London, Jan. 5. ing the Government ¢lude a dark clo its refusal to take notice of the ions under which timber iced by convict labour—there other word than convict though it isa harsh one to apply to Victims of the Ogpu—Russian amps around Archang This timber, a few months. ago, provisions of the Prison Goods Bie"Gowernment her no authority fre to the contrary" effec ake inquiries
directed fo'do i {9 examine any charges that' are male with details specie "information. If" yea, With your agent on the spot—because ously he wil rstigate for are way as he would for! before the Customs specie information suffice to enable the Customs to take action bions or by others, but 1 have again and asin' to. questions being Dut "to" the Chaneellse and. to. his Garlyon Bellairs put several questions en the conditions in the Soviet prison camps.
To which the Gov-answered " that Feceived no information which would enable it to take action, ember 11, Sir Hilton Young sent to the Prime Minister a letter cental statements of th evidence upon which they" ba questions hetero' the Comn if'chatlenged in a Court of law. The Fequest fa sill open thing is done by you ud the other Stockholm correspondent of says to day that he can lay his hand at any moment on 50 more authentic statements of a 'The Prime. Minister Promised Sir Hilton Young that he 'Would have the matter investigated. And on' this Commander Can Bellairs wrote to Mr. Ramsay Mac-Donald' on December 29, way or sequiving informa-of the Gove Bellairs wrote as follows: for prove "which cargoes ar. fro the Custos find it impos
isan labour (thos ly possible to prove. cargo, com: Ing tr he, Northern tampa i not Tabour). then they" can atthe Act of aten (Kymilinnan Pakonishnostoia), where there. are over 253 occupants, of tts a fluctuating "for the refugees leave the gooped his evidence would only' afert Industrial espionage. It" he had! a" representative' in a Mat refusal 0 make any inguley at all.
TPs permissible to remind you the answer you once gave to. the Kocialst candidate for the Bodmin your part our policy was prohibit all sweated goods. from com= ing in. When it comes. to -practico we cannot even induce you 10. make any inquiry in regard. to prison Our, and continues:
As you are aware, when a mobilitathe entire bef children over 10: turns ual into. convict, 40, When you say the Prison Goods Act make inquiries, the Government cana on. any subject. in the interests the country. "If se are to be trivial ie about this Act it merely proved to the satisfaction ustyien are establishes Tubour which cannot be eft without depriving the worker Ni_amd clothing, 40. that fo'leave the work meant nee for this. doubetat Northern eampsy Your final paragraph shows how ba your cata it, T have no objection Ako" description of a. pol stunt, for the matter Is gravely and stunt Is defined fu the diet to this country ave. defeating Intentions. of silicle of it ought to be cut of until believe the case can rapidly established by if the escaped prisoners that write to ask on will be good enough before the £00,000. stand-Brag dinner the morons and oe are landed in this country, so that! nay take the necessary action the Prime Minister's see~ velary wrote that the letter had sent to the Customs, to which the matter belongs."
mediately wrote again to the Prime Gonmander Canyon Bellaig Minister with a copy of the original letter, adding:
'Without complaining of the discourtesy, Tuneeept. the "attitude fence' that this. terrible the Tabour of the world Is not being Mr, MacDonald replied next day. Quite obvious! when Commander 3 wrote "We have an agent in Finland," he meant "we" in. the national Donald seems to misunderstand him In your firet letter £ sce you sug~ gest. that" an agent of, you! the Government Mako inquiries: Quite obviously, he Government is to. make inqul "nant do it by its own rely "your responsibility You say, you have an Tu accordance with the Wilberforce. set, and suppress slavery.
1 Rave mo" doubt. his open nts suid ie was a "political stunt T'am merely aking that the law shall Bellbe, "AE present ce Jou yen to make inquiries Yours sincerely, demoralization the timber market, and to add that his corporation has no knowledge of slave conditions in Soviet camps fand does not require any.
Upon him Commander Canyon Bellgirs turns swiftly and with effect. Evidently Mr. Meyer has timber Trades ich has republished the resolution of the Central Committee of the Soviet Union, July 35, 1929, proclaiming as a political offence, subject to conviction, any Fefusal of forced labour in lumber Operations." "And he continues agree that if the statements of me itce prisoners who escaped {his country. stood alone, we should Efequire more evidence" "But Me.
Meyer ought to be aware that Rortoborative evidence exists Sbundance. "Every one knows fhe"Russian, more than any other each case the profits have fallen loft considerably as this table shows:
Westminster Not for many years have the janks had so dificult a time. The six months are usually more nunerative than' the rst.
"they were worse. " Deposits have largely increased; about halt them earn interest; overdrafts ind advances have decreased, Rates For money have been lower than for seven years. And thus the banks held more money to use and narrower openings for using it with profit.
Vilm Censor on the War Path Considerable. comment has been aroused here on the banning of the film "Outward—Bound™" the screen scrston of Mr. Sotton famous Rel lay by Mr. Edward Shortt, and forts Wwere'made to. persuade the im' censor to rescind fis ban. The censor's decision was understood to based onan objection. tothe Sinject of life after, death es. 8 for drama, Te was consider.
decision which created a new and As sequel his Uecislon a considerable tightening. up_of the film censorship, poeted"in the London firn ind Encouraged, it believed, by Home Seeretars's recent. come Mendation, of the. present system, ent a most drastic matin. to. all firn" companies, British "and. foreign, in which he Saya that attention has been drawn to' the tendency to produce inci of prolonged and gross brutality find" sordid themes, which, it must
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