ITOR’S NOTE: This

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‘ents of the past, assess

“'s cause.

/: the Communist Party.

> pening remarks, Mr. Pol-
‘joke of the immense vic-
the working class which
ttary defeat of fascism
ted and referred to “re-
ttempts on the part of
-£ reaction to preserve
ser the remnants of fas-
‘1 to weaken the alliance
>’ Britain, the United
| id the Soviet Union.’ He

-an see these forces at
the breakdown of the
of Foreign Ministers, in
apts to revise the Berlin
-, in the attacks made by
‘ish and American gov-
on the new democratic

- Party held its eighteenth national
| action that will consolidate the peace and advance the

|he P.A. is privileged to publish a summary of the
§ s given at the congress by Harry Pollitt, general secre-

art one of his address is printed in the current issue.
-cond and final part will be printed next week.

in Eastern - Europe, in!
tenance of brutal dicta-
= n Greece, and above sll,
@ ittempts of the British |
rican governments to use |
ie bomb as a weapon in
* -gle of the old capitalist
' -maintain their power
- ts in face of the advanc-
| + of the new._world of
Fy and Socialism.”

® 1g of the necessity to
| the struggle for the
unity of Britain, the
3tates and the Soviet
-} said: _

-jiy the old imperialist
| are asserting them-
' sharper forms. Lieading
+s In the United States
"emerges from the war
| bly the strongest econ-
'wer in the capitalist
-2ve used thie weapon of
©? against their British
“als so that they may be
-cster position to secure
“n domination in world

S while, the old British
“st interests and imper-
erywhere are being un-
'. by the rising move-
'v colonial independence.
'@ meeting that threat,
fcc with their fellow im-
3 in France, Holland and
ed States, with the most
olence and oppression,
rly against the colonial

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Communist Attitude

To The Labor
Government

THERE were, said Mr. Pollitt,
important differences between

he British Conumuneets and
The Labor

Government

capitalist profit or whether they

were to be used to meet the
crying needs of the peeple at
the expense of profit:

“Any conception of an econ-
omic revival which puts profits
first, or one which is not direct-
ly based on a fuller life for the
working people will be fought.
It is not only politically wrong,
but in present conditions can
only lead to crises and unem-
ployment on a scale greater than
Britain has ever known. We re-
ject, too, the theory that wages
and living conditions can be
raised only if and when a great
increase in productivity has been
attained.” There is ample scope

this and previous Labor govern- |
ments. The present Labor gOv- |
ernment had a clear majority in!
parliament and was in a much
strenger position to carry out
the program of reforms to which
il was committed:

“The Communist Party will
put forward at all times the
policy that it believes should be
adopted at ‘every stage of the
struggle against capitalism and
will give its full support also
to the Labor government when it
is fighting for carrying through
its general election policy.

“The Communist Party will

and strongly aspects of Labor
government policy which either
on home or foreign affairs are
not in the best interests of the
working class and the nation. .”

Speaking of the intense fight
that the working class would
have to wage for the realization
of Labor’s policy, Mr. Pollitt
said: ‘
~ “Just as the Tories call upon
their allies in the ranks of the
employers, bankers and land-
lords to organize opposition and
pressure against the Labor gov-
ernment, so must the government
organize its allies in the factor-
jes, trade unions, cooperatives,
the Labor and Communist
Parties to crush the Tory op-
position.”

Britain’s Future

Policy At Home
R. POLLITT then turned to
an examination of the pre-
vailing peoliticak and economic
conditions and to the question
of Britain’s economic révival.
The “blunt issue” now was whe-
ther the resources of Britain
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now at the expense of profits.
Indeed, profits as a result of the
ineneasing productivity of labor
and the rise in prices have been
increasing relative to wages for
the last twenty years at least.”
The problems facing Britain,
continued Mr. Pollitt, demanded
the boldest measures for. the re-
organization of industry, trans-
port and agriculture, as well as
of foreign trade. They demanded
decisive changes in the whole of
our financial policy. They de-
manded the speediest operation
of Labor’s social program:
“Labor’s job is to produce an
over-all economic - plan going
far beyond anything so far con-
templated in the program of the

Labor government ... Two essen-
tial features of such a plan must
be (1) measures to increase

wages decisively at the ‘expense
of profits, and 2) the develop-
ment of a progressive tax sys-
tem.”

Export difficulties or objec-
tions from United States imper-
ialism, were not acceptable as
reasons for not carrying through

“Any difficulties arising from
these causes will be the more
speedily overcome the quicker we
carry through thie program of re-
vival for British industry which
is inseparably linked with rais-
ing our standard of life.”

Britain’s Future
Policy On Exports

N Britain’s foreign trade La-
bor must make a_ decisive
choice. We are at the parting of
the ways. The old imperialist
basis of British economy, the
imperial tribute from foreign
and colonial investment, the ex-
clusive shipping income, etc.,
covering our excess imports
largely rested on our position
as a colonial power. Labor must
find a new policy, not try to re-
establish the old against the will’
of the colonial peoples, with 4
new trade war which, in view of
Britain’s backward industry,
could only be earried out with
a policy of wage reductions and
the lowering of home standards.”
Mr. Pollitt said that the Com-
munist Party did not deny the
need for some imports and the
necessity to export in order to
pay for them. But the slogan “ex-
port or die” could not be accept-
able since it implied an unbridled
competitive drive at the expense
of the workers, with the inevit-
able consequence of economic
crises:

“We Communists advance our
alternative program, a Labor ap-
proach to Britain’s special prob-
lems. In the first place, our de-
pendence on imports can be
greatly reduced by the full use
of our own resources, especially
through the development of our
agricultural production. Second-
ly, the plans for the drastic mod-

or for slowing down our social
program. On the contrary:

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ing and cotton, will place Britain
in a position where her chemi-
cals, machinery and consumer
goods can take a leading place
in thle world market... Thirdly,
exports can no longer: be left to
the free-for-all seramble ‘for

profits. by the capitalists. The

government must ensure the
grouping and planning of expor€
orders, having in mind the long-

term needs and requirements of

the purchasing countries.
“Finally, exports in payment

for the necessary imports can,
in the long run, be secured only
by developing the closest friend-
ly relations with other countries,
especially with the Soviet Union
and the new progressive govern-
ments in Europe, fully operat-
ing the Bretton Woods Agree-
ment, and granting to colonial
countries the political freedom
essential to their ‘economic de-
velopment and prosperity .. .”

Britain’s Future

Policy On Wages
iE. POLLITT reminded dele

gates of the wage policy for-

mulated at Jast year’s Congress,

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