The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-05-21
The Great Man Has Passed
By PAT DEVINE

were against Communist exclusion, and refused to
expel them from the Party.
Time passed with the Communists still in the
Labor Party, and Ramsay fighting like the mischief
to keep them out.
The Labor Party was returned to Parliament in
1924 as the second biggest single party in Britain
No party without the assistance of the Liberals
could take the government. The Liberals de-
cided to support Macdonald and the Labor Party
went into office. The Cabinet selected caused much
fighting because of the obvious passing Of
many of the best working class leaders for men like
Lord Thomson, and Trevellyan, who were nothing
more or less than glorified liberals. The hand of
Macdonald was clearly in the composition of
the Cabinet which in reality coalition between
Liberals and Laborites.
During its brief term of office, the Labor Party
passed, the Dawes Pan-which ensaved Europe
and placed the hegemony in the hands of Wall
Street. The Transport Strike saw Macdonald
threaten the leaders with the enforcement OF the
Emergency Powers Act, which would have totally
crippled the unions and placed all power in the hands
of the employers No definite bill was submitted
to Parliament that attempt to concretey
better the working class conditions. With the pass
ing of the Dawes Plan, the Liberal support of Mac
Donald departed, making General Election
necessary.
Macdonald, instead of going to the country
question of labor principals, allowed the election
to be fought on the question of the Campbell
prosecution" now famous the "Don't shoot
case"
It is proper to mention that during his period
of office, Macdonald allowed the shooting down OF
the natives of Iraq. Militarism nourished
instead of starved The Labor Party passed out
without lettering its position.
During a bitter fight on the Socialism in our
time" /. L. P. resolution between the Maxtons,
Wheatleys and the Campbells Stevens and Mac
Donald an article appeared in the Glasgow Forward
foremost Socialist Notwithstanding the Left
Wing as "easie oosie asses" Macdonald was
definitely fighting to discredit the militant section
of his Party
Much water has flown under the bridge since
then. The General Strike Macdonald once
more actively sabotaging the workers. Not one
word of encouragement came from his lips during
that most important period. Rather was he doing
all he could to break down the morale of "his peo
pie" who by their actions proving how in
capable they were of following milk and water
reactonary leader When Sir John Simon stated
the General Strike was unconstitutional Macdonald
fastened to disassociate himself from 1t he
being a consttutionast.
The raid on the Russian Trade Delegation in Lon
don is only a continuation of the anti-Soviet tao
ties of the British Orchards rationalised by
Macdonald AS result of the raid much forged
material will be discovered" that will be of TO
the right wing reactonaries in their fight against
the progressive workers of Britain.
1t is significant that the raid should come just
as the Communists mobilizing the workers
for action against the notorious trade union bill
now before Parliament. Macdonald used the last
Government Blue Book-on Communist activity
in his fight to expel the Communists from the Labor
Party. The impending disclosures most oppor-
tine for Ramsay" who must once more fight those
progressive elements who still believe in the work
ing class fighting against all nroads into their hard
won Trade Union Rights
Was it chance that led Macdonald to America al
this time, WONDER?