Evening journal., 1920-10-19
BRITAIN Will
THWART REDS
Not Alarming, Is Govern
ment's View, But white
Guard Is Formed
lNCRIMINATING
DOCUMENTS FOUND
BY ]. II. DUCkMORTH.
n 3. A. SIAN Correspondent,

- "a AA4A NaNAANr
LONDON. Oct. i9-Some startling
disclosures have been made OF the
plans Of British Bolsevlks for rev
oluuon in England and their ar
rangemenis TO establish local soviets.
While too much importance is not
Deing attached TO these grandose
schemts 10 deVaktate England as Rus
sia has been. l learn that Two very
significant steQs have been taken by
lhe, government, steps that prove the
authorilies are by no means Ignoring
lhe possibilities OF an attempt being
made TO start what Lenin calls heavy
civil War OVER here. These Two pre-
cautonary measures are.
IA ctlzen army, practically a
Nhlte Guard has been secretly or
ganized 10 cope with any serious
rloung' That may break out.
sir Erie Geddes, minister OF
transport mas made complete ar
rang-ments 10 publish an Official
government newspaper in the event of
revolutlonisis sizing the plants Of
| prlNately-0Nned new spapers.
/ Inc lhcrlmlnallng documents that
nave been submitted TO the author
/ Ties indicate that The revolutionary
| organizations OF the Council or
Action, although they were at first
constituted for calling general
strike upon The prelexl Of mo war
win Russia" remain in readiness for
any other occasion.
The Council Of Action was form
Ell on August Q. 10 Is now shown
mat within two weeks after this ar
rangemenis were being actively made
| DO establish local SOyieis
That the intention Of the authors
OF the scheme g 10 carry out a re-
lN0luNOn without consulting the
Workers-thereby following the Rus
sian methods shown from one para
graph in the report Of an informal
meeting called at the request OF the
National Council OF Action (Which
includes so-called moderate labor
leaders like Adamson, Clynes anC
lThOmas). 10 slales that the National
methods OF procedure in the appoint.
ment OF delegates 10 the local Coun.
ellis OF Action should be d spenseC
with unless branches can be imme
dialely called together" I'm olhal
words, these local SoVlets are TO h'
self-appoInled. with unlim ted powers
TO run a general strike Just as the.
wish.
The main features Of This schem'
for bringing about a revolut on are !;
1 THE capture by labor OF the loca
Cooperative Society. so as TO en-
, sure the distribution qf food TO thi
strikers and their fam les.
2-Tho Communicating OF trans
port including petrol, for the on
, iaining and storing Of which 20
, Railwaymen' Union apparently has
, method already worked out.
3-A propaganda and publicity de
parimeni. In the operation or mi
= fas an the newspapers may be sur
- pressedl the telegraph section Of 10
poslOfilce workers and railWa
y unions are 10 cooperate as "specii
/ sources Of informal on" which eieal
4 ~ means tapping the wires and Oh
y telephones.
Z i-Formation OF cycle corps 10 kee
cenicrs in touch with each other an
with the National Council OF Actor
.5-ConsoripiiOn OF labor; for IN IN
/. words OF one Of the subcommittee
r the thing that Is most TO be avos
4 cd. and likely 10 produce disorder,
% idleness, aud hard work would nrl
d vide an outlet for the energies
q all"
h After this exposure there can ,
a no question OF what, at any rate an
the real aims OF the Labor Sovis
q over here. despite the assurance
q such men as Clynes and Adams0
). They. together with the bulk OF N
d British working men would be swel
e aside like cobwebs by the INTERIM
tional reyOlutIonisls.