FIGHTING THE REDS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 19142, 7 October 1925, Page 11

FIGHTING THE REDS.

DETERMINED MINISTER. ALLIED TO THE RUSSIANS. SEDITION IN BRITAIN. By Telegraph—Pre.s Association —Copyricht. (Received 11.5 p.ns.) Renter. LONDON. Oct. 5. The Homo Secretary, Sir W. JoynsooHicks, speaking at a luncheon tendered to him by the Liverpool Conservative Club, referred to the partial blessing he had given to the new organisation for the maintenance of public services in the event of strikes. He also replied to criticisms, notably those of Mr. Ramsay Mac Donald, of his action. The Minister said he told the promoters of the organisation, as he had told other organisations, that they would not be allowed any military status whatever. But if any organisation was prepared to hand him a classified list of names of special constables, engineers and transport drivers he would be a fool not to accept it on behalf of the Government. He wanted to convince the country that an attempt was being made to destroy its constitutional government, 7'he Communist Party was small but powerful, and it was definitely allied to Russia. Hie speaker described his consultations with the Attorney-General and Public Prosecutor in reference to the utterances of Mr. S. Saklatvala, Communist M.P. for Battersea North, and Mr. Tom Mann. He said they decided that a jury would probably hold that the utterances were seditious, but they had better wait and see if the next speeches of the two persons in quest ion did not make the case conclusive. Neither had opened his mouth in public after the details of these consultations were published. He had asked the Attorney-General and the Public Prosecutor to consider if the Home Secretary's powers were sufficient. MOSCOW'S INSTRUCTIONS. ANTI-BRITISH MACHINATIONS. (Received 12.5 a.m.) Sun. LONDON, Oct. 5. The Home Secretary, Sir Joynson-Hicks, in the course of his speech at Liverpool revealed the mystery of a book which has not yet been printed, containing the most remarkable directions for strike strategy and class warfare. He said this was being circulated from hand to hand as a Red instrument for undermining the British constitution. "Men like Purcell, Pollitt and Saklatvala are in direct communication with Moscow," asserted the Minister. "They are receiving Zinovieff's orders. Their goal is to destroy constitutional government, if necessary, by force of arms, and to establish a Soviet. Republic, throughout the world. " The Moscow authorities, for months past, have been spending money in stirring up revolt and disturbances in China, Persb, Afghanistan, Egypt, and many parts of the Dominions. Their propaganda is definitely anti-British, " I warned the Labour Party in 1924 of the Communist movement to obtain control of the trades unions." j j )