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OUR LONDON LETTER SOME SIDELIGHTS ON THE GENERAL ELECTION. CONSERVATIVE PARTY PRESS COMBINE.
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LONDON, November 29th. ;
LABOUM PARTT AND TUB ELICTION.
it has been presented to the country far decision. It is occupied with taking its hat off to France over the Tuhr adven ture, and blaming the Government for pot backing our Ally. Lord Beaverbrook AND derides Mr. Baldwin every morning be- rause he had not the courage to tax meat and wheat, when he was about it, as well as his proposed list of imported mami- factures. As Mr. Carvin says in the Observer with a touch of sardonic hum our, every morning the newspaper mag- antes dissemble life-long love and kick Mr. Baldwin downstairs." rHOPOSED NIK PATIES,
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One way of expltial the position is that the Labour party preferred to risk the triumph of Protection at the polls, which is a result they do not desire, rather than assist the Liberals to gain seats from the Conservatives. The Labour leaders are eager to retain at almost any cast the dignity and prestige that a pertain to the position of His Majesty a Opposition in the House of Commons It was, therefore, a case of putting Party before Free Trade,
THE PARTY'S WAR CHEIT.
tive.
Naturally enough the Conservative They Party managers are very angry. feel that their friends of old have de serted them in the day of battle. There is now acrious talk of acquiring a great London daily paper as the Conservative organ. No names are mentioned, but I understand it is the Morning Post which is in question. It is also said and this is quite definite as the fixed determina tion of the Party-that a new first-class London evening paper will be started in the immediate future to champion the cause of Conservatism. Probably other papers will follow.
Opinion in Flect Street has been pretty unanimous from the day the Press Trust was formed, that something of this kind was bound to happen. A great political sense of loyalty cannot submit to the bril keen proud traditions and a Party with ser liant anin@uvres of people who are apt to plume themselves upon their detach- ment from pasty ties. The Conservative leaders are exceedingly sorry now "that they did not make arrangements, to ac-" quire the Hulton newspapers, for they had the chance months ago before any- body else was in sight as prospective" purchaser. But the opportunity was allowed to pass by, with the result that Lord Rothermere and Lord Beaverbrook enme along-arm-in-arm,nk it were-and obtained central.
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There is also another way of account. ing for the attitude of Labour towards Liberals in the Election and this is that, soon after Mr. Baldwin decided to take the plunge, the funds of the Labour Party were unexpectedly augumented by con tributions from its supporters all over the country. Every day hundreds of letters containing remittances for the central office to be used for electioneering pur-
I learn from a trade source specially poses have, it is stated, arrivell and thereby encouraged the Party managers being received in Belgium from: Jajan, well-informed that considerable orders are to run candidates in constituencies that but there is little or no sign of orders, would otherwise hase bean allowed to reaching firms in this country. choose either a Liberal or a Conservapenry from this that the hopes that Bri The fact is that the position and pro- tisk enterprise would have a part in the spects of Labour as a political force have work of reconstruction after the earth- he realised, at all been greatly strengthened and improved quake are not to events as soon as during the last twelve months. The re-
was expected. The ao for a Belgium is sponsibilities of acting as the official presunt demand, Opposition have sobered the hot heads concerned, is for nails and wire for and ideasts, who have come to realise Japan, and, to a limited extent, for steel. that you cannot make a new world quite so easily as they bad assured their dis- ciples in platform speeches and in print. The Party has settled down in the House of Commons, and seem on the whole, prepared to carry on business there under the conditions pored by the end realities of practical polities. Of course, the wild men occasionally make a scene, and talk a good deal of hosh, and such things are sure to happen wain hit the sensible neu are well aware that they have a lot to learn about the science of government, and they are trying hard to equip themselves for the job. j
WOMEN AND THE GENERAL (FLECTION,
NAVAL CRCISE OF THE WORLD.
The pre-occupations of the General Election have diverted attention from the great naval cruise planned to show the in a tour of the Empire. The ships Bag"
the most ambitious undertaking of the kind ever planned. Included in the squa- dron is the Hood, the largest battleship
the world, and it is anticipated that everywhere. she will oxcite a vast amount of interest She tries the expert photographic staff who have been ap pointed by the Admiralty to auke an official film of the cruise.
There has been keen competition among Service ratings to obtain appointment to the various vessels. A great deal of organisation has been necessary to equip the ships for the numerous netivities that One will be associated with the tour. ship, the Repular, is the flanting of athletes bien who have won distinc tion in sport of many kinds are in this ship, amongst them being champion boxers, noted Tootballers, cricketers, and many others, This is characteristically English not to overlook the athletic side
One striking thing about the General Election has been the remarkable way women have devoted themselves to elec- tioneering I have had personal opportu nities of seeing something of the work women set themselves to do from the moment Mr. Baldwin decided upon an the country. In the political appeal struggles of the old days the Conserva- tives were always able to command the services of women to an extent beyond the
power of the Liberais: in this General Election women's activities have not been confined to any one party, hut Conserva-pany the light cruisers to India, but will tives, Liberals, and Labour have received cnormous assistance from the sex.
I cannot profess to say definitely what the reason is for all this feminine zeal, but doubtless the granting of the vote to women has had something to do with it. Women can now feel that they have responsbilities which they lacked before the Fracebise was extended to them." and this is naturally a incentive to take a band in the game. However that may
women were to be found working with the most enthuainem nut was in "London constituencies hat in all parts of the country for particular candidates. Many women who have been regarded as Society butterflies have displayed extra- ordinary energy as canvassers, and in the committee-rooms at clerical tasks. The workers referred to have not, however, been confined to any particular class of 'he community...
WOMEN SPEAKERS,
One or two other points of interest may he mentioned. At this General Elec- tion it has been discovered that women platform speakers have been a distinct asset to the candidates who were able to obtain their help. The announcement that a woman speaker would deal with Protection or Free Trade, as the case might be, was suficient to ensure a big attendance, especially if the lady was able to handle the inevitable hecklers. There
of the tour.
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so straight to Singapore. The squadron is due there on February 10th, and will leave on the 18th For Freemantle, Com- ing home from Australia next Summer. the ships will steam through the Panam Canal on the way from Vancouver to Jamaica. The cruise is expected to finish at home porta on September 27th.-H.B.
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The majority of the women who gone electioneering are attached to obe or other of the three parties, but a fair number are non-party women. They re- fuse to be labelled Liberal. Labour, or Conservative. In the past weeks they offered their services to speak for or help any candidate who was pledged to sup port certain aims dear to their hearts-- such as the Guardianship of Children Bill, Widow's Pensions, or some other matter, possessing a special bearing on the wellbeing of women and children. It is not unlikely that these workers at elections will tend to increase as time goes on, and social questions loom larger even than they do now in Parliament, CONSERVATIVE PARTY, AND THE PREBA
It has been amusing and instructive to observe the way that the Press Combine have been treating the General Election. Semrehody ought to compile a day to day record of the marvellous ingenuity with which the essential issues are avoided or delicately handled. Lord Rothermare's
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