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meeting of the Notwithstanding
Union. on grounds that he is an
undesirable agitator.
$50 that is free America, is it..
said the little Parsee communist
member Of the British House OF
Commons his eyes flashing With
fire, as he crumpled the official
notification handed to him by an
American consul.
well, you can tell your people
that I won't attempt to enter their
country" continued Saklatvala. l
won't try to go with the delegation
to the Washington conference when
it leaves on Saturday. although L
understand that some of the dele
rates have been fearful that L
might go with them to Canada and
then try to secretly cross the bor-
der into the United States. l won
60. but l would like to know II
America is afraid of the truth?"
Government Approves
While members of the British dele
CATION were openly gleeful over the
action taken by Secretary Of State
Kellogg the British government was
giving silent approval to the action.
Meanwhile, radical circles in Great
Britain were making the United
States Government the object Of at
tacks.
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The United States decision to
ban Saklatvala gives me great
pleasure and relieves me of great
embarrassment" said Sir Robert
Horne. NJ. p, former chancellor
of the exchequer and member OF
the British delegation to the Inter
parliamentary Union.
II am glad that the United States
has taken this action of its own
initiative and hope this will be a
lesson to the constituency who elect
ed Saklatvala and make them
ashamed of having sent a man to
Parliament who cannot be received
BY a friendly government.
To Go To u. s.
Sir Robert Bird, who had an
nounced that he would cancel his.
plans TO attend the interparlia-
mentary Union because of SakIat-
vala's intention of attending. now
announces that in view OF the ac-t
ton taken by the United States
ne will go to Washington.
]. Ramsay Macdonald, former
labor premier, and Arthur Hender-
son. former labor home secretary,
refused to comment upon the action
taken by the United States.
In some circles it was believed
that. although no official action
had been taken, possibly the British
Government had dropped an in
formal hint to the United States
that the barring of Saklatvala would
relieve Great Britain from an en-
barassing position.
Evidences of favorable admins
tration opinion were not lacking.
II was recalled that home Secretary
Johnson Hicks recently said, re-
garding the proposed American
visit of the fiery radical:
IF / had the power / would soon
stop SakIatvaIa going to America.
But / haven't. because he is a
British citizen"
The Foreign Office comment on
Secretary Kelloggs action was
poignant.
The United States had a perfect
right TO ban Saklatvala and the
British government will not pro
test" said the official spokesman
Of the foreign office, without smile
There is much speculation now
as 70 whether Home Secretary Sir
William JOHNSON Hicks will order
the arrest Of Saklatvala and other
communists on charges of preach
ing sedition 1t is known that Sir
William has long planned such
drastic action. but has withheld it.
hoping for action by the United
States which might make it easier
for the British government to act.
In some quarters. the opinion was
expressed that the banning OF SAX
lstvala by. the United States might
have an unfavorable reaction in In
dia. where soviet agents have long
been busy striving 10 build up n
communist party.
World Revolution
Meanwhile, doubt of the authen-
ticity of the Washington dispatches
was the attitude taken by the Com
munist member Of parliament
whose declaration that he would
be a disciple of world revolution in
his American visit brought Secre-
tary keIlogg's ban against him.
Even while a messenger from the
American consulate general was en-
route TO SaklatVala's home with
the notification that his visa was
revoked. SskIatvala. from his High
gate flat. declared he was not ready
to believe the report.
After the Zihoviev incident and
other recent practises OF the British
government. ! intend 10 ignore this
eatirely until l hear something def
mite" he declared.
He referred to the supposed let
ter from Foreign Minister Zinoview
of the Soviet Republic To former
Premier Ramsay Macdonald, which
Soviet authorities denounced as a
forgery.
Saklatvala has carried out his
Communist teachings to the eX-
tent of giving up his important DO
sitions under a capitalistic man.
agement as head of the cotton mills
department of Messrs. Tata, limited.
because as he said:
"One's political obligations re-
auire at times a somewhat uncom-
promising stand irrespective OF
Zones personal interests
Messfs Tata, Limited, are agents
of the Tata Power Company, OF
Fort Bombay, a $4,000 900 corpora
ton. The younger brother OF
SakIatvala is one Of the directors o1
the corporation.
In letter 10 this firm. SaklatVala
pointed out that his continued con
nection with it~might do ;:.anjustffi