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Another minor point in the deliberations hinges on the question of Chesham House, Tsarist London Embassy. At present M. Sabline, member of the Embassy staff before Bolshevik days, occupies the house and, "recognizing that he is not in Moscow," refuses to budge. M. Rakovsky claimed the Embassy for Sovietland and thus evinces a desire to establish the Soviet regime as lawful heir to that of the Tsars. The British Government favors M. Rakovsky's contention, but the whole matter was exciting a good 'deal of comment and was further complicated by obscure legal points...
...make the Parliament understand that we need a leader, and the leader we need, in the estimation of L'Action Française, must be the hereditary leader, consequently the legitimate heir to the 40 Kings that made France." The Communists, in an election manifesto, urged a real Bolshevik dictator and the enaction of the following program: " Extinction of the public debt by confiscation of great fortunes; socialization of banks, mines, railroads, industries, insurance; requisition of dwellings for the proletariat; creation of a workmen's and peasants' militia; constitution of a high court of justice...
Last week the Bolshevik "gabbler" made a memorable speech at the Grand Theatre, Moscow. It is worthy of note that the speech lasted for two hours, that M. Trotsky made it in his capacity as Chairman of the Revolutionary War Council, that it was addressed through the people to the Army and Navy. Excerpts...
Gusty belchings of a Bolshevik gabbler...
...opening sessions of the conference were marked with much plain speaking from Premier Ramsay Mac-Donald. Old Tsarist Treaties were relegated to subcommittees for inspection, but no important decisions were or could be arrived at. Cessation of Bolshevik propaganda and recognition of debts and private property by the Soviet: Government were the chief items on the agenda...