There Mr. MacDonald indicated the- real trouble fox Labour. Communiwn,
as inspired from Moscow, believes in permeation, in forming cells of discontent and agitation In existing societies and organizations. If it is denied formal admission it inserts itself stealthily. Its chief strength is in the Trade Unions. The Labour Party insists that every worker should belong to a Trade Union ; but many Trade Unions include Communists ; therefore the Labour Party cannot exclude Communists. The struggle with this practieal syllogism will last for years. The poison of infiltration will go on, but it is a tremendously important fact that the Labour Party has declared for democracy. We have written on this subject in our first leading article.