Political Uniforms Anger at the results of Fascist activity in
the East End has grown to such an extent that no Government could afford to ignore it ; certainly our 'present Govern- ment does not wish to, but the problem has many difficulties and some delay is' inevitable before it is decided how best to solve them. No one wants to see the Fascists force the Government into an unwarrantable interference with free speech and freedom of demonstra- tion. The Anti-Fascist nriarch last Sunday showed that political demonstrations, even by extreme parties, need not be public nuisances unless accompanied by an ostentatious and provocative aping of military display. Equally, prohibition of political uniforms need not involve interference with civil liberty ; again there are difficulties of definition, but they are not insuperable, as the Swedish Government has long ago shown by its success in framing and applying the necessary legislation. There is no reason why we should not imitate it. Meanwhile the severest police measures are called for against the outbreak of anti-Semite hooliganism, of attacks on property and persons, provoked, directly or indirectly, by Fascist propaganda in the East End.
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