THE SOVIET THREAT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20959, 24 August 1931, Page 13

THE SOVIET THREAT.

Sir, —I have considerable respect for Mr. Bloodwcrth, but am unable to understand Ms advocating Russia being: allowed to dump goods into New Zealand— —or indeed. into any oilier civilised country. I use tlie term "dump" advisedly. because it is impossible by any process of reasoning to consider Russian competition as ordinary trading. Mr % Blaodworih has for many years given of his best in support of trades unionism. 2nd surely tils basic principle of_ trades unionism is protection- Protection against what - Obvionsly against sweated labour. Then, how can Mr. Bloodworth support a poller? of allowing goods produced by labour to be dumped into New Zealand * The Russian Five Tears _ Plan (or ten rears if necessary) is quite simple- and understandable. It is a carefully thoughtout i!las to try to undermine }he rtoie economic basis of the world, with a view to creating a world revolution, anu so dLSW quicK? the present canpetiiive basis of society. Of course, _if Sfr. Blood worth supports the real aim of Soviet Russia be is consistent in his advocacy of allowing Russia to do all m her power to rain New Zealand—or any other country-—bat I would point out to him that the consummation of such an ideal would be very painful lor the workers daring the stages of a rapid change over to Sovietism. As a matter of fact, there can be no rapid clianse in our social organisation other than "bv what is rightly termed a bloody revolution throughout the civilised world. If Mr. Blood worth desires that, then, _as I have said, he is consistent in advocating that sroods from Russia should be allowea to be damned into New Zealand.^ If -dr. Bloodworth does not desire a bloody revolution, then, in all respect, I think lie has shown a weakness in argument ti-nu lack of a'Dnreciatjon 01 the tremendous seriousness of tlie Russian menace to trade r OU62*2.IITj *LD.d' £J"2bCSO3 _pSXulCUjarly, thai is not usual la his correspondence in the press. Jqsts trKXS. Hamilton, August 19.