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Mf e Daily Worker Reporter rPHE great Negro singer Paul * Robeson Janded in Brtiain last night. It is his first visit since 1939. -“T represent here,” he told me, “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 tion.” Frankly. we have to face the fact in America and elsewhere that we are dealing with different kinds of life in many parts of the world. _ oof : “The Wall Street people who don't like Russia don't happen to Uke Engtish Socialism either.” Mr. Robeson spoke with warmth of his love for the Soviet Union. “T am a véry, very deep and un- ualified and ardent admirer of the. Soviet Union,” he declared. | A “Nothing Las changed that." RASIC RIGHTS 1° Ab E® be@i FRIDAY FEBRUARY I8 1949 OC PAAAROURRAETTRSADE CORR PRERUCRETPOeeeTAERsTeaeSeEE Ra catia whatever we mean by civilisa-— THE BILL RUST MEMORIAL CIRCULATION DRIVE 3 S35 2-8/ S41 More target- Smidasters TWO more telegrams yesterday cane from branches of the Communist Party which ond thatu tuvente af now raadore have achieved their targets of new readers for the Daily Worker, won as a tribute to William Rust, our late Editor. First came from South Wales agaili. MINERS IN NEWLANDS AND ABERBAIDEN PITS HAVE SMASHED TARGET 10. NOW WON 17. STILL GOING UP. “— Second was from the little village of Sandy (Beds) with a population of just over 3,000, — . : SMASHED TARGET OF 5 WITH 15 NEW READERS—Douglas Mathews. From Lancashire, too, come claims of over 300 new teaders won since the newsprint restrictions were id@iseu. 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 aver the onuntry and tadag they will be pinned to the UPVC BAL RAruann ea fy Mean SUE Bet, eae he greene 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 Prerriririt tetra L PyrvTrerTitrirrirriirili iii iii io) ™ Ona eeepancgasneessereseens Seubeeereetbeaeeeeeee eras Send to Daily Worker, 75 Farringdon Road, E.C.1. ee ceeneaae pun Dantes PRDCCTOREEFAL TOES EREDUREeeeeeeseRtn RSs nAseRTESESTeSagaenEssOCsseSerSereerseTERE Four scientists|22.> REN epRnnesRasEerieReTere passes eniescererersnense es: Brrr! he said and | gave up BOARD HMMS. Vengeance with Royal Navy Arctic Force Surgeon Lieutenant-Com- mander ©. Boyd Martin gave up his ‘planned six-day “exposure test” after less than three days. He had been perched om = gun platform pretending to be a lonety airman brought down.on an ice | floe., : - He was testing a special airman's rotection suit designed by himself or use in Arctic warfare conditions and was living on normal six-day emergency rations. In a screamin un swung roun is small tent made from a para- chute and within a short time he and his kit were hidden under driving snow. ; Heat specially ied from the -warmed ship thawed the snow and Lieutenant-Commander Martin's sleeping kit soon became soak with alush and ice. The Kapok stuffing of his sleeping bag was like a wet sponge. - ICY DECK “In the circumstances I knew it was useless” going on longer. I was virtually lying on an icy met eck,” he said. ‘ gale, a Bofors to sweep away genev suits flawless. Until the sleeping bag caved in I wag £0 slept merely in under- clothes.” The first thing he asked for was a glass of beer, TT ATECT: NEWS| Raced dctadhslifsitesiehhedl LABOUR HOLDS Resuli of the Gatley and Morley by-election declared early this morning, was :— A, D, Broughton (Lab.} 21,514 A.M, Ramsden (Con.)} 16,825 Majority 4,056 ~ General Election 1915: Labour 22,682, Cons. 11,9¢¢, Lib. 5,256. Lab, majority 11,555. |- 12304 -N1B, a Enclosure. Bd WEATHEE: Fog at first;: bright Inte , “But I nave proted i: qapennr