further reference to the British plane which was reported to have been forced down in Belgium, it is explained that the two occupants were rescued from the wreckage suffering from superficial burns. this nation can take when the time comes for a renewal of world peace. Such an influence would be greatly weakened if Governments become dogs in the manger of trade selfishness. “Washington warned us against entangling foreign alliances. I subscribe to and follow that precept, but trade co-operation with the rest of the world does not violate the precept. Anyway, even as through these trade agreements we prepare to co-operate in a world that wants peace, we must likewise be prepared to take care of ourselves if the world cannot attain peace. “In the light of the continuing world uncertainty, I am asking Congress for army and navy increases which are based not on panic, but on common sense. “As will appear in the annual Budget to-morrow, the only important increase is in the estimate for defence. Practically all other items show a reduction. In the hope that we can continue, in these days of increasing economic prosperity, to reduce the Federal deficit, I am asking Congress to levy sufficient additional taxes to meet the emergency spending for defence.” Estimates For Defence The President did not suggest ine nature of the taxes. The extra sum he desires for defence is estimated at from £100,000,000 to £125,000,000. He devoted the last section of his speech to domestic affairs. He said that the National production had returned to the 1929 levels, but the unemployment of millions remained a symptom of maladjusted economy. He 'rejected the “Europeon expedient of putting the jobless to work in making armaments” and said that would encourage the “American way”—re-em-ployment through greater production. Mr. Roosevelt concluded with an appeal for national unity. He Warned apologists for foreign aggressors and equally those selfish partisan groups at home who “warped themselves in the false mantle of Americanism” to promote their own economic, financial or political advantages who were now “trying European tricks on us, seeking to muddy the stream of our national thinking and weakening us in the face of danger by trying to set our people fighting among themselves.

“We must combat such tactics as we would the plague,” declared Mr. Roosevelt.

“We must, as a united people, keep ablaze on this continent the flames of human liberty, reason and democracy and of fair play as living things to be preserved for a better world to come.”