Monday, Jun. 02, 1924
Hostile
British Communists, at a Party meeting in Manchester, condemned the Labor Government for its "faithlessness and treachery to the working class," declared that it was the "willing tool and accomplice of the capitalist exploiters."
The agenda of the Communist Party:
1) All property and industry to be nationalized without compensation.
2) Monarchy to be abolished.
3) Colonies and protectorates to be liberated.
4) Disarmament of the Bourgeoisie.
5) Arming of the Proletariat.
6) Maintenance of the British Empire to be regarded as "an act of deadly enmity to the workers of the world."
Another hostile critic was the Daily Herald, official organ of the Independent Labor Party. The newspaper referred to the "ostentatious" court gown of Mrs. Philip Snowden and "the scarlet coat and blue trousers trimmed with silver braid" of "Jamie" Brown, King George's proxy at Holyrood, spoke of its "impatient contempt for such misuse of life."