§ 57. Mr. Tinkerasked the Home Secretary whether he has considered the resolution carried by the Executive Committee of the Mineworkers' Federation, asking that the "Daily Worker" be allowed to be published and circulated, a copy of which has been sent to him; and will he state his intentions on the matter?
§ Mr. H. MorrisonYes, Sir, but I have nothing to add on this subject to the reply which I gave to a Question by my hon. Friend the Member for North Lambeth (Mr. G. Strauss) on 24th July last.
§ Mr. TinkerIs my right hon. Friend aware that that statement was made some 10 weeks ago? Has he any reason to think that the Communist party is not genuinely behind our war effort now, and is it not better to have a 100 per cent. movement forward for the prosecution of the war and to allow then to publish this paper?
§ Mr. MorrisonI stated at the time, and I can only reiterate it now, that the view of the Government is that the Communist party is not loyal to this country.
§ Mr. ShinwellDoes my right hon. Friend realise that the Mineworkers' Federation prefer to think otherwise? Has he made up his mind now to defy the decision of the Mineworkers' Federation?
§ Mr. MorrisonI do not know what constitutional doctrine my hon. Friend is advancing, but he had better think about it before pursuing it.
§ Mr. GallacherIs the Minister expressing the opinion that the friends of Hitler were loyal to this country? Is it not the case that there is no legal reason why the "Daily Worker" should be suppressed at the present time?