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THE SOCIALISTS,"
CONSERVATIVES SWEEP THE COUN
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LONDON, November 8th.
A HLASHING DEFEAT,
The General Elretion which has re- sulted in the return of the Conservative party to power with a commanding majority over all other sections in the House of Commeos, is an impressive proef of the sanity and.common sense of the British people faced with a great issue. In recent articles I have enden voured tu present balanced account of the Labour Government's way of hand. ling important questions, and shown that the methods profoundly disturbed the minds of people in every state society
of
There, was interference by the Execu tive with the course of Justice in the Campbell case-the withdrawal of a "pro- secution for sedition against a Com munist editor. There was also the lean of forty million pounds sterling to the Sovie: Government a proposal, which It seemed offerded public opinion. degrading to bolster up financially a gaug of revolutionaries who have Russia, and whose hatred of this country is open sind undisguised. Then, in the midst of the Election we had the disclo Bure of the Zinoviev letter addressed to. the Coumarist party here calling upon them to stir up the Army and Navy ta mutiny and to foment rebellion among the anemployed.
THE PEOPLE'S VERDICT.
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with a knowledge of these things, and of the well-known sympathy of the Labour party with Socialists and home and Coumpanist movements at abroad. thas the British people went to the poll They have given their verdict. ce Mr. Ramsay MacDonald and his Minister in a manner which makes it plain to all the world that they will not tolerate a political party which woefully As the Timex ex.. misrepresents them." pressed is in a leading article the day following the poll, The British people perceived that in reality there was bat one brond question before them. They were invited to reject the whole political aud social system which they have in- herited and developed through hundreds af years as fundamentally mistaken, and to substitute in its place machinery for the creation of a Socialist Commonwealth. They have given their answer and seldom if ever in our long and varied political annals has an answer more decisive been recorded.
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Mr. MacDonald and his supportera went to the country with 193 seats in the House of Commons, and they return with 139 on the present figures. Mr. Baldwin had only 955 followers in the late Parlia ment, and he has now a compact body of 411 member's behind him; while the Liberals have dwindled from 138 to L bandful of 4. We have in these figures WHAT BUSINESS MEN BAY, proof positive that the ancient spirit of this country has reasserted itself The election was decided not on party issues at all, but on the broad question of national security and stability which was theraced by the action of the Labour Government in attempting to foist on the coustry ideas and ideals that are for eign to the English, temperament and tradition. FUTURE OF THE LIBERAL PARTY.
What is to be the fature of the Literal party in Parliament! We are to-day faced by one of those catastrophic changes, which leave men, bewildered: the great party which played such a mighty role all through the Victorian period is in the dust, and at the moment ro man insecurity.
It was quite clearly recognised before. can say whether it will recover sufficiently ernment in charge of the Ship of State to be a power in the land again. In failed to inspire confidence, which is ab band that the American claim for priority for occupation costs in the political circles the view is canvassed solutely necessary to trade prosperity.
At the F.B.I., the view, held is to the Rhineland would be likely to cause seems probable now that that the Liberal party is doomed, and
effect that we are near to the beginning trouble, and only one of two courses is open to its re. presentatives in the House of Commous of a world revival of trade. The line of the Committee will have to wait awhile One is for the moderate men to become reasoning is that since the war we have until the new Chancellor of the Ex- absorbed in the Conservative party, and had spasinodic trade revivals in the shape chequer gets into the saddle."
I hear that it is highly probable that the other is for the extreme men to ally of interral trade booms in manufactur PRINCE HENRY. themselves with the Labour party. With ing countries; but there has been no only about 40 Liberal in Parliament at international boom. This is accounted in the New Year there will be new Westminster. there is tot much that for by the disorganised state of the ex- activities for Prince Henry, The Prince Liberals as a Farliamentary unit can do. changes and the lack of stable conditions is very keen on his job as a soldier, and Forty M.P's do not constitute a party in Europe, but more especially by the it has been for a long time ore of his want of balance between the products of causes for complaint that he has had no they are only a group,
agriculture and the products of indus. opportunity of seeing any "real work abroad. The belief is generally accepted tries.
in well-informed circles that early in 1925 he will be appointed to a post.co The argument is developed by F.B.I. the staff of either the Viceroy of India Since the war of the Commander-in-Chief of India, and experts in this way. there has been, broadly speaking, a re- it is fully expected that an announce lative over-Production of agricultural ment to this effect will be made in the produce with the result that producers: course of the next week or twe have been forect to accept uncconomic
Among the notable successes of candi- prices for their crops, and consequently MB. I. LOOKER, M.P, ".. they have been unable to buy their normal
return of Mr. H. W. Looker, formerly quota of manufactured goods. But the dates at the General Election was the tide, it is considered, is now on the turu, solicitor at Hongkong, who was returned as indicated by the recent rapid increase in the price of certain foods and raw for South East Ease. He polled 18,731 Imaterials which means prospetto, the votes against 13,820 cast for Mr. P. C.
Hofman, the late Member for the Divi agricultural countries.
I was assured by one of the officials at when the Labour Government took office. C. E. WARREN & CO., LTD. the federation of British Industries, The Russion Treaties are, of course, ab.. where one naturally turns for a consider-solutely dead, and this in itself means a ed opition of a reliable character on in-las of complications, because our relations dustrial matters, that the General Elec- with the Soviet Government are ever less tion result means a great deal indeed friendly than they were at the beginning for trade recovery. The retura of a Con- of the year.
Then there is the application of the servative Government with such an im-1 pressive majority over the other parties Dawes Report, and it is feared in weil- TAL O. 263. in the House of Commons is a guarantee informed circles here that Mr. Mac- of stability in the political domain for Donald made concessions to M. Herriot. some 'years to come. This feeling has during the Lordon Conference that are been sadly lacking of late. The business likely to have the effect of greatly delay- world had constantly before it the fear of fing the work of the Committee of Allied something happening at home or abroad and American experts who are at present as a result of Socialist or Communist sitting in Paris dealing with the allo- | activities among Ministers that there was cution of the host and subsequent a In short, the Labour Gov-auities under the Report,
On the other hand there are many who hold the Liberalism cannot die. It has beliefs, maxims and policies which are enduring, they say, and as over three million votes were cast for the Liberals returned to the flouse of Commons there is proof positive that Liberalism is strong in the country, especially as the fact is corcrded that vast numbers of Liberals voted Conservative, at the General Elec. tion to ensure the defeat of the Socialists. The future of Liberalism is dark and un- certain, and the most anybody can say is best expressed in the Asquithian
Wait and Sec. phrase." MA. ASQUITH.
TRADE XXPASSION.
No doubt it has been consoling to Mr Asquith "ia "his hour of defeat in the
Of course, while it is true that this sion, and thus won the seat for the Con- Paisley division to receive from men of readjustment must adversely affect the servatives with the handsome majority all parties sincere expressions of regret United Kingdom in its capacity of con- of 5,911 votes. Mr. Hoffman is the Be that he should have been debarred from sumer, it is argued that the disadvan cretary of the Shop Assistante Union, Parliament at a time when his ripe 'ex- uge should be more than offset by the and he is quite an able Labour leader, of moderate views on social questions. perience and judgment are so greatly numerous benefits which we should reap He had made himself secure, as many needed. O learns that Mr. Baldwin as the exporters of industrial products.
Looker in Patlinment..
country as a whole, and landed Mr.
was among the first to send to the vete-In addition any tendency for trade to thought, in the constituency, which is fan Liberal a cordial letter, expressing expand is likely to be fostered by: the cludes the powerful working class element bis regret, coupled with the hape that superfluity of money in the United in and around Tilbury Docks, but the it will not be long before Mr. Asquith States and by the re-catablishment of South East Esser, as it did over the tide of Conservative feeling swept over returns to the House of Commons. It is financial stability in Germany The con currently said that an effort will be inade clusion reached, therefore, is that there at the earliest possible moment to find are faint but unmistakable signs of seat, and already the name of a well world expansion of trade next year. known Welsh M.P. with a considerable LOMATIC DIFFICULTIES majority behind him, is mentioned as being willing to resign in favour of the The new Secretary of State for Foreigned. Liberal Leader. Meanwhile, Mr. Lloyd Affairs, has a taak in front of him that nursing the Essex constituency, and George will naturally lead the small nobody will envy. He will have to clear has been ably nesisted by his wife, who Liberal party in the House of Commons, up a good deal of the mess and muddle comes of a family that lived in Essex, and in this connection it is rather curious that has been left behind as a conse- near the old country, town of Chelmsford,
At the General Election of 1922 Mr. Looker contested Central Hull against Commander Kenworthy, but was defeat For some time past he has been
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