The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-03-01
Reply OfU.S.S.R.
To Britain Is
Defiant
Quotes Provocative Speeches
OF Tory Leaders

MOSCOW, Feb. 2s.-The Soviet
governments reply to the provocative
British note threatening to break off
diplomatic relations is cOuched in
polite and restrained language, but
between the lines one can read a note
of defiance which gives the impress
sion that the Soviet Union feels it.
self capable of defending the inter
ests of the workers and peasants
against imperial Britain.
The note was prepared by M. Lit
vinoff, acting foreign minister and
was not given to the press until it
was possible for the British attache
to cable it to Downing Street.
Soviet Union For Peace.
The note declared that the Soviet
Union would continue its work for
peace, since peace is nearest the
hearts of the masses Of Great Britain
and Of the Soviet Union and will well
come any step towards peace on the
part of Great Britain.
NJ. Litvinoff quoted literally from
speeches delivered by Messrs. Birl,-
enhead, Churchill, L. c. NJ. Amery and
other British ministers which viciously
attacked the Soviet Union, attacks
for which Austen Chamberlain, for
eign secretary, accepted complete re-
sponsibility.
Quoted Rabid Speeches.
The Soviet note quoted just as lib
orally from the anti-Soviet speeches
Of the British tory reactionaries as
Chamberlain did from the anti-im-
perialist speeches delivered by Buk-
HARM, and other leaders of the Com
munist Party Of the Soviet Union.
Referring to the British threat to
sever diplomatic and commercial re-
lations the note concludes:
"If the British government thinks
that such abrogation is demanded by
The interests Of the British people
and general peace, the British gov
eminent must assume full RESPONSE
hility far, the essHipg consequence.
Britain to Remain Mute.
LONDON, Feb. 28.-Great Britain
will make no rejoinder to the Rus
sian reply to its protest against al
legged Soviet propaganda in Great
Britain, Sir Austen Chamberlain an
nounced in the house of commons this
afternoon.
The Russian reply, which was
sharp allegation that British states
men have been anti-Soviet in their
Utterances and a denial Of any viola
ton Of the agreement not to distribute
propaganda in Great Britain, has
aroused considerable interest here.
The anti-Soviet faction in the cab
met is reported to be pressing for
abrogation of the Anglo. Russian trade
agreement.
Tories are Incsnsed.
Press comment on the Soviet Union
note is varied. The tory papers are
incensed. They claim that British dig
nifty has been taken liberties with.
They accuse Chamberlain of being
too moderate in his language. They
call for a rupture in relations, but
there is an undertone of pessimism
and a note of resignation to the in
evitable. The prospect of war with
the powerful Soviet Union has de-
pressing effect on the most vitriolic
Of the aristocratic swashbucklers.
Flay Diplomatic BOorishness.
The liberal press condemns the
manner in which the foreign office
conducts diplomatic relations with the
Soviet Union, stresses the value of
the Unions markets TO Britain and
calls for less provocative methods.
The Daily Herald, labor organ, con-
dennis the governments sniping at
Russia and justifies its original con-
demnation of the British note by the
peaceful tone of the Soviet reply.