TRIAL OF COMMUNISTS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXII, Issue 19442, 30 October 1925, Page 7

TRIAL OF COMMUNISTS

MORE -DANGEROUS DOCUMENTS “UNDERMINING THE STATE’S AUTHORITY.” RED FLAG ON BUCKINGHAM PALACE. Received October 29. 10 p.m. LONDON, Oct. 28. Most of to-day’s proceedings at the trail of Communists consisted of police evidence of documents found. Search of Pollitt’s room revealed a circular stating: “Our task towards the State is, firstly, to expose its real nature; secondly, to undermine its authority; thirdly, to destroy it, for example by exploiting the division between the officer class and the rank and file.” Detective Wilson read a short-hand transcript of a speech by Campbell as follows: “Wc want the worker to forget his regiment, forget the blasted Empire and remember only his tortured class. Wc believe the time will come when the soldier will be given the definite choice of either fighting for or shooting against his class. We are prepared to use force to the utmost extent if the capitalist class resists the working class and drives it back into slavery.” Notes were read of a speech by Hannington, in which it was alleged that he said, “I hope to live to see the Red Fag flying over Buckingham Palace.”