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RED POPLAR 
47 hours’ hard manual labour is an ‘‘ indulgence in philanthropic 
enthusiasm’ involving ‘‘ gifts and gratuities disguised as 
wages,” an Auditor would get all the support he required in 
stopping a Labour Council from making any radical alteration 
in the condition of the working classes who had returned it to 
office for the specific purpose of serving their interests. The 
matter cannot be left there. The Labour Movement, if it desires 
to use Local Government at all, must see to it that local bodies 
are not robbed of their power for good by class-conscious 
bureaucrats and lawyers. oo