The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-12-09
BRITISH LABOR
PARTY MEMBER
BOOSTS empire
Backs ImperiaIist Aims
in India and MoSul
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unique explanation why the labor
government had supported the Dawes
plan. He admitted it had met the most
bitter opposition of members within
the party and that the various minis
ters in the cabinet had received hun
dreds of letters protesting this action.
The plan was approved because 1t
would put Germany on its feet. This
would injure England at first by the
increased competition. British workers
would be thrown out of a Job, but as
the philosophical general stated:
Things would have to get much
worse before they could get better.
Finally Germany's improved condi-
lions would rebound to Great Britain's
benefit because it would thus be able
to become a more prosperous Gus
toner. The brigadier almost rivals
Evanston's rabid open shopper Dawes
as an international financier ignorant
of the most elementary economics.
The speech wound up with warn
ing that an "Asiatic spirit" is mani
Testing itself in Far East. The rum
blings from that part of the world are
"vague, menacing, and perplexing."
However, the passionate love of lib
erty" of the two great Anglo-Saxon
powers, the United States and Great
Britain. may be trusted to handle the
matter (of Asia) justly and properly.
Side-steps MosuI.
At the conclusion of the talk ques-
lions were called for. Like typical
American audience the crowd sat
dumb as stone. Seeing no one had
the courage to respond, your reporter
arose and asked whether it was true
that Germany had promised at Lo-
carno to stand by England in the con-
troversy with Turkey over Mosul. The
speaker neatly sidestepped the query
by alleging that Germany could be
Of little use in such a struggle and
therefore he did not believe such an
agreement had been made. He re-
marked that while Great Britain had
but 500 infantrymen in that territory
her air force absolutely controlled it.
England had shown its good faitn
thruout the quarrel, he asserted, by
referring every step to the league OF
nations. He soft-pedaled the fact that
England and France combined control
the leagtfe and omitted altogether the
fact that an investigating commission
of the league has decided that Great
Britain has absolutely no legal claim
to Mosull
Protect British Exploiters.
More questions were called for.
Again the same dumb silence. So once
more your reporter took the floor to
draw out the Fright Honorable"
why did the labor government ig-
more Sun Vat Sens demand that Brit
ish Intervention and intrigues stop In
China?" The speaker at this point
offered another illuminating "explana-
ton" of MacDonald's policies. There
were half dozen other governments
claiming to be the real rulers OF
China and how could the tabor"
cabinet know which was in powerY
It was MacDonalds policy to refrain
from interference" but to protect the
local British settlers who were des-
pendants of previous settlers" 1t was
now quite evident that Thomson was
as thorogoing a British imperialist as
anyone else in Ramsay's cabinet.
BY this time a few other members
Of the audience acquired courage
enough to ask question. Not the
Americans, however, who comprised
nearly the entire audience. oh, no!
That would be illmannered, don'tcher-
know, to our distinguished guest!
"Empty-Minded Philosopher"
An Indian student at Northwestern
University wanted to know the British
labor party attitude towards India.
Thomson responded that this had been
laid down in two extensive declara-
lions during the party's administra-
ton. the laborites had been forced
into hard measures" in a certain case
because number of people" in In
dia had "lethal weapons" and were
ready to use them against ''our peo-
pie" The newly appointed viceroy,
Mr.. Wood, is a gentleman Of the
highest character" He knows obso-
lutely nothing of India" and will con-
seqdently go there with an empty
mind" Presumably Mr.. Wood, having
an empty mind" - also something
er a philosopher" like the brigadier.
Incidentally, as II 1t we're but a casual
matter the general stated that the
present commander-in-chief of his
majesty's forces in India is none other
than his own first cousin. SO "the
right honorable" has a family reason
for his imperialism!
To a question about the status OF
India, Thomson replied by a long
disquisition alleging the benefits to
the natives Of British rule but adj
hitting that the necessity for protect
ing the Suez Canal was the real rea-
son for England's control of that land.