The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1916-11-04
BRITISH SUPPRESS
PEACE LITERATURE
AND JAIL WORKERS

LONDON, Nov. 2.-The British
government has entered upon new
and more vigorous policy Of suppress
sion. From all parts of the country
come reports of police raids and
prosecutions.
In South Wales the authorities are
proving particularly active.
At Briton Ferry a great deal Of lit
erature has been seized at the I. L. p
headquarters, and those responsible
have been summoned to show cause
why it should not be destroyed.
Suppdcss Peace Workers.
The literature includes copies of
The Labor Leader and of peace
speeches: a Labor Leader poster con-
tanning the three words: END the
War;: many I. L. P. pamphlets, in
Guiding Philip Snowden's speech. pub
lished under the title "Dreadnoughts
and pividcnds,' and exposition of the
military service act; number of No
Consumption Fellowship pamphlets
and leaflets; leaflets issued by the ma
nationa! council against conservation:
and a booklet entitled 1.-THE Case for
the Labor party" issued from the
I.afor party office.
Ten mem bers of the I. L. P. in
Rriton Ferry have been summoned
also for distributing literature.
The I. l.. P. branch premises at
Cwmavon and Bargoed have been
raided and literature seized.
The branch officials at Cwmavon
have been summoned, as at Briton
Ferry, while four members of the
Cwmavon N. c. f. have been sum-
moned for distributing liter, ure.
In the neighboring town Of Port
Talbot, Tai Mainwaring has been
summoned for speech delivered at
an anti-conscription meeting.
The extreme measures which the
military are taking in South Wales
are illustrated by sequel to the sum-
monses at CmWavon and Part Talbot.
The solicitor who was consulted has
been warned by the military repre-
sentative that if he appears for the
/. l.. p. and N. c. F., an appeal will
Immediately be sent to the tribunal
for variation Of the certificate of
exemption which he holds!
Police Active Everywhere.
In other parts of the country SINH
lar police activity is being displayed,
At cudworth in Yorkshire and Tan
toble in Scotland, police officials
have visited the homes of secretaries
of the I. L. P. and taken away liter
| allure.
At Westcliffe- on-Sea the house OF
Herbert Flvin, chairman of the South
End II. G. F., has been raided and an
N. Z. f. m member has been summon ed
for distributing literature.
At Rotterdam, I. U. p members
have been informed that No. 1 of the
"Poad to Peace" leaflet has been pro-
hititeti.
In addition to the prosecutions
mentioned above, summonses have
been issued against members of the
N. c. F. in Liverpool, Manchester,
Penrlth, Abercynon, and Forest Gate,
and in many cases heavy fines or
terms of imprisonment have been
imposed.
The police visited the head office of
the n c. F. in London, and took awav
much literature and correspondence.
The police raided the head office
of tn National Council Against Con-
scription, again taking away literat-
ure and correspondence.
We may anticipate an extension ~
these raids and prosecutions, but the
government must not imagine that II
is goinS to arrest peace propaganda,
On the eve of the adjournment of
parliament, Holt, Ramsery MacDon-
aid and Philip Snowden delivered
very powerful speeches protesting
against the policy of suppression
which the government has adopted.
Samuers reply was weak and sug-
gested that the government has be-
come entirely converted to "Prussian-
ISM"