The Communist Party Shirks Debate

On several occasions the Communist Party have played the trick which the letter below illustrates. To impress an audience their speakers will issue a challenge to debate, but if the challenge is accepted the Communist Party subsequently repudiates it. The following letter was sent to the West Ham Branch of the S.P.G.B., in reply to a letter asking for the debate to be arranged : —

The Communist Party of Great Britain,
West Ham Local.
Replv to 11, Carson Road, Plaistow, E.16.
Sept. 12th, 1932.
Mr. P. Hallard.
Dear Sir,
Re your letter of the 4th inst., enquiries have been made into the authenticity of the challenge, and we are forced to the conclusion that the challenge emanated from an irresponsible source.
Undoubtedly it was issued from our platform, but the speaker was not a member of the Communist Party, and was, no doubt, unaware that the Communist Party sees no useful purpose served in entering into debates with the S.P.G.B.
Yours faithfully,
(Organiser) S. WARREN.