The Soviet and Propaganda There has been some agitation about
a silly message which the Comintern sent to a new Communist daily paper in London. It is complained that although the Government warned the Soviet that it would be held responsible for the activities of the Comintern, the Comintern is once again publishing propaganda in Great Britain. The complaint is perfectly true, but it would be unwise of the Government to forget that invaluable maxim, De minimis non curat lex. It would really be very interesting to estimate what we owe to the Russian political example, and to Russian propaganda, for the humiliating collapse of Communism in this country. Until a few years ago some of the Labour leaders here were seriously trying to establish Soviets. Now the mention of Soviets provokes the British working man to mirth. This is not the result of British argument. It would be a mistake to be too haughty about that sort of Russian propaganda which is serviceable to Con- stitutionalism. * * * *
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