Mr. J. H. Thomas, addressing the Cardiff railwaymen on Sunday,
said that their movement was still hindered by sec- tional and caste differences. Drivers and firemen thought that they were better than the platelayers or labourers. This, of course, is perfectly well known to the public, but it is unusual for a trade union leader to admit the fact. Mr. Thomas went on to attack the Communists, who used every strike for propa- gandist -purposes. He advised his hearers to seek their ends through the Parliamentary franchise. A revolution in this country would, he said, be folly. A third of the people lived on imported food—the proportion is really higher—and if there was an upheaval, the imports would cease and people would -starve. Mr.' Thomas has pursued an erratic course in the past, but he will recover his reputation with sober Englishmen if he con- tinues to utter these plain truths. Courage and honesty are sorely needed in the Labour Party, as well as elsewhere.
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