The Archive · 1924

Communist Party

"There will he no further revolu-n Europe for many a Ton Walton Newbold, wha sat_ax Communist! MP, for Motherwell. Mr. Newbold, it may be recalled, has recently severed his connexion with the Communist Party, the current issue of he sets out his reasons for that step, and proceeds to discuss the reasons for his change of mind.

He argues that in 1919, had a revolutionary lead been given to the—miners, Iwaymen, and transport workers, Europe would have gone Bolshevik to the Rhine.

"Even up to early August, 1920—when the retreat from Warsaw determined an epee great industrial he says, "might have given" the European Revolution—its Inst opportunity.

"From the autumn of 1920, although it was almost impossible to see it at the time, Capitalism had von not only the advantage, decisive advantage here Britain as elsewhere."

"Melodrama, Not Maxis Unless there is a war, proceeds Mr. Newbold, he is convinced that the revolutionary phase has passed beadle or two, melodrama, not Marxisiy""

10 he preparing for an and mouthing its picturesque phrases, when ant hax passed by during it ix possible to at, time hax come, in my judg ment, to face the unpleasant tues. We have Kot to say, quite frankly, the favourable crisis hus long sone! further evolu for tanya long "There is one thinge to dbo," come eludes Mr, Newbold, "and that {x to work might and main to es the one citadel of the Wor Close Power—Soviet make her experimental school of Soctatixt an armoury whence, when next the Blood Red Banner of Social Revolution ix raised anywhere in Europe or Asia, food and armed forces, Social workers and teachers be hurried to the aid of that country: attitude became more obstinate while his of hat and a seems just perhaps rom her age. She ix the least virile of all xix. disruption of his (Ibn Saud's) ter-

Allen, the imposing Aust new comer, always in bloc Fitory. Ex-King Hussein for six] and always with a largish black years prevented the Wahabi" from p%4 ye sporting big making pilgrimages to Mecca. He was unable Ix. She speaks ix fond of quoting "The we men of Australia" lends a

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

Your account