The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-11-04
British Exploiters Are
Finding Enjoyment in
failing of Communists
BY ]. LOUIS ENoDAHL.

| fist aborite editor who has some sympathy for the
Union of Soviet Republics fails to cover the ugly bag OF
British democracy" with thin veil OF pretense thar
the workers of 1.-The empire have any right to the enjoyment
of civil liberties.
This very transparent shroud has been ripped off
this dead thing in the colonies, especially in India Egypt
and South Africa where the kings rule as and kills work.
es fighting for their class But remained tor the atfaok on
and heMnory Movement in the trade unions to help shat
little the idea that revolutionary workers IN the
British homeland have the right to speak, write and meet
freely.
Poor Lansbury however, tries help keep the sham
He appeals great capitalist newspaper owners for in
stance fight for the rights Of the workers as follows:
any authority and without order issued on
printer publisher London edition Of this weeks
Weekly (communls eonhscated and caed off,
the contained yet the police
acting under ORDERS to suppress
a newspaper
ha hepress9 And what
Newspaper PopretOrs Association about III
Lord surnham and Lord Rdde that they allow this precedent
pass without protest. they labor
power organized the Of all papers
advocating would prefer to put it, ssdtiOu views
Growing numbers Of revolutionary workers in Great
Britain worry about the future complaints OF capt.
tas distress They cheerfuly let George Lansbury
do it. his many bitter experiences in the labor movement
have taught him differently. Yet he sticks his toe into
the cold waters of the revolutionary struggle in England
sufficiently forward furnish bail for the arrested
Communists Thus Lansbuy at least gets near to the tight
Some interest attaches to the fact that the two Com
munists Thomas Bell and William GALLAGHER arrested in
Scotland escorted from Glasgow to London by 20
Especial branch detectives the train that Prince
Henry travelled Since Lansbuy holds out feeler for the
suppression of the capitalist press after the workers reVou
ton perhaps he might start discussion his paper to
how many workers would take to escort fallen Prince
Henry back London, from outlying province after
labor had established its Soviet power The number
would certainly fall under 20.
In meantime the British fascst in and out Of Off
cia power conducting unceasng attacks on abos LETT
wing The American detective, William j. Burns has his
counterpart Sir W. Representatives., the home secretary
who requested Badn tory cabinet to approve the raids on
the Communists. Joynson-Hicks is sumping the country
demanding the conviction of the eight Communists arrested
before they been bro to trial. In one speech ne
decIared
Of the audience will be pleased hear that
majority executed
notorious Communists"
OF course it all depends the makeup of the audience
1t would be easy assemble large gathering OF workers in
London today who would be highly pleased with and applaud
any number of arrests that might be carried out in Buck
ngham Palace among the kings household or in the houses
of parliament among the capitalist politicians Even that
pleasure will be realized in te just the British imperial
lists today claim enjoyment in the failing OF workers loyal to
their own class interests