She argued that she actively opposed totalitarian regimes and practices. In 1931, she published "The Conscription of a People"—a protest against the abuse of rights in the Soviet Union. In 1936, she was involved in a long-running battle in the pages of various newspapers with Lady Houston after the latter had become notorious for her outspoken support of Benito Mussolini. Stewart-Murray had taken issue with Houston calling in the pages of the "Saturday Review" on the king to become British dictator in imitation of the European fascist regimes.