William Thomas Goode
William Thomas Goode | |
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Born | 1859 Warwick |
Died | 5 August 1932 (aged 72–73) |
Occupation | Journalist, professor |
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William Thomas Goode (1859–1932) was a British academic, linguist and journalist. As
Early life
Goode was born in the fourth quarter of 1859 in Warwick, Warwickshire,[1][2] one of nine children of Sarah (née Adams) and William Goode, of Westgate, Warwick.[3]
Goode held an M.A. degree from London.[3] By 1881 he was lodging at 1 Georges Villa, Lambeth, London.[4]
Career
He was Master of Method at
He was a Professor of Languages.[3][8] In 1911 he was awarded a second, honorary, M.A. by the Victoria University of Manchester.[3][9] He lectured in Australia and New Zealand.[3]
He was a
His journalism was usually signed W. T. Goode.
Lenin interview
In 1919, Goode travelled to and spent a month in Moscow.
- how far did the proposals which Paris Peace Conferencestill hold good?
- what was the attitude of the Soviet Republic to the small nations who had split off the Russian Empire and proclaimed their independence?
- what guarantees could be offered against official propaganda among the Western peoples, if by any chance relations with the Soviet Republic were opened?
Lenin answered all three, and made a short statement calling for the publication of the Soviet constitution in the UK and extolling that system's virtues.[11]
While in Moscow, Goode also interviewed several other Soviet leaders, including:[10]
- Georgy Tchitcherin, the People's Commissar for Foreign Affairs
- Nikolay Miliutin, then Associate Commissar for National Economics
- Semyon Sereda, Commissar for Agriculture
- Schmidt, Commissar for Labour
- Grigory Melnichansky, secretary of the Moscow Alliance of Professional Alliance
- Leonid Krasin, Commissar for Transport
- Anatoly Lunacharsky, Commissar for Education and Mikhail Pokrovsky, his deputy
- Lev Kamenev, President of the Soviet, and Dmitry Kursky, Commissar for Justice
- Maxim Litvinoff
- Kliment Timiryazev
Each of those interviews formed a chapter in his subsequent book, Bolshevism at Work.[10]
Return from Moscow
Goode returned from
After his release, he was detained aboard a Royal Navy cruiser, for several days.[7][12]
On 4 November 1919, once news of Goode's detentions became known in England,
Politics
Goode spoke publicly and favourably of Bolshevik policies and conditions in the USSR.[8] He said:[8]
At Judgment Day, let me stand in the dock with Lenin and Trotsky, and not with one people.
He became president of Tavistock Labour Party in 1927.[3]
Death
Goode moved to The Shack,[13] Dolvin Road, Tavistock, in 1923.[3]
He died on 5 August 1932,[14] aged 72, after a period of illness.[3] He was buried at Tavistock New Cemetery.[3] He left an estate of 34,932.[14] Never having married,[3] his sole executor was his nephew, H. J. London.[14]
Works
- Bolshevism at Work. George Allen & Unwin. 1920 – via Internet Archive.
- Schools, Teachers and Scholars in Soviet Russia. London: Williams and Norgate. 1929. (foreword)
References
- ^ Birth Register, General Register Office, ref: 6D/469
- ^ 1911 United Kingdom census, RG14PN12870 RG78PN743A RD274 SD2 ED8 SN28, Registration District:Kingsbridge. Place: Portlemouth near Salcombe, Devon, William Thomas Goode, visitor, aged 51, born Warwick, Principal of Training College (LCC).
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Tavistock". Devon and Exeter Gazette. 12 August 1932. page 13, column 6.
- 1881 Census of the United Kingdom, RG11/607/Folio 127, page 75
- ^ Owens College was the forerunner of Victoria University of Manchester, now the University of Manchester
- ^ Hartog, Philip (1900). The Owens College, Manchester (founded 1851); a brief history of the college and description of its various departments. Manchester: J.E. Cornish. p. 82.
- ^ a b Soviet Russia. Russian Soviet Government Bureau. 27 December 1919. pp. 8–9.
- ^ a b c "Lecture By Professor W. T. Goode, M. A." The Australian Communist. New South Wales, Australia. 1 April 1921. p. 5. Retrieved 8 March 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ Register of Graduates and Holders of Diplomas and Certificates, 1851—1958. Victoria University of Manchester. p. 250.
- ^ a b c d Goode, William Thomas (1920). Bolshevism at Work. George Allen & Unwin – via Internet Archive.
- ^ a b c d e Goode, W. T. (21 May 2011). "1919: Lenin agrees to Guardian interview". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Mr. Goode's Arrest". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). House of Commons. 4 November 1919.
- ^ The Shack: 50°33′01″N 4°08′33″W / 50.550245°N 4.142400°W
- ^ a b c "Westcountry Wills: Mr W. T Goode, Tavistock". Western Morning News and Daily Gazette. 4 October 1932. page 3, column 2.
Further reading
- "Men of mark : Professor W.T. Goode, who lifted the Russian veil". Stead's Review. 19 February 1921. pp. 195–198 +.