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ADDRESS LETTERS

TO THE EDITOR

TELEPHONE

CENTRAL 5991

The Daily Herald

21 TUDOR ST. LONDON E C

January 8th, 1913.

Dr. Russel Wallace,

Old Orchard,

Broadstone,

Dorset.

Dear Sir,

I have read what you gave to the Daily News² the day before yesterday and it did our hearts good to see that you are for revolt. You will see from the papers that we are sending herewith that revolt is the keynote of our little Labour newspaper. If there is a strike, we do not necessarily ask whether it is a just strike. We just support it because it is a strike, recognising that the one thing needful to do is to rouse the workers from their lethargy and get them into a fighting spirit. The little motto we are putting before them is, "It is better to die fighting than to die starving".

Perhaps looking through the copies of the Daily Herald sent herewith will inspire you to write us something. Of course, we should be only too delighted if so. You will remark that we are having a pretty good discussion on Socialism and Syndicalism and various other "isms" — a kind of "where are we?" discussion. Tom Mann,³ Victor Grayson,⁴ Cecil Chesterton,⁵ Gilbert Chesterton,⁶ Leonard Hall,⁷ Russell Smart,⁸ George Lansbury⁸ and a few more chipping in.

Kind regards, Yours faithfully | Charles Lapworth⁸ [signature] Editor.