BREAK WITH "REDS"

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16375, 24 June 1927, Page 7

BREAK WITH "REDS"

' BRITISH LABOR'S ACTION OBJECTION TO EXECUTIONS (Else. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) (Australian rnd N.Z. Cab'e Association.) LONDON', June 22. A joint meeting of the General Council of Hie Trade Union Congress and the Parliamentary Labor Party carried a resolution stating: "While recognising the exceptional difficulties mid dangers in the political situation in Soviet Russia, and fully appreciating the Soviet indignation at the assassination of M. Voikoff, nevertheless we are obliged to protest against the policy of executing persons innocent of murder. A policy of meeting .•iiuvder by murder degrades the standards of civilisation and harms Russia. We hope the practice will cease." In addition to the protest against the Russian executions the General Council of the Trade Union Congress administered a severe rebuff to Russian trade unionists by refusing their demand for an immediate meeting to draw up a joint policy against the Liitish Government in its attitude towards the Soviet. This is regarded as an attempt to embroil the British trade .-Unionism in a political quarrel between the two countries.- • Labor circles generally regard the council's decision as the prelude to I a definite break between Russia and ■ the British trade unionism. The ma- ' jotity of the council also received reports that, the recent conference in Berlin disfavored considering the Hussion demands there as they were offensive and dictatorial. SOVIET DELEGATION MEMBERS LEAVE ENGLAND ■ MINISTRY'S POLICY (N.Z., and A.P.A.. and Sun.) (Received Jnne 24, 11 a.m.) LONDON, June 23. In the House of Commons Sir William Joynson-Hicks said all but one of 31 members of the Soviet Mission had left tor, Russia, and of 53 members of the Soviet Trade Delegation 41 had gone, and six had been given final notice to go. There wore also 350 employees of Arcos and other trading organisations. It was the Ministry's policy to interfere as little as possible with their legitimate business activities. Of these, 48 bad left or were about to leave, and the other oases were being individually examined' as rapidly as possible. Meanwhile, any attempt on their part to engage in political activity would not bo tolerated.