REDS IN BRITAIN

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21347, 23 November 1932, Page 11

REDS IN BRITAIN

ORDERS TO FOLLOWERS

REVOLUTIONARY TACTICS

TRADES UNION LEADERSHIP

FRESH EFFORTS TO CAPTURE

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright

(Received November 2'2. 5.45 p.m.) Times Cable LONDON, Nov. 22

Tho Labour correspondent of the Times says the Communists are organising a movement to capture the leadership of the trades unions. They arc reverting to tactics which previously failed. The leaders, in their latest orders, urge the party to build a powerful revolutionary opposition and lead the mass movement which they declare is now sweeping Britain. They say this has been the party's policy since January, but was only recently accepted owing to strong opposition. It is admittedly a dangerous course for a small party, as it is likely to lead to compromises, says the writer. Nevertheless official Communism, believing, or pretending to believe, that the workers are approaching a revolutionary mood, flatters itself that it can "develop a broad fighting front, proving that strikes and mass fights are the only practical way of smashing the influence of reformist leaders."

The correspondent adds that the Communists are only troublesome in a few unions while they have more limited activities in a few others.