Labour's Own Chancellor Opposed to Loan: Otherwise Labour Must Lead Country London, Oct. 17.
In a speech at the Constitutional Club, Lord Birkenhead, after allude ing to the Prime Minister's "shifty evasiveness," attacked the Russian Treaty, and described as an insolent threat a speech at Hammersmith in [which the Attorney-General, Sir Patrick Hastings, said that a Bloody revolution might come if the Conservative Party were returned lat the election.
Speaking at Leeds to-day Mr. Philip Snowden declared that was unaware of the amount of the proposed Russian loan. He declared that if he should be Chancellor when the question arose, there would be no loan to Russia, and no loan to any foreign State' except [upon substantial security which would make default practically impossible.
Oct. 18, Mr. Philip Snowden, the Chan cellor of the Exchequer, speaking at Rochedale to-day, said that if there were a setback to the Labour movement at this election the consequences would be disastrous to the working-class movement throughout the world. He predicted, however, that Labour would do better thab at any previous election.
Mr. J. H. Thomas, the Secretary of State for the Colonies, in the course of a speech at Wakefield said that when their opponents boasted that Labour would be wiped out they were like little boys walking in a churchyard whistling to keep up their courage. He warned the Liberals that by combining with the Conservatives against the people's party they were encouraging class hatred—Reuter.
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