POLITICS AND PERSONS.
REPUTATIONS OF THE PAST SESSION.
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The Obertor's Parliamentary correspondent writes
planned attack has melted away before his barrage. On the Military Service Act on the Army Estimates, on Demobilisa- tion, on Russia, and on episodes like the "strike-breaking" cir cular, the O'Donnel Court Mar- tial, and the Douglas-Pennant
he rounded on
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As one looks back upon the Session In perspective some salient features emerge. The such an assured grasp of his sub- predominance of the Coalition, ifject, with such raillery, and with not unchallenged has been at such urbanity, that they were like
It is still a least unshaken.
Beckett in the hands of Car- Coalition, but the move towards pentier. He has matured and formation of a Central Party inellowed in style. But he does strengthen. Much depends on
not yet display the same powers Mr. Lloyd George. His per- of leadership as Mr. Lloyd George. sonality is its hief link. His He does not attach to himself a "genius is the chief hope both for band of personal adherents. He the formulation of a central policy is an isolated figure, a champion and for winning for it the sup- rather than a general. port of the country. But he was no party machine. Unless he makes a fight for the control of the Liberal Party, which he has not yet attempted, he will have to rely on the Tery machine, in which case all he would achieve
would be a fusion of the Liberal Coalitionists with the Tory Party, such as Mr. Chamberlain achiev ed with his Liberal Unionists after 1886. Events will move rapidly next session towards a decision.
Throughout the session, Mr. Lloyd George has swayed the House as never before. There has been some criticism of absence from the House except on great occasions, but this crit icsm ignores the duties outside the House which he has been compelled to undertake in respect of Peace negotiations, of intern- tional relation, of arbitration in Labour Disputes. of (4-
Dinuous
consultation with
regard to Ireland, and of the day-to-day devising and develop, ment of policy to meet, a hundred situations for unprecedented
Mr. Austen Chamberlain has recovered much of the ground which he andeservedly lost owing to his technical responsibility for administrative failures
Mesopotamia. Three other Ministers have conspicuously
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meeting of the party to be held, loses its opportunities before it can make up its mind. The of the party rank and file show little interest in questions of general national policy and attend only when some trade interest is at stake. Their best show, for example, has been made in the frequent debutes on coal. In these debates Mr. Brace and and Mr. Hartshorn made a pro- found impression on the House by their grasp of their subject and their skill in handling it. Mr. Clynes has shown himself the most all-round statesman on the Labour side, and he enlists in many diverse sympathy
Mr. Arthur Henderson has taken little part in debate since his return. He regards
quarters.
himself as the Carnot whose work is to organise the coming Labour victory in the constitu encies. Two new members, Mr. Ben Spoor and Mr. Graham (of Edinburght have earned sold reputations by their work on the Government of India Bill and the
improved their positions. Sir Scottish Land Settlement Bill Laming Worthington Evans' sac-respectively.
On the Coalition side, outside cess as Minister of Pensions has
excellent the Government. Sir Edward Car- earned for him an
of succeeding chance
son and Lord Rubert Cecil have the Chancellorship. The manner overshadowed all other figures. in which Mr. Montagu has The are both inscrutable both shaped the policy of the Govern-hoid in reserve much more than ment of India Bill has marked they say. Sir Edward is obsessed him out as a big man-big in by the destiny of Ulster. Lord intellect, big in imagination, and Robert is preoccupied by the big in his enthusiam for Demo- | League of Nations, but
finds more frequent oppor racy. Sir Robert Horne, if he has not found
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a solution fortunities to intervene in general Labour problems, has at any rate debate. He is clearly shaping kept the peace under must andu- towards being B leader of ous conditions. On the other Tory Democracy. His speeches hand, the Geddes brothers have evoke froquent applause from the not been an unqualified sac-
cess.
Sir Auckland has a first- class brain, hat after repeated ex- periences the House has made up its mind that he is academic. and it is hardly in a mood to do him justice. Sir Eric is much less nimble
lacks his
brother's power of speech. He
Labour benches, and he has at- taches to himself a group of younger Unionists who are keen on social reform. Mr. Ormsby Gore, Lord Winterton. Mr. Wood. Mr. Hills, Sir Samuel Hoare, Mr. Walter Summers, and Mr. Godfrey Locker Lampson are not content to be the broken on the wheels
which the old programmes and formulae provide no solution. In recent Limes the House of Commons has had experience is a director at a shareholders' of Coalition; they are determined of Prime Ministers who,
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Among the new members, the two most conspicuous person- alities who have revealed them- selves have been Capt. 1liot and The Government has had the Mr. MacQuiston. Capt. Elliot 1-61 prumbully to itself Sir is the most modern type in the Donald Marled the titular House, and on the occasions f fader of the remnant of Ang- his all too infrequent interventions antien Liberals, has played members have been delighted not his part with a lakh respect for less by the originality of his views than by the humour with the dignified traditions Parliamentary leadership, and he which they are presented. Being as won universal-goodwill. But a Scotsinan, he does not hesitate in has mostly been play-acting. to bring philosophy to bear on
Mac- podities. Mr. He speaks like the presumptive practical head of an alternative Govern Quisten gives promise of develop ment, but he has never had any ing into a kind of Scottish real force behind him. His Conservative Bernard Shaw. His little group of twenty-two is hope-caustic humour is blended with not aspired to bend the bow of lessly divided,, and Mr. Hozze the shrewdest of common sense. Achilles, has led the House with who, to his embarrassment. insist-On the Unionist side Mr. Lloyd
Al-ed on being one of his Whips, has Greame. Me. Inskip, and Sir Washington. December 27-ur, 19 m. rare judgment and courage. though occasionally threatened few opportunities of challeng. Ernest Wild, and on the Liberal Mr. Daniels. Secretary of the F. 23 with mutiny in his own party, hoing his leadership. Mr. Hogge side Mr. Colin Conte. Mr. Leng Navy, has bowed to the storm has retained his command, and ostentatiously refused to associate Sturrock and Mr. John Wallace raised over Admiral Sims's res st. 21
himself with his leader in the have laid the foundations of a fusal of the Distinguished Service formal coartesis of welcoming Parliamentary reputation, and Medal as protest against what he the Prime Minister buck from much more will be expected of considered the injustice of many the Pare Negotiations and them in the future. In the first awards for war service, and has treme member of the Labour "vo okunurons expression to sea in the Out Goard till have reconvened Admiral Knight's his refusal to the advantare.
Board of Awards for January 5, Party pays tribute to his skin, resediment at
the prin-
to "reconsider the whole subject." his courtesy, anh hie straight des commit himself to
It is understood tha: Vice-Adiniral aling, and acknowledges, regret violent a Capital Lery. At the
Hilary Jones, now commanding fully, his influence. Hisingenuous Birmingham meeting
National Liberal Federation,
"BLUE BIRD" AS OPERA. the Second Division of the Atlan- frankness has disarmed opponents
assi-ted by Mr. Pringle, he New York Dec. 28.-M. Maeter-
tic Fleet, has also refused a medal and his persuasive lozie has
as a protest, and Captain Ray- overcume preconceived prejudice organised a revolt against "thlinck's Blue Bird was presented
critical bec. old gang" and in the currant as a grand opera for the first mood Ha-brouck, commander of Contemporary time on any stage at the Metro- a transport which was torpedoed as. for example, his number of the interventions with regard to coal, Review"; he inveighs against politan Opera House last night, and sunk, has requested that his the unemployment dole. Fir Donald as more reactionary The performance was in aid of a mium Bonds, the Transport Riten than Mr. Asquith. Comman- number of French and Belgian awards of the Navy Cross. Cap- the Aliens Bill, and finance der Kenworthy is proving himself charities and was enthusiastical-tain Hashrunek is now comman- the Prime an aut pupil of Mr. Horge, and ly, applauded by a crowded and der of the battleship Minnesota. His alliance with
Maper Barnes has doffed the brilliant audience. The music Admiral Sims's protest has raised Minister has been a singularly all on colours to throw in his for The Blue Bird has been writ an unfortunate controversy, in happy one.
ten by M. Albert Wolff, a young which personalities, are being Mr. Churchill has reg dined the it with them.
Labour has been a disappoint- French composer, who is one of bandied about by the newspapers, ascendanes which he had st
& time in the late Par- ment. A Party which consists of the conductors of the Metro- but it is hoped that the recon- for liament. His oratorical arm- elements so diverse that it can politan Opera. The music was sideration by Admiral Knight's have no standard of policy, and father overwhelmed by the Board will obviate the necessity ament is most formidable and out-
whose leader can make no pro- magnificence of the stage setting. of a Congressional inquiry, for ranges any other, with the excep
Miss which the 'crítica have been tion of the Prime Minister's nouncement on important issues Among the singers was Time and again
has
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