Arizona republican., 1920-10-29
BRITAIN TAXES STEP
 TOCHECK DOLSHEVIK
 REVOLUTIONARY HOME
8. ]. H. DUcKWoRTH N. E. A. Staff Correspondent

LONDON, Oct. Zo-SOmo StafluuB disclosures have been made of the plans of British bolsheviks for a revo- iution in England and their arrange ments to establish local soviets.
 While too much importance is not being attached to these gradiouse schemes to devastate England as Rus sia has been, learn that two very sig nificant steps have been taken by the government. steps that prove that the authorities are by no means ignoring the possibilities of an attempt being made to start what Lenin calls heavy civil war" over here. These two pre- cautionary measures are:
 1. A citizen army. practically White Guard has been secretly or Eanized to cope with any serious riot ing that may break out.
 9. Sir Eric Geddes, minister of transport, has made complete arrange ments to publish an official govern ment newspaper in the event of revo- llutionists seizing the plants of pri- vately- owned newspapers.
 The discriminating documents that have been submitted to the authorities indicate that the revolutionary organi- zations of the council of action. al- though they were at first constituted for calling a general strike upon the pretext of mo war with Russia" re-
 main in readiness for any other occa-
 sion.
 The "council of action" was formed on August o. It is now shown thai
 within two weeks after this arrange ! ments were being actively made to es- tablish local soviets.
 That the intention of the authors o the scheme Is to carry out a revolu- } tion without consulting tho workers ' l.n a.ff h~ rrAth0f } lis shown from one paragraph in th' ? report of an informal meeting" calle'
 "at the request of the national counci [ of action" (which includes so-calle' . moderate labor leaders like Adamsor ' Clynes and Thomas). It states tha 3 the national council suggests that Tor : dinary methods of procedure in tn c appointment of delegates to the loca councils of action should be dispense
 with unless branches can be imme
 diately called together" In othe
 words. these local soviets are to D Q self appointed. with unlimited power q to run a general strike just as the O wish.
 e The main features of this scheme fC ! bringing about a revolution are: e 1. The capture by labor of the loci e cooperative society, so as to ensui l. the distribution of food to the striker . and their families.
 @ 2. The communicating of transpor h including petrol, for the obtaining ar IT storing of which the Railwaymen Il union apparently has a method alreac O worked out.
 n 3. A propaganda and publicity al l. partment. Tn the operation of this C
 all the newspapers may be suppressed
 tho telegraph section of the postoffi
 workers and railway unions arc to e if operate as "special sources of inform a tion," which clearly means tapping q ,- wires and the telephones. Id (. Formation of cycle corps to ke . centers in touch with each other al
 with the national council of action. ro 5. Conscription of labor: fer. fin [ nd words of one of the sub -committe' .ir ''the thing that is most to be avoids n, and likely to produce disorder. is idl er ness. and hard work would provide ,. outlet for the energies of all" ns After this exposure there can be ed question of what. at any rate. are
 real aims of the labor soviet over he
 despite the assurance of such men
 Clynes and Adamson. They. togetl a with the bulk of the British work
 man. would be swept aside like e - webs by the International revo
 tionista