The Archive · 1925

A Tory Mandate to Smash Communism

British Home Secretary's View of Anti-Strike League London, Oct. 5.

Lord Derby, presiding over ituncheon of the Liverpool Conservative Club in honour of Sir Win, Joynson-Hicks to-day, declared that the Government, when elected, had mandate for two things—to smash Communism, and not to remain in Iraq for 25 years. The Conservatives were feeling somewhat uneasy on these subjects.

Sir Wu. Joynson-Hicks, soterring ance of Supplies—recently created,—and the criticisms thereof, notably, from Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, said he simply told the Organization, as he had told other organizations, that they would not be allowed " any military status whatever, but if] they were prepared to hand him classified lists of names for special constables, engineers and transport, drivers in'case of an emergency, he would be a fool not to accept. on behalf of the Government.—Reuter.

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

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