The daily worker., 1929-08-19
LABOR" CARRIES
ON ANTI-U, S. S, R.
POLICY OF TORIES
Pravda Shows Why No
Recognition

MOSCOW, Aug. 18.-The "Pray-
da" comments as follows upon the
breakdown of the negotiations be-
tween Henderson and Dovgalevsky:
The demand that propaganda
should cease is only an excuse to de-
lay and sabotage the regulation OF
the relations between the Soviet
Union and Great Britain. The text
of the invitation sent to the Soviet
government to send a representative
to London shows that Macdonald is
anxious to overdo even Chamberlain
in his zeal for the defence of the in
terests of the British bourgeoisie.
The government of the Labor Party
represents the interests of British
capitalism even more zealously than
the conservative government. In the
question of claims of the British
capitalists against the Soviet Union,
Macdonald forgets the just claims
of the Soviet government.
The constant interference of
British imperialism in the affairs of
the Soviet Union during the course
of many years damaged also the in
terests of the British working class.
If the question of claims is raised,
then the Soviet government holds
more important material in its
hands relating to interference in the
internal affairs of the Soviet Union
than the Zinoviev letter. I e
material in question does not refer
only to the blockade and interven-
ton. The anti-Soviet agitation of
the British agents in the East is
still going on.
The best proof is offered by the
raid on the Chinese Eastern Rail
way. The Soviet government is also
very we'll informed concerning the
considerable sums of money paid
out by the British secret service to
the Russian and Ukrainian white
guardists for their counter-revolu-
tionary activity. The labor govern
ment is obviously determined to con-
tinue the anti-Soviet policy of the
conservatives, despite the fact that
it's electoral campaign was carried
on under the slogan of "Re-opening
Relations with the Soviet Union!"
With regard to the declaration of
Baldwin in Preston that the Labor
government was continuing the
policy of the conservatives, the
'Pravda" writes, "We are not often
in agreement with Baldwin, but here
he is right. The British Labor
Party has again failed to keep its
promises. The British working
masses must draw their own conclu-
sions from this"
LENINGRAD, Aug. 18.-Meet-
ings have taken place during the
lunch hour in the Leningrad fac
tories to deal with the breakdown
of the negotiations between the So
Wet and the British governments.
The speakers expressed the indig-
nation of the toiling masses of the
Soviet Union at the attempt of the
so-called British Labor government
to sabotage the proposals of the So
Wet government to guarantee world
peace.
After the meetings a protest reso-
luton was adopted reading, inter
ALA, as follows: The Macdonald
Henderson cabinet ignores the will
Of the British toiling masses and
shows that there is no difference
between the present government and
that of the die-hards. The three
months delay in resuming relations,
the refusal to reopen relations
without conditions, the shameful de-
mand that the Soviet government
should recognize the Czarist debts,
and finally the direct breakdown of
the negotiations prove that the
British so-called Labor Government
intends to maintain its provocative
attitude in the interests of British
imperialism.