Evening star., 1925-10-04
MACDONALD COUP
BEAT COMMUNISTS
His Comeback at Parley of
Labor Party Is Blow for
7 His Nation.
BY A. c. GARDINER,
England's Greatest Liberal Editor.

BY Gable to The Star.
LONDON, October 3.-In the Ian.
guage of the prize ring, Ramsay Mac.
Donald has had a brilliant come.
back" at the Liverpool conference of
the Labor party. He has completely
routed the Reds and re-established his
supremacy over the Labor movement,
tionalism as against the advocates of
revolution.
Day by day Mr.. Macdonald has de.
livered smashing blows against the
whole bolshevist movement within the
Labor party and has secured the over.
whelming support Of the conference
The result leaves the Communists
practically outlawed from the party
officially
Can't Suppress Activities.
Their activities in the trade unions,
however, cannot be suppressed. and
their efforts now will be directed to
smashing the political labor move
ment by incendiarism and direct ac-
tion within the union, but the situa.
ton has been greatly clarified at Liv-
erpool, and the main movement of
labor now is definitely committed to
adherence to constitutional govern
ment.
Not the least dramatic episode Of
the prolonged encounter was Mr.. Mac
DonaldS specific charge that Com
munist leaders took orders and re-
ceived cheques from Moscow. 1t is
challenged. and public comment is
that If Mr.. Macdonald knows the
facts he ought to expose the names.
Such an exposure of agents Of Mos
COW would do much to discredit their
activities in the eyes of labor. 1t
would serve also to illuminate the
meaning of the Soviet external policy.
The key to that policy Is disintegra-
ton of the British system. which is
regarded as the corner stone of the
present world economic structure and
the most vulnerable to attack.
Disruptive Propaganda.
In China, India, Persia and Asia
Minor-Wherever the British interests
are involved-a vast. incessant. dis
ruptive propaganda is being carried
on, always directed primarily against
British prestige. The aim of the Com
muniStS here is to foment this prop
aganda from within by giving the
appearance Of labor support to every
revolutionary movement in any part
of the world where British interests
are involved.
Not the least important feature of
the Liverpool conference is the en-
phatic diSassociation OF labor from
this incendiary scheme.
The publication of Viscount Grey's
book has been one of the conspicuous
events of the week. 1t made a pro-
found impression on the public mind
by its luminous simplicity and dlsarm-
ing candor. 1t is universally agreed
that 1t presents an unanswerable case
for the pre-war policy of Great Britain
and that it reveals Grey throughout
as struggling with a single minded
purpose to preserve the peace of Eu-
rope.
Coal Trade Subsidy.
The subsidy to the coal trade has
not served to lift the depression In
that industry. The public was grave
ly disturbed on Friday by announce
ment of the shutdown of the Powell
Duffryn mines in South Wales, 5000
miners being thrown out of work
This is the most serious stoppage yet
announced, although hundreds of pits
have been closed.
The Powell mines are among the
best equipped in the world and the
failure is due to the disappearance Of
demand for Welsh coal.
During September fl ,500.000 sterling
was paid out in government subsidy,
but the effect upon general conditions
in the coal industry is not appreCiable.
Copyright. 1929