Some of the many attacks on the Communists were not without point and humour. The Conference at one stage dealt with birth control and Mr. Jack Jones expressed his regret} that it was not known before some of the delegates were bors. And when the ied the workers armed, Mr.
Herbert Smith, the burly,' Yorkshire miner's leader told the Con-ress that when the fighting started Gallacher would be found on the telephone. The tame way in which Pollitt allowed himself to be! kidnapped by the Liverpool Fascisti iso the cause of much ironical comment. "One delegate said that for all the Communists mouthings about fighting they had no more fight in them than a Spaniel dog.
Al these sallies were made against a retreating and routed enemy. Communism experienced its Waterloo on the first day. Mr. MacDonald most learly stated the unanswerable case against them and they shirked the challenge. Ho said, "If it were a question of men with stronger aid more absolute views held tu the "same spirit as the Labour move me The Communist case as stated in their International thesis was that!
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