Gareth Jones' Newspaper Articles

Gareth visited Russia and Ukraine on three occasions; firstly in 1930, when he was in Lloyd George’s employ; then in 1931, when he accompanied a young Jack Heinz II of 'ketchup' fame ; and finally it was on his last visit in March 1933, when he internationally exposed the folly of Stalin’s Five-Year Plan of Collectivisation and Industrialisation. 

This exposure of the  Soviet (Ukrainian) Famine (Holodomor) and his  subsequent defence of his accusations in response to Soviet denials by Stalin's main apologist, Walter Duranty of the New York Times are covered in this section, along with several supporting documents, including articles by Malcolm Muggeridge.

[To view any of his Country / subject-specific articles from this page, then please click on the yellow-boxed links.]

Leaving Britain in the May of 1931 he spent a year in the employ of the World's largest Public Relations expert, Dr Ivy Lee, in New York.  His article to Dr Lee on the War debts reflect much of Gareth’s knowledge on the world's problems at that time.  This and other articles on the United States appear in the above link to America. 

  In the Spring of 1933, after a further short period with David Lloyd George, he joined The Western Mail newspaper and most of his articles were printed by this press.  During his time with the paper he visited Ireland, wrote on the Irish problem and interviewed a number of influential politicians including de Valera.  

In October 26th 1934, Gareth left Britain for a round the ‘World Fact Finding tour’.  After 10 weeks in the United States he departed from San Francisco for the Far East in order to report on the political situation in the area and investigate Japan’s intention of territorial expansion.  His ultimate aim was to write a book, but due his tragic death in the hands of bandits in China on August 12th, 1935 he never achieved his goal.

  To accomplish his literary ambition he would have referred to these documents.  They include articles which he wrote for newspapers (in particular The Western Mail), interview notes which he intended to publish and various other documents of interest to him, eventually sent home as his effects. 

Gareth wrote a series of articles in May & June 1933, using his international experiences and relating them to the unemployment and poverty in Wales.

In June 1933 he was reported on the World Conference (on unemployment) from London.

In the summer of 1933, he wrote a delightful series of articles for The Western Mail about rural Wales.  Some of these articles were reprinted in a commemorative book: In Search of News published after his death; with the proceeds going towards a Travelling Memorial Scholarship established in his name (which is still awarded today to Welsh students).