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SCHOOL STRIKES.

GLASGOW GIRL'S AMAZING STORY.

What has come to be known as the Young Comrades' Longue of Great Britain, which, under the wing of the Communist party, frankly proposes to use the Rus sian pioneer methods for develop ing the aspirations of working. class children in this country, opened its second national con- gress at Friar's Hall, Blackfriars Road, London, in mall weak.

Although the youngsters left most of the talking to their elders, a Scottish girl, announced as Com- rade Bain,, from Glasgow, gave an amazing recital of how she had ng- Biated in organising school strikes during the industrial disputes of last year.

Appearing to be hardly Afteen years old, she told how the child- ren in one Glasgow district ex- pressed a feeling that if their parents were out "at the behest of the boss class," they had no right to be in school, so a strike was arranged, she said. Unfortunate- ly it did not come off because just at that crucial time the general strike "broke."

At another school, she said. there was a better result. We got the children out, Miss Bain declar- ed, and just then the bell rang. and whether it was from force of habit or not most of the scholars ran buck into the school-room again, leaving, however, 150 in the playground,

Miss Bain agreed with Mr. Springhall that "school" groups" were absolutely necessary for success in the future. We must get the kiddies to know, she ob- served, how they are being, doped with the history of Kings and Queens. What they want la a his- tory of the working classes, and to be shown how we have been slaves since history, began.

Eight-Year-Old's Story.

Another girl, who seemed to be about eight years old, told of a re- markable incident of her own school life. She had done some- thing which the teacher disliked, she said, and was told that she would be reported to the headmis tress. I said. I didn't mind, for 1 should not see her, and I would not do any work, ao they left mo. During the afternoon the young Communists made a tour of Lon- don, and the adult section carried on with the resolutions, which were of the usual Communist char- acter.

The Congress was due to start at 10 c'clock, but owing to the "leaders" having to come from a distance, the proceedings, it was announced, would be delayed. At 10 o'clock barely a score of the "Young Comrades" were present, a half-dozen of them being girls. They wore conspicuous rod scarves around their necks. Some had caps with red badges, and the girl organisers had adopted grey jersies and short red skirts, get off with silk crimson coloured scarves. One youthful worker was busy with a hammer and nails fastening to the walla sheets of newspaper pictures of Communist Russia and copies of a May Day number of the League's journal.

Others spent their time of wait- ing for the adults' arrival in in- speeting the bulky parcel of re ports and resolutions contained in Toolscap envelopes and presented to each delegate on arrival.

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A Russian banner decorated the table before which Mr. D. F. Springhall, of London, opened the proceedings, an hour late, by up- pointing a "præsidium" of half a dozen members, who took their places on the platform. The juve-ing, and nlle audience then rose and lustily sang. "The Internationale."

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A wedding cake about six feet high and weighing 60 lb. occupied the centre of the room. It was cut with great ceremony by the bride. Afterwards Lord and Lady Lathom left Landon for Norway, where part of the honeymoon is being spent.

The bride, who has appeared on the stage as Helen Morris, used to hunt with the Pytchley and Fernie

and produced plays which have caused severe comment.

Thrice a Blue.

miners and their families in this, the Central Bureau for the Rused by well-known Society and stage

sian Pioneers which stated that people, country.

In the mining areas. Mr. Spring-the "conference" was being held hall declared, the Young Com-at a moment when "the threat of rades' Longue was rapidly grow-new bloody slaughter" was being the children there, in made in the Interests of tho common with their parents, had capitalist class and especially learnt lessons from the sufferings against Soviet Russia. of the miners' lock-out that would The working class children of not be forgotten in the struggles England were advised to urge that lay ahead. Anyone who their fathers and brothers to pro- Mr. Springhall first announced knew the conditions of the so- test against war, and not to allow that among those present was the called settlement of last year's Soviet Russia to be strangled." first children's delegation appoint- coal dispute know that the indus- Later Miss Goldman presented packs, and is a golfer. Lord ed to pay a visit to Soviet Russia.try was again drifting to a crisis the report on the year's work. Lathom, who is 32, is greatly inter- For them, he said, that would which nothing could prevent. She emphasised the success which eated in the stage, and has written be a grand experience, through Mr. Springhall urged that the had attended the organisation of make a sincere effort to assist League should use all its activities school strikes and the experience working-class children like them-to create counter demonstrations gained in this direction would be, selves to resist the cinas pro-to Empire Day ceremonials in the she admitted, "most helpful."

elementary schools. He appealed paganda which was sedulously propagated in the schools of this to them to create "echool groups" so as to combat "bourgeois child- country.

The invitation to send a childrens' organisations," like the Bor ren's delegation from this country Scouts, the Girl Guides, and the Conservative Organisation, the hnd

come from the Russian

Miss Mildred Sawyer, second "pioneers," and was one further Young Britons League.

Mr. Springhall mentioned that proof that, whatever the Govern

The Earl of Lathom, well known daughter of · Mr. Gi ̈A. Sawyer, ment of the day might do to break educational methods in the schools

often be modified by on the stage as a playwright and C.B.E., honourary treasurer of the off relations with the Soviet Re- could

threat of a school producer, and two 'Varsity Blues-National Liberal Council for Lon

an in Mr. Hubert Ashton and publics, there still remained deep the mere

Mr.jdon, and Mrs. G. A. Sawyer, of down in the hearts of British strike, and he gave

unong Westcott, Dorking, was married at society workers a strong and increasing stance where this threat had been Sydney Hepburn-were

bride St. James's Piccadilly, to Mr. Syd- feeling of solidarity and brother-sufficient to compol a hesitant body recent London

ney F. Hepburn, the Oxford double to accept its responsibility and grooms. linesa for the Russian people,

The Earl of Lattam was married Blue (football and lawn tennis), Members of the delegatiori, Bive to the children those ele- young na thay were, he said, would mentary rights they naturally re at the Marylebone Register Omlee and only son of Sir Harry and Lady

to Mrs. Xenia Morison, whom he Hepburn, of Putney-hill be brought up against contrastsquired.

Subsequently greetings were met last summer when she joined Among the donors of wedding that would be painfully sharp on

or his house decoration. business in presents were the Lord Mayor and their return, particularly those recolved from Continental

Lady Mayoress, Mr. Lloyd George 8olected from the mining areas, ganisations and fraternal speeches the West-end.

were made by Communist repro- It was a quiet ceremony, only half and Damo Margaret Lloyd George, because they would have scen

a dozen people being present, but Lord and Lady Waring, Bir Charles how Russia looked after hersentatives.

"Comrade" Goldman, the girl afterwards there was a brilliant and Lady Wakefield and Lady miner's, and so be able to compare. it with the life and conditions of secretary, read a message from reception at the Ritz Hotel, attend-Alexander.

SIX-FOOT CAKE.

RECENT INTERESTING

WEDDINGS.

Triple Blue at Cambridge for cricket, hockey and Association. football, Mr. Hubert S. Ashton, of Ingatestone, was married at Fry- erning, Essex, to Miss Dorothy Gaitskell, of Rangoon Mr. Aston is one of three brothers well known in sport.