The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-11-14
BAL OWN RECOGNIZES S0VIETS
AS WE SEE 1T
BY 7. J. o'FLAHERTN.

DEPoRTS from London state that
IN Ramsay Macdonald is to be
shipped to the South Sea islands for a
holiday. AS he does not speak Span
ish the temptation to make foolish
speeches will not be so keen as in
England and as he is not good eating,
it is possible that he may escape the
gastronomic attentions of the canni-
balls M there are any left in that part
of the world. Ramsay may need a
rest but not more so than the British
labor party. It has suffered a good
deal from the muddling Of its right
wing leaders and from none more
than Macdonald.
AHACDONALD'S proposed exile is
wi really punishment for his bum
Cling Of the "zinoviev letter" The
premier's desire to out-Herod Herod
in serving the British ruling class,
Grove him to accept the tory plot as a
Genuine act Of the Communist Inter
rational Had he denounced the forg-
~, right of the reel as a genuine
labor premier would do, on general
principles, the forgery would prove
boomerang and would injure the tories
who Matched it.
THE DAILY WORKER pointed out
| when the plot was sprung that
rgacDonald played into the hands Of
labor's enemies and that as result
of his clumsy handling of the matter,
his leadership would be challenged.
This has happened In a recent issue
Of the London Daily Herald, the pre-
mier is taken to task for allowing the
tories to brighten the electorate with
such crude connection.
COMMENTING on the many scares
~ worked up by the reactionaries
to brighten the voters it says: "Of
these the masterpiece was the forged
Communist letter. That would have
done little harm if it had been de-
nounced at once as a forgery. Had
Mr.. Macdonald made his Monday af-
ternoon speech on Sunday morning its
effect would ,have been countered. :"
The Daily Herald is under the direc-
ton of the Trade Union Congress and
voices the sentiments of that bodys
controlling faction. The decision to
give Macdonald vacation may mean
that one of the trade union faction
will take his place. This cannot be
considered an improvement. as those
mentioned for the position are even
more to the right than the former
premier 1t means simply that the
trade union faction of the labor party
win take the reins.
THE DAILY HERALD is peeved be-
| cause the British Communists
insist on existing and giving the re-
spectacle labor leaders bad name.
We must reason with the Commun-
ists, argues the Herald, and persuade
them to drop their notion that few
obscure people could somehow bull
doze this country and hold it down by
force. If there had been no Commun-
list Party here the red plot imbecility
would never have been invented A.. :"
This is interesting but not convincing.
Perhaps the Daily Herald is not aware
that few people are now holding
the country down by force, and they
are not Communists.
THERE is no doubt but the British
| Communist Party "pedantic" and
''unrealisticv tho it may look in the
eyes of certain diplomatic" revolu-
tionists, is a thorn in the side of the
British ruling class and cause for
worry to the right wing labor leaders.
But even if the Communist Party de-
cided to betray the working class
movement and liquidate, would that
mean the end of tory and liberal at
tacks on the working class movement
in Britain? OF course not The CAPT
talist class can always dig up bogeys
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