| Show European Situation Summed Up By y Famous Writers IN RID RIDICULOUS ICU LO US I II I CLAIM I He Has Split Own Party And Consolidated Opposition fly Ily A A G C G rn G I liberal Editor Sp Cable to The Tho I E fl COP Copyright rIght 1923 1923 LONDON DON Nov In 17 17 In In COUI FO of ot a 0 long lone experience penen e the r recalls no parallel to the as- as as astonishing transformation on the tho English political stage In the l of or an e eve ee e the tho hole I cape ind-cape caJe li It 5 13 3 suddenly ch arc toGS toes and ond foes toes ue MC friends friend and the countIs country count Is In un- un unprecedented un unprecedented contusion confusion Prime Minister Baldwins Baldwin's Ins In's deci deci- deci decision sion SlOn Lon to rush an election ejection on tariffs 11 lLa PS es d everybody dumbfounded It Ith ItIs h 1 a matter ot or common know ledge that a 0 month ago ego he himself had no 10 Idea or of o thIs sudden plunge It has been sho sho shoved shoed ed over 0 o er Cr by a 1 few be rind the scenes senes who ho finding a weak seak and man In command ha hao hae e him into an nn that he neither wanted w 1 anted nor Lor dream dream- cd cd of cof The results result are aro extraordinary PremIer Baldwins Baldwin's own OW party lot lot- fol followers lowers ers 1 were nero ero as much taken b by our sur- surprise sur surprise prise as an anybody bod and ar ara generally angry at being sent back bick to the country three i years ears ahead ot of time with a policy confused contused unexplained ed cd and doubtful Many ot or thorn them are tree freo traders at heart Most or of them are only halt half protectionists Some want ont ant little protection protection tion some want a lot and some ROme want tant ant none But Dut all Mint int to keep their Feats seats and ar are atry an ry at the udden prospect of ot having a 0 right fight for them theta and perhaps losing them The on the Liberal side sidar hM has been electrical Free trade Is one which nevet nevel rails falls to breathe the J breath ot of lire life H Into the tho Liberal TAl parry arry and to remo remote 0 all aU internal conflicts The TIle party has been In lamentable condition since Lloyd George s smashed hed It by the tho 1918 coalition on ele election It seemed noth noth- nothIng noth- noth nothing ing lag Mould heal the feud between the Asquith faction and the Lloyd Geor George e faction But Premier Bald Dald- Baldin Baldwin win 1 In has wi ought a miracle he nev nev- nev- nev never never er r Intended He lIe has wiped out thes disagreements at a stroke When Lloyd George left for America ho had no visible vl-Ible pros pros- pros pert ot or e ever eter er being reee ed again t ty y the main body of ot the liberals When ho lie stepped ashore on his ro- ro return re return turn from America he ho had noth noth- noth- noth nothIng nothing ing to do but siy y tree free trade trado and a prodigals prodigal's l His HI reconciliation with Asquith Is ts 11 blow to the 10 Premer n never counted on such a t f startling consequences or of othis his ts maneuver He lie his hUI performed the dou double le operation of ot breaking his own part party and consolidating the nemy Whatever er happens happen he heIs heis heIs Is the laughing stock lor the whole country and of ot all parties lie ne is easily the most wonderful Simple imon Imon that ever appeared In Brit BrIt- BrIt BrIt- British ish politics n BALDWIN VIN VIX IS n Lloyd Llo d Georges George's luck has not been stored spared by Lord head lie too returned from AIn America to re- re re his fortunes out of ot PremIer Baldwins Baldwin's He lie hoped to return like liko a prodigal al as also to the tho Tory party and to become the leading I champion ot of protection lie that the tho protectionists were so hard up for tor or an ad of genius that they would snatch at him but h he was as as sadly d The Tories would like his gift of or Impudent speech but they thy wont ont have lla him back on ony terl terms s Mr r Baldwin wanted badly but the pirty A him and the I rodl JI Mas as left nut out In the cold old Winston SV Churchill had better luck He lie has lias declare for free trad trade and hJ has rejoined the Liber Liber- Liberals als ais who seem to 1 hive irise e th the more forgiving spirit than 1 ti TI Totis and anda a 10 love e for fOI Thus the three coalition mus Imus- arc are e dl dissevered Lt Llod d George GeorgI and hlll Churi-hlll are bail back It In Inthe inthe Inthe the Liberal while LOrI Lord Birk- Birk Birkenhead Birk Is kicking his h wheels aels ls out out- outsIde outside out outside side every party door t What wilt will be the tho result Ev- Ev Ev Everybody r bod a agrees agree ree that Free Fre Traders till o ha an overwhelming advantage advantage tage ta In with ith I 4 George Geore Asquith Churchill and Ond on protectionist their side able while whilo the protection protection- I It have no one who holds the mind lInt But PremIer Prenier Bald Bald- Bald iv In in on snatching ie vic le- le tOI tory victory letOI before the tho question has been argued Moreover there i la labor which I advocating freo reo trade ill fight the Liberals in their con nn con Sail and divide the free rado vote ote ote This Is Premier Bald Baldwin's wins win's sina Ins In's chance or ot the tho He lie sill certainly be overwhelmingly ly beat beat- beat in cn n on the total vote polled but buthe he may mav possibly Just hold a 8 a mu mn 4 t the Liberals anti and Ia- Ia la labor bor or combined On the tho other ther hand band bandit It I Is highly probable that the lib lib- lib liberals rala and oDd labor together will out out- outnumber outnumber out outnumber number tile the Tory protectionists What then Will 11 they and form a II joint Un- Un Under Un Under der whom whom-Asquith whom Llo Ilo d George Georgeor or Who can cansay cansay say lIay An Ani thing I 13 is In lit thIs frantiC chaos |
