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BRITAIN'S GRAVE WARNING TO THE SOVIET GOVERNMENT.
PROPAGANDA AND PLOTTING MUST CEASE.
REVIEW OF ATTACKS BY SOVIET MINISTERS AND OFFICIAL PRESS.
SEVERANCE OF "ORDINARY DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS" MAY RESULT.
CINEMA NOTES AND NEWS.
"THE WAGES OF VIRTUE "' AT THE QUEEN'S,
[BY OUR FILM CRITIO.]
"The Wages of Virtue" which is showing to-day and to-morrow at the Queen's Theatro is a curious picture. There is so much excellent material, Gloria Swanson, Naples, | Algiers and the famous Foreign Legion that one feels it "might be a more memorable film than it is, It is difficult to know exactly where the fault in direction lies, the Aim is interesting and at moments LONDON, February 23rd. I manders and political workers in powerful and dramatic, and Oloria A Note from the British Govern the Soviet Army on September 17th lively and beautiful Yet ona does not leave the theatre feeling one ment was handed to-day to the and by M. Unschlicht, Vice-Commis has seen a great play. It is cer Soviet Charge D'Affaires in Landonar for War, in an article in tainly a film worth seeing if only warning the Soviet Government Pravda on September 18th. Again for the scenes in the Cabaret.of that its hostile propaganda threa the Soviet Ambassador Kamenet Algiers. Carmelita the Neopolitan is proprietress of the Cabaret and tens the maintenance of ordinary was recently reported as stating Little Mother" of the Legion, diplomatic relations with Britain. that Anesent, the Communist leader and as Gloria Swanson plays the should exert that fascination over The Note declares that Angle-Hus devoted undue attention to the in- part it is quite erodible that she sian relations continue notoriously ternal welfare of the Union instead those will and bitter spirits which efforts on made them respect her as much as to be of an unsatisfactory nature of concentrating his
they loved her. These cabaret scenes have seldom been equally It reminds the Soviet Government revolution that on June 4th, 1913, the Soviet 2ggressive in its hostility towards the screen for faithfulness of repre- Government solemnly signed the the British Empire is the chief sentation and skill of stage craft. organ of the Communist Polit-There are some 50 or more of the following agreement..
legionaries, men of all nationalities The Soviet Government un-bureau which, as already mention and ages, all with the stamp which dertakes not to support with cd, is the real Russian Government brands a member of that force; and funds, or in any other form, per- and cannot escapo identification na Carmelita, lovely, daring, gamine, or bodies or agencies" of such The Note gives extracts from 45 essentially innocent as a child, institutions whose nim 13
despite her life and her spread discontent or foment re-speeches made by M. Bukharen, one panions. The coatrast alone is the bellion in any part of the British of the leading members of the Polit essence of a remarkable picture. Empire and to impress upon its bureau, sufficiently illustrating this
attitude. officers and officials full and con- tinuous observance of these con- ditions."
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Even abroad.
more
The policy of encouraging, and assisting attacks on British inter-
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What's wrong then? Possibly the fact that although it is an emo- tional theme. Carmelita is always a child never a woman; possibly. It recalls that Mr. Ramsay Macesta in Chins was openly avowed that there are really two heroes, by M. Karakhan, late Soviet Am-and Marvin though he wins Car- Donald, as Foreign Minister, cited bassador to Poking, in a speech at melita in the end is not so heroic this agreement in his Note of Vladivostock.
or charming a figure as the Eng- The Soviet PrOSE,
tish gentleman John Boule. Also October 24th, 1924, to Mr. Rakovsky
The hostile character of the con- one cannot help feeling how much and stated that No government
tenta of the Soviet Press is also the atmosphere of Naples and will ever tolerate an arrangement notorious Disregarding other or- Algiers might have strengthened with a foreign government whereby
gans it is pointed out that the the dramatic and emotional appeal the latter is in formal diplomatic Zavestiya is the official organ of the of the picture, had they been used relations of a correct kind with it Central Executive Committee of the part of the story rather than os whilst at same time a propagandist Soviet Union and the Soviet Gov-a unessential "background. body organically connected with
ernment are therefore directly re- that foreign government encourages and even orders subjects of the former to plot and plan revolutions for its overthrow. Such conduct
sponsible for what appears in it. THE WAR FILM OF BRITISH in appendices to the Note are re
AIRMEN. produced leading articles and mani-
not only a grave departure from festoes addressed to Eritish Com- PLAN TO SCREEN THE EPIC the rules of international communists which have appeared in
but a violation of the specific and solema
undertakings repeatedly to His Majesty's Govern given *ment.
"
izvestiya supporting the strike move- me ment of last year in Great Britain and also articles on alleged British machinations in Persis Mention
OF THE FLYING FORCE.
If negotiations now proceeding aze successful a stort will be made in a few weeks time on what many is also made of the grossly insulting will regard as one of the most vivid and mendacious cartoon on the national films get produced. It is front page issue of December 29th to deal with the part played by the depicting Sir Austen Charoberinin dying men during the war. as applauding the execution of Lithuanian Communists.
The Note concludes In record
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"Continuous Breaches," The Note preceeding says that despite this warning it has been necessary on more than one occasion
No scenario has yet been adopted, to draw the attention of the Soviet
and no particular firm has been representative in this country to
everything is ready for the authorisation of given the contract, but engagement. So long as the pre Soviet leaders His Majesty's Gov- the Air Ministry, which is is un- sent rulers of the Union of Soernment have no intention of cderstood, will not be long delayed. Soviet Republics be, they are barking on a controversy with There is an abundance of material technically members of the govern them. Pablicly recorded speeches of the most exciting find. ment or members of the polit and articles in official organs are
The probability in that in the bureau, which is the real and incontrovertible facts, about which space of two or three hours a his dominating authority in the Union, no argument is possible. Nor can tory will be given on the screen of or its Ambassadors abroad persist the Soviet Government be under what was done by British flying men in making public utterances in de any illusion that their sentiments from the time in 1914, when they famation of Great Britain or in have passed unnoticed in this counnumbered a mere handful and few machines of various advocacy of world revolution no im try. Not only have they been re-hazardous provement is possible. This public ported in the daily press but from
the war when they were ten of thou- attitude of men holding high posi- time to time men of authority have types, to the period at the end of tions in Russia is moreover totally been compelled to give expression sands strong, with a definite supre
the
macy over all. inconsistent with any profession to their indignation inspired by of goodwill given privately by open hostility of the Soviet Govern Soviet representatives in this coun-ment to the British Empire and try: For instance M. Krassin, their public attacks on British in- late Soviet Charge D'Affaires interests. To embody these complaints London, declared in October last in a formal Note of protest might that he was instructed to state it in the circumstances seem super was the real desire of the Soviet fluous. But it is right there should Government to remove causes of be no misconception in Russia or difficulty add establish friendly eisewhere as to the attitude of the relations with the British Govern British Government in the matter. ment. Yet while this very instruc- The toleration they have shown to tion was being carried out by M. Soviet, agents and citizens is not Krassio a regular campaign of to be confounded with ignorance of public slander and misrepresenta their designs. His Majesty's Gov. tion against Great Britain was in eriment have persistently striven progress and not even the Com for the promotion of world peace. missar for Foreign Affairs himself,
Grievous Injuries to British
Interests... who was at least nominally the author of these instructions, could refrain from participating in this campaign
of
Particularly dramatic will be the stories of the many V.C.s, but equally appealing will be the screen story of the departure for the war area of the old flying machines. They represented the rat national force that ever flew. to war overscas,
The producers may have difficulty in dealing with some of the his that most of the machines in use toric incidents, owing to the fact during the war have been scrapped, but this difficulty should be over- come satisfactorily.
SIR HARRY LAUDER,.. TO ACT IN NEW BRITISH FILM.
Gloria
SWANSON
TO-DAY and
IN
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TO-MORROW at the QUEEN'S
TO-DAY & TO-MORROW
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In seed testa conducted.
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O LET.-No. 11, CONDUIT.
In the foregoing account grievous injuries to British in- His Majesty's Government indeed terests, committed by or through
Sir Harry Lauder has-arranged are well aware of the delusion the agency of the Union of Socialist under which M. Chicherin and many Soviet Republics, they have drawn to take a principal part in a film to of his colleagues are suffering that only upon sources of information be made in Great Britain this year Great Britain is continually occu- already open to the whole world. based on Mr. John Buchan's adven pied in plotting against the Union Thus limited it is still sufficient to ture novel "Huntingtower."
Sir Harry will play the elderly of the Socialist Soviet Republics show what patience and forbearance and for the purpose has never ceased in face of repeated and almost un- Scot who suddenly goes knight- to guide the policy of such coun- endurable provocation have been erranting in company with a young some undaunted. Boy tries as Poland, the Baltic States shown by His Majesty's Govern man and and Pervis into an orientation ment in their desire to avoid any Spouts
Sir Harry's engagement for this directed against Soviet Russia. No Action which might still further em- impartial study of the policies of bitter public feeling on either side film should ensure a market for the those countries, no dispassionate or add to the anxieties of other picture in America more favourable His Majesty's Govern than could have been secured by the examination of facts, no assurances nations. from His Majesty's Government ment are not concerned with the engagement of any American film have availed to dispel this obsession internal affairs of Russia nor with star. which is as illogical as it is ill-its form of Government. All they founded. Its continuance, there require is that that government fore, can only be based on the root should refrain from interference ed, even perhaps temperamental, with purely British concerns and hostility in the minds of the Soviet abstain from hostile action or pro authorities themselves and their gaganda against British subjecta
YOUNG OFFENDER. corresponding credulity regarding But they consider it necessary to these false reports from interested warn, the Union of Socialist Soviet
Republies in the gravest terms that Another member was drafted into informanta.
6. W. Marsters, Agriculture for England at the dangerous to drive public opinion boy was "charged before Mr. W. of King's Lynn, Norfolk, came out Middlesex Guildhall by the Minis The Note mentions a particularly in this country and that the con- Schofield, at the Kowloon Magis best, the results, showing a moneter of Agriculture, Colonel Walter hostile speech delivered on Decem- tinuance of such acts as are here tray yesterday morning, with the tary return of E1.18%. 6d. per acre Guinness, M.P., who said:
greater than that of any of the In 1927 it is estimated that we shall have 174,000 acres under cul- ber, 6th by M. Chicherin himself in complained of must sooner or later larceny of a spark plug from a Berlin wherein he declared that the make inevitable the abrogation of motorcycle belonging to Mr. George other varieties, with fewer bolting
sers than any other tivation, or an increase of 44,000 planta per Lee British periodical the Near East the trade agreement, the stipula
over the area cultivated in 1920. had threatened Persis with trouble tions of which have been so flagrant- Defendant denied the offence and strain.
This achieverpent is the most Fourteen factories were operated" fomented by Great Britain if she ly violated and even the severance said that he was forced to carry the notable seeing that it has been stat last year and -faétóries at Bard- did not show herself amenable to of ordinary diplomatic relations. plug by an elder boy who committed
ney, Lincolnshire, and King's British desires. The Note says that His Majesty's Government trust the theft. Defendant also said that od repeatedly that English seed
firms could not successfully compete Lynn will be ready in the autumn an examination would have shown that this protest and warning will his parents were dead and that he with their Continental rivals in
of this year. Three other existing of slept in the streets.
factories at Felstead (Essex) that no such threat had appeared be received by the Union
Spalding (Lincolnshire), and Kid- derminater(Worcestershire)-are doubling their resources.
Particularly Hostile,"
in the Near East. The same credu
A.new
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there are limits beyond which it in the Waifs' Club, when a 12-year-old troduced by Messglish strain in- were placed before the Council of
Socialist Soviet Republics with the His Worship ordered the defen lity and hostility are shown by attention which they require and dant to be sent to the Waits' Club that no further cause of complaint where he hoped he will reform and
become a useful citizen. may be given:
Varoshilov, People's Commissar for War, in a speech to the new com-
raising this type of reed, and Figures showing the progress of the English sugar beet industry (Continued as foot of next column)