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Paily Worker Reporter Te great Negro singer Paul R t obeson Janded in Brtiain last elnight. It is his first visit since 1939. -"] represent here,” he told me, tl that fraction of American opinion that feels we can build a world in .[peace, and that the next war ~| would certainly mean the end of -lwhatever we mean by civilisa- - | don.” +| Frankly, we have to face the fact in America and elsewhere Sl\that we are dealing with different : cal songs, then folk songs, I shall sing a loi of the folk songs of kinds of life in many parts of the ; different nations and one special t a don't like Russia don't happen to like English Socialism either.” Mr. Robeson spoke with warmth ot his love for the Soviet Union. “Tama very, very deep and un- qualified and ardent admirer of the Soviet Union,” he declared. “Nothing Las changed that.” KHASIC RIGHTS On the tria] of ihe eleven leaders of the American Communist Party, Mr. Robeson said this: “ Gnce those men were pilloried. then anybody who had any kind of opinion these Wall Street fellows didn't like would also be unsafe. “Tt is indeed a basic issue of American civil rights. I think they have done a magnificent job in their struggles for the Negro neonle.” 4 MY. Robeson’s toir, the bookings for which have been, I understand, “sensational,” will last until the middle of April. Among the cities he is are Birmingham, Belfast. Cardiff, Glasgow, and Liverp “T shal) sing.” he said, “classi- , ee ee dare visitin: heffie: ool. d, world. . “The Wall Street people who group of songs of the resistance movements. Mr. Robeson added that while in Europe he hopes to visit ie Eastern European countries, | £20-A-WEEK PAY RISE From PETER ZINKIN . .- R's wage increases, ranging from £300 to £1,250 a year -|for top-grade civil servants were recommended in a Government ° committee's report issued yester- ¥, eet) a Bar. £e.> 7 : asury a ee for the Dally Worker, WU as @ vinuw ww jam. Rust, our late Editor. é | First came from South Wales agaii. MINERS IN NEWLANDS AND ABERBAIDEN PITS HAVE SMASHED TARGET 10. NOW WON 11. STILL GOING UP. — Second was from the little village of San with a population of just over 3,000. SMASHED TARGET or READERS—Douglas Mathews. From Lancashire, toc, come claims of over 300 new readers won since the newsprint restrictions were raised. Leading branch is Platting (Manchester) with 17 new readers, while Gorton have won two new readers every week during this period. Pledge forms, too, are coming in steadily from all dy (Beds) ‘ ae io ‘aren 5 «With NEW over the country, and today they will be pinned to the Board of Tribute which has just been erected in the -front hall of the new building. Will your pledge form be there? | Sign this pledge today Make sure of it by filling in this form today and sending it off immediately. I pledge myself to win one new reader of the Daily Worker as a tribute to the memory of William Rust. Name * Address PrvTTeerTiir iti Ti hirer prettier iri | Send to Daily W Four scientists are suspended M15 OPENS NEW ATTACK , From SAM RUSSELL THE purge of four Government scientists and an Admivaelty eleri,—-announced-yesterday by the Institute of Professional Civil Servants, is believed to herald a new wave of sackings or suspensions on political grounds. All of the scientists are men with honours degrees. Three ate employed by the Ministry of Supply at the Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough, and the fourth by the Admiraity. Apart from the recent purge of War Office messenger Harold King, these are the first political suspensions on Down- ing Street orders since last October. ; It is known that since that time the secret police of M.1.S-have been perfecting their arrangements for tapping telephone conversations of a Jarge number of Government employees, making inquiries on the basis of anonymous letters received, opening private correspondence and using spies. Particular attention is being paid to scientists of all grades working at places like the orker, 75 Farringdon Road, E.C.1. POPUTePITe tii itii iit ii iii sg Memorial for William Rust Dean to speak ‘elecommunica- tions Research Establishment at Malvern, the Atomic Energy Estab-} AMONG the speakers at the lishment at Harwell, and the Royal William Rust Memorial Aireraft Establishment at Farn- borough. . Sections of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research are also receiving attention. warns Ar wash FIMLE The agents emploved by Meeting next Thursday will be the Dean of Canterbury. | The meeting will be held at the Friends’ Meeting House, Euston Road, London, and will begin al MIS yl” a . 3 cif er per ie w stuffing of his sleeping bag was like & wet sponge. - Icy DECK “In the circumstances ] knew it Lieulenanl Vommiasiaer adil bla sleeping kit soon became soaked ith slush and ice. The Kapok was useless going on longer. tf was virtually lying on an icy metal eck.” he said. ; “But I have prov ae fect tole gency suits flawless. Until the bag caved in I wag 50 warm | slept merely In under+ The first thing he aske@ for was a glass of beer, | LATEST: NEWS sleepin LABOUR HOLDS BATLEY the Batley seanite . Morley by-election declared | early this morning, was :— A. D. Broughton (Lab.) 21,514 A. M. Ramsden (Con.) 16,828 Majority %,G86 General Election 19i5: Labour 22,682, Cous, 11,906, Lib. 5,256. Lab. majeriiy 13.5.2. * esut of ani WEATHEE ; For. at first; bright r. Lighting-up time: 5.50 p.m. NO NEWS YET ON STANLEY R. CHUTER EDE, Home Sec- retary, told the Commons yesterday that until the Polish authorities had replied to repre- sentations made to them. he could add nothing to the facts already known oshant the intention — te deport Stanley. . : He was answering questions by M.P.s on what action had been taker, 10 enferce the deportation order mae . icinst Stanley. Asked avcul pussidle representa- tions fo Israel, he replied: “It is very undesirable to do anything which might militate against my getting Mr. Stanley into Poland. Stanley described himself as a Poie, said the Home Secretary, and he was trying to deal with this man on the basis of nationality. Witness resigns Mr. Francis Price, a witn uu the Lynskey Tribunal, has resi,acd his position as managing director of Stagg and Russell, of Leicester Square. Saw Baldwin for - 105 minutes HE Governor of the Leeward Ialandr Ear] Baldwin, hed a 105-minute interview with Mr. Creech Jones, Colonial Secretary. yesterday. , The Colonial Office stated that ig TT another meeting will take place m. Hex, Wee