Mr. Morrison's Dangerous Plan Mr. Herbert Morrison appeared to be
committing the Labour Party to a very dangerous principle when he urged an organized boycott of German goods and services " until such time as complete freedom of belief and restoration of full civil rights are restored to all German subjects without distinction." We can fully sympathize with any action that Jews may take, who may well feel that Germany has thrust economic war on them as a race. But for others, to condemn German action is one thing, but to go.to the length of declaring economic war on them is another: That is the course to which Mr. Morrison would commit the Labour Party, and through the Labour Party the nation. If Mr. Morrison thinks that is a right course he is justifying those Conservatives who opposed trade agreements with Russia. All that he can urge against the Nazis some Conservatives have been prepared to urge against the Bolsheviks. Does the Labour Party really mean to declare that Britain ought not to trade with a foreign country whose doniestic policy it condemns ? And if so, where is such a policy of restriction to end ? Arc we to cut off trading relations with Japan, and perhaps Italy and many other countries ? Does not Mr.-Morrison see that his light-hearted attempts to redress the wrongs of the world is likely to head this country not only. towards economic war, but to -war ?
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