Salt Lake Telegram | 1924-03-30 | Page 18 | Macdonald to Step out on Request

MACDONALD TO STEP OUT OUTON ON ONRE RE REQUEST LONDON March 29 By A. A P. P P.- P. England probably never had a prime prime minister who appealed so souI uI universally to o the Instincts of humanity humanity hu hu- hu- hu manity or who so nearly met the popular conception of ot a man of the people as Ramsay MacDonald Reared in humblest circumstances the man who now directs the destinies destinies des des- of a great empire has Insisted in insisted insisted in- in even in his present exalted position on on following rigidly the simple life and excluding all social or official ostentation American correspondents who were privileged to have an hours hour's talk with the premier recently found him delightfully democratic affable and outspoken Sitting Sitting-at at a small flat top desk deskIn In the foreign office the fhe premier r with his finely shaped head strongly strong- strong iv ly delineated face kindly eyes and great wealth of ot hair presented a picture reminiscent o ol oJ those of Lincoln Lin coIn coln in the Civil war days daje He lie was wasI I I attired in the conventional homeI homespun homespun home home- I spun sack suit the trousers of I which did not match tho the coat woolen socks ck P by r Lis i ter and spacious well worn brogues brogue l It seems to me rae all wrong the premier drawled In his broadest ScotcH for a man to expect a large salary arid and other emoluments and privileges upon entering public pub pub- I lic ho office I would be perfectly happy to resume my former private life on onan onan onan an income of or pounds a year My idea of a a. a man who served his country well Is one who leaves office poorer than when he heIt entered it It ls is isa a a great reat mistake to make public service an avenue for an All extravagant extravagant ex ex- mode of life Whenever the spirit of tit the BrItish British Brit BrIt- ish people Indicates I am no longer wanted as prime minister I am quito quite ready to go back bock to my porridge porridge por por- ridge JJ potatoes and plainness as simple citizen