PATIENCE ENDED.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 10 September 1927, Page 5

PATIENCE ENDED.

T.U.C. DEALS WITH RUSSIA. SOME STRAIGHT TALKING. OOMMONSENSE WINS. BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION-COPYRIGHT LONDON, Sept. 8. The discussion on the report in regard to Russia was of remarkably high standard. This was due to the importance and imusualness of the subject, and resulted in its endorsement by a huge majority. A number of delegates, however, including the whole of the miners, did not rote. The civil service delegates surprisingly joined the majority and the railwaymen the opposition. Mr. J. H. Thomas, however, offered to take the initiative and appeal to the general body of railwaymen but this turned out to be unnecessary.

Mr. Citrine, in submitting the repoit, said the council was unanimous. He explained that its monumental patience had at length ended and pointed out that those who took the iniative in 1925 in the formation of the Anglo-ilussian Committee were identical with those at present in. the coiv gi-ess. Mr. Citrine said Russians were unabie to understand others’ hesitation to follow the example of treating as enemies those desirous of sinceie friendship. They thought themselves the guardians of the world’s workers, entitled loftily to pronounce the industrial policy of all countries and support every minority revolutionary movement, such as, for instance, propaganda in the Miners’ Federation.

Mr. Hicks and he, when visiting Russia, had had to listen to their friends being called renegades and lickspittles. He concluded: ‘‘The door of the resumption of the negotiations will be unlocked and re-openable on reasonable terms.” Mr. Brown (Civil Service), in moving the 1 ejection of the report which Mr. Cramp seconded, insisted that the report would contribute to the danger of war against Russia and be an asset to the Baldwin Government. Mr. Bevin, K.C., in summing up on behalf of the council, said they were no longer able to co-operate with people calling them cowards, traitors, liars, and scoundrels. The congress unanimously accepted Mr. Pollitt’s resolution demanding a select committee to investigate the reason for the Government terminating relations with Russia. “The Times” in a leader says: “British common sense and standard of ho dour carried the day at the Trade Union. Congress, when it was decided to dissolve the Anglo-Russian. committee. Thus ends another sham committee which had small influence in Great Britain. On the contrary, it disturbed British relations with Continental unions. i

“There are now signs that the Labourites are Completely abandoning Communism and its malice. The l congress early in the week ignored Mr. Baldwin’s suggestion that it should give A lead towards industrial peace. Is it beyond hope that the congress will now convert its pious aspiration for peace into a tangible proposal?.” The “Daily Mail” says the vote completely justifies the British Government’s action in throwing out the Bolsheviks. It has been slow to art, but there is now every reason for believing that- it is fulfilling the wishes of the majority of the rank and file.