Much laughter was indulged in when George Lansbury asked in the House under whose orders the dicks were sent to spy on the Communist meeting a or if the Communist Party is an 11I legal organization. Henderson replied that the police received no specific order from him but that they were there in the course of their duty. In answer to the second question he stated that the, Communist Party was not illegal but the declared policy of certain oT its' leaders, if carried out by the methods.
This statement was greeted by the Tories with cheers and by the left wffig laborites with boos. It appears that when the Communist conference opened its session in the Rehearsal Theatre, one of the comrades heard what he thought sounded like a muffled sneeze under the stage.
He went to investigate and found the two stool pigeons hiding. They tried to escape before being identified but failed.
They were dragged forth and ignominiously booted out the door. A Tory member asked why any political party should object to having police present at its meetings. To this George Lansbury retorted that application was not made to those holding the meeting to allow the presence of police officers. He also inquired of the Tory member if Scotland Yard detectives are in the habit of hiding under the platform when the [ Tory Party holds its session.
Telephone, Mail or bring in your printing jobs. Have your business friends get quotations on any printing they may need. Daily Worker Publishing Company , W. Washington St. Another government crook, former private secretary to Leonard Wood, Governor General of the Philippines, caused Federal Judge Kerrigan to act the part of a doubting Thomas when MacDonald Burleigh, charged with transporting Freda Baldwin to the Philippines on an army transport as his wife, declared that tho they occupied the same staterooms on army transports their relations were purely platonic.
