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LORD CHANCELLOR

BOLSHEVISM.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JUNE 2ND, 1928

ON

DANGER TO EUROPE, Resuming their sessional dinners, which were suspended during hostilities, the United Club entertained Lord Birken hand, the Lord Chancellor, at the Criterion Restaurant, on April 3rd. Sir Park Goff, MP,

In submitting the toast "Our Guest," the Chairman, said Lord Birkenhead beld

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unique position in our legal records, and was the frst Lord Chancellor to take up his residence in the Palace of West- He had carved out his own minster. career, and no man on the Bench

attained (Hear, bear.) An bo bad would grudge him the position agh when most legal men were too aby by even to apply for silk (hear, bear) -he bad gained the highest position sheer ability, indomitable pluck and per-

tive

·甘话 severance, and a commanding and attrac outstanding virtus personality. was loyalty to his friends, his profession, (Cheers.) Ho his King and country, was a great advocate, a great lawyer, a unique personality. (Cheers.)

SQALIST COMMONWEALTH LP. AND THE ELECTION. Irbis presidential address at the ann conference of the Independent Lar Party a Huddersfield, on April 21star. Pail Snowden (who lost his seath the House of Commons at the last elecen by a majority of 15,000) said we had cen the beginning of the end of the old dur of class domination and econo mielavery, and the new order was being bornir blood, and suffering, slowly and paiqully. Humanity had climbed a har road to the summit of Chivary, but the resurrection to the new life of free

WBA at hand. the don and brotherhood Tatons and dynasties had heen over thrown over two-thirds of Europe, and the red flag of Socialism floated where but yesterday despotism held the people in vilo subjection. The circumstances of the General Election in Great Britain were worthy of Mr. Lloyd George and his Associates. Never before in the political istory of the country had a politician Junk to such depths of infamy to keep

SHTER POLITICAL INSANITY. office. The basest passions of the

The Lord Chanceller, responding, maið ople were appealed to, the grossest mis- presentation indulged in, and impoa hope had been expressed that he might prove capable of keeping the King's ble promises were lavishly made. The

Perhaps it was sufficient Bicaz body of the Liberal party followed conscience." Loyd George, selling their souls to keep assurance to say that for forty-six years The result of the General he had not been unable to support the thiir seats.

of his own conscience. (Laugh Eletion was by no means an overwhelm burden ing triumph for the Coalition. The Inter.) He fore of opposition was brought to bear apo the 1.L.P. candidates who had been members of the late Parliament. They all at their seats, but kept their self respect and maintained the honour of their cause unsullied." (Cheera.)

approachable anxiety (Hear, his new tasks with- out any very cons hear.) Turning to international affairs, be said it was difficult to defae, to to describe, and to understand the Bolshevist

attempt to

it. It was ag mil- understand movement, but it was very necessary ment so curious, so mysterious, so diffi- cult to analyse, that if we did not see it would be hard to believe that there were so many men capable of a reversion to what seemed a sheer form of political insanity. It was a claim advanced be

But and founded upon, a conception of the every previous pro proletariat letariat claim has grounded itself upon the view that the will of the greater num ber should prevail.

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The reaction against the Government due to disgust with the circumstances of the General Election, disillusionment about peace, and the non-fulfilment of the pledges to make Germany pay the whole most of the war, to hang the Kaiser, and to hire out every alien, had come more quickly and with greater loreu than was expected. Perhaps nothing had contri- buted more to the evident desire of the

Bolshevism was avowedly based upon an country to reverse its hasty vote of December than the fingrant breach of the admission that the proletarist should Prime Minister's pledge on the question indeed ostensibly rule, but that under no hould the pro of conscription in industrial matters circumstances the Labour party in the House of Com-letariat rule upon an appeal to and a In other mons was doing well, but it was dieng decision by the proletariat. pointing in regard to such fundamental words, it was a reversion to the old tyran- 19. completely questions as civil liberty and economic nical form of and international policy. The Labour Greek States, Bent of the ancient the party would never become a great poli- divorced from every form of democratic tical party and never deserve success conception as was the Government of unless it championed the cause of those Czars of Russia, or the Government. of Germany in July, 1914, or as our own. who were oppressed and fought for Government at the time of the Tudora The high standard of national morality in and under the rule of Charles 1.

threat ad- hone and foreign affairs." There was no place in the future for a political party whose vision was limited by considers tions of mere material improvement for one class of the community. The results of recent by-elections had shown that unless the Labour party could rise to the greatness of the present need the electors would turn in disappointment from it, and in despair would trust once more the ald Liberal party, which had failed them so pitiably in the past. The coun try was seething with industrial unrert, due above all to the new conception which had taken possession of the workers of their rights as wealth producers The governing classes appeared to be living

Bolshevism would spread over the great- in a realm of pre-war conditions and tion. ideas: they failed to realise that the old economic order had broken down, ander part of Europe, but he did not believe was no longer capable of satisfying the it would spread in the countries, of the workers' demand. No palliatives would victorious Allies. But if it was arrested and defeated here it would be because it

which us through the contagions of It would only met. if we were able to call together men who would show, as much sympathy with the needs of the day as was shown by the statesmen of 100 years ago to the needs by problems and risks greater than we

had, of their day. We were beset

he Was persuaded we could triumpe stood over them if all men of good will side by side, tearing up every party label that had become obsolete, and holding that the only credential for the future. was that they believed in England and in God who made England great and could keep her great. (Cheere.)

settle labour unrest. The war had has

world was confronted by vanced by men who did not pretend to have the slightest respect for the sanctity of human life. It was astounding to find this induence overlapping the boundaries the population The attention cf countries and engulfing

Ece had been constant- of a great part of ly engaged of the Paris Conference by the men

menace. The question whether the ghost of the Russian bear, which played such a great part on the side of the Allies in the early days of the war, could walk over Europe, un housed, unquieted, had not been and could be neglected by those to whom the interests of civilisation were to-day com- mitted. But the difficulties of a solution were as great as the necessity of a solu-

nct

was met by that English sanity

tened the break-up of the "capitalisch Revolution

system, and the only solution of the labour and social problem was the estab lishment of the Socialist commonwealth. with workers allowed fall participation in the control of the factory and work shop, and the ordering of their own lives (Cheers.)

CAPITALISM AND PEACE.

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They knew from what had leaked through the closed doors of the Paris Conference that there was a determina tion by the Allied Powers to secure the im crialistic aims embodied in secres treaties. The terms of the Peuce Treaty to be submitted to Germany confirmed every fear entertained of the character which of the pesce

but

would follow with a view to supplying the peoples of The League of Europe in proportion to their needs a military victory.

Mrs. Snowden spoke in harrowing Nations was not likely to be established by Governments who were still under the terms of the sufferings of women and speli of the old and wicked conception of children in Austria-Hungary. The cop- the conditions of national security. No ditions brought about by the blockade League of Nations which was a league of and embargoes were, she said, the cause capitalist Governments could ever be of the terrorism which was "falsely de more than an aggravation of the old scribed as Bolabeviam- "system of groupings and alliances main- tained by armed force. There was only one cement that could bind the nations of the earth together in a league of peace, and that was the spirit of international Government were doing. Another dele- ism and fraternity. The statesmen who gate said it should be possible for for three months had been trying to settle Labour to organise such a demonstration the affairs of Europe lived still in a as would convince the Government that world which was passing away, and were the workers were not going to see women blind to the new forces and ideas animat and children starving. ing the new democracy. The terms to

Speaking as a discharged soldier, a delegate aroused enthusiasm by saying that the souls of the men of our Armies what the of Occupation revolted at

Miss Margaret Bondfield was the mover be submitted to Germany were not peace of a resolution, which was carried, urg terms. The final struggle had yet to being that steps should be taken to recon- decided; the new war was not one of struct the International on a permanent Governments and of nations, in which basis, and that it was necessary that people were driven like cattle to fight every section of Socialist and Labour and die for their masters, but a war of movements should be duly represented at systems and classes, in which the demo- all international conferences.

Mr. Arthur Ponsonby moved a resolu- cracies of all nations would be ranged on one side against their hereditary opprestion condemning British intervention in sors and exploiters. Claiming to be the Russia. He said we placed our trust knights-errant of civilisation, the exist originally in the Bossing steam roller. ing Governments of the old order would That had gone, but the men with the red The Government had re- organise and use what armice they could flag was there, and the Government did raise to fight internationalism and not like him. Socialism, which they hated more than fused passports to those who wanted to ses the truth at first hand. because they Kaiserism

did not want the knowledge to spread that the offers of the Soviet Government for peace with the Allies were reasonable and might be accepted. The resolution was adopted unanimously. AMAN the conference carried an eraergency re- The ronference also onesed a resolution solution demanding the immediate rais ing of the blockade of Germany and the demanding the withdrawal of British removal of embargoes on the trade of troops from Ireland and recognition of the enemy and nentral countries. and the form of government desired by, the also that the world's stock of foodstaff Irish people and stating that it regarded the claims of the Indian and Egyptian sad raw materials should be organised peoples to self-government as caentially

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At the conclusion of Mr. Snowden's address the delegates sprang to their feet and fervently sang" The Red Flag." On the proposition of Mrs. Philip Snowden

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