The Archive · 1925

Seditious Documents

From Aux OWN Consrsronvent

London, Oct. 15.

The Government has at last. moved in the direction of prosecute ing the leading Communists, Officers of the Special Branch of] Scotland Yard, acting on orders from the Henie Office, last night caried out simultaneous raids on Communist headquarters in London, and arrested the following on, warrants charging them with conspiring to incite to sedition and mutiny:— munlst™ International with Trot rary presidency lid. Brandler, having been mammated Lenin at the Moscow Con: ters. In 1021 wan previously with, the Social' Democratic Federation and the British "Social evidence he has frequently that" Ee was not afraid of arrest, thats "aay in "which "he. might figure would be the "cause célebre" of the jolitieal history of Britain, John of the "Workers He. was the central. figure in the Campbell. hich. brought about the downfall the Se raiment. A time he was arrested on a charge of attempting to. 2

allegiance to the Navy," Army 3 wrote in the the "official organ of. th "ty. The prosecution was dropt on the ground that the evidence would justify a, conviction. Mr. Ramsay, Donald, the then ig part foveloping the Com suist "organization throughout the country.

Harry Pollitt:—Secretary of the National Minority November. "He find he became National Organizer of find the became National Organizer 0 the "Hands Of Russia" Committes in menses of fee ces ce, rie vu of coer ieee on, mete sees Se a ced Inkpin and Cant were arrested at} the headquarters of the Communist Party of Great Britain in King Street, Covent Garden, London, and the headquarters of the -Young Cimanaae tay trid the Het Ormond Street, London. Campbell and Wintringham were arrests in Buildings, Temple, London. Ther! were removed in motor vans and! appeared at Bow Street Police Court to-day when they were formally remanded,

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