Mr. J. H. Thomas, who presided, spoke with no uncertain
voice, and was as convincing as he always is when he puts hesitation aside. Mr. Clynes was also extremely good with his penetrating phrase : " You declare a general strike and Mr. Lloyd George declares a General Election." To allow Mr. Lloyd George to go to the country with the cry " No Bolshevism for Britons ! " would be simply to make him a present of the General Election. But though we are delighted with the results of the Congress, and congratulate the majority of the voters upon the clearness and the remarkable promptness with which they killed Direct Action, we cannot help reflecting upon the fact that Labour has escaped a great disaster by a humiliating means. Labour should never have been led to this ridiculous position. We have explained all this in our first leading article and shall not say more on the subject here.
