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| ALBERT INKPIN 1888 - 1944 |
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| In 1916, Albert Inkpin was the General Secretary of the British Socialist Party. It’s of no surprise then, that he registered his objection to the war on political grounds in May 1917. He argued that war was “inimical to the welfare of the working class”. He could not take part in a war that betrayed the “international solidarity of labour” as his aim in life was to “strive to unite the workers of all countries in immediate peace”. The Hornsey Tribunal, like many others, was biased against political COs and dismissed his application, believing that political reasons were not legitimate reasons for objecting to war. After the war Albert continued in politics, becoming the General Secretary of the British Communist Party from 1920-22.
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