| Show CHURCHill'S TROUBLE IS DEVELOPING Show-Down Show Soon On Increased Estimates I For Navy I nr 1 A t G a Go n Greatest LIberal Copyright 1925 by The Consoli Consoli- Consolidated Consolidated Consolidated dated Press Pres Association Winston Churchill has bas won non his first skirmish with ith the admiralty In the time fight oi 0 over or er Increased ex- ex exp ex expenditures p for Cor time the British naY navy Ho ha has lIas won mon sufficient suppo t In Inthe inthe Intha the cabinet to have the tes referred back for Cor revision but the tho show down n will aIll come hen nhen they are submitted finally to par par- parliament par parliament A G Gardiner sass sa s the fight will reveal a o strong ill In gO government ranks and he lIe ien ven ventures cn- cn tures no prediction as to the out out- outcome out outcome come comas IO LONDON Fob Feb 14 1 4 Winston Ins on Churchill a s ti sm with Ith the time die die- diehards die bards hards ot or the Tory party have havo de- de de developed Prime 1 Minister SIan Stanley ley Baldwin In appointed him chancellor or of the thc exchequer In the hope that his hh formidable fighting qualIties would enable him to 10 0 otel t e the lie spending depart depart- departments departments ments and effect Heet a II gl eat reduction lIon ibis In taxation Ml lilt Churchill finds the tho only reduction in which a II substantial reduction of or expenditures Is pos pos- pos possible sible Is naval natal Other maIn Items ot of expenditure such as Interest on the lie public debt an and educations are arc irre- irre irreducible Irreducible Irre Irreducible The Tho cost ot of armaments Is double lint beCome berol e the war ar and with th the German navy y at al the bottom or of orthe othe the North sea public feeling re- re raids re-raids 1 1 d the present expenditure as monstrous and Indefensible But nut the die haid d section of or the Is Ii imper imper- imperialistic and as al rallies to the tho defense of or military expenditure e ho Os 0 er extra extravagant age lit Give CIte us a shilling ort oft tInt the in- in income In Income come tax tau tais Is the cr ot of th the ta ta tapa pa ers Oho Give Cite us 13 pounds sterling more toi COI al Is the tho cry ot or the jingoes The new estimate of oC the sea lords Includes demands foi fot eight new cruisers and Increased e ec- ec ex for other branches ot of the fleet Involving Ing an additional sum or of o ten millions foi na al alone lime air bert sen- bertIce Ice berv-Ice Ice Is also ra ravenous Inous for Cor more money raising the cost or of o this new branch ot or armaments to a higher level hovel than the cost of or the whole army bl before ore the war isar J Mr lr Ir Churchill is fighting stien- stien stien against the admiralty and the cabinet is lii dl divided bet cen claims chums of or economy and Impel lal frenzy Mr him Churchill s po- po posItion po position Is it weakened fy by tIme the lie fact that he Ite tears fears to follow Collow his Cat hI s ample e III In the tIme same situation by resigning Ho Ito is only ju jut just t re- re returned returned re returned turned to the Tory ranks and he has many enemies there ho would be only too gild to compel him to resign They hate and fear flar him him and suggest hit It If lie e ho lie would be their absolute absolute absolute I lute master maSler and dictator of or policy r Mr Churchill can not nol desert the tha Tories for or l the e Liberals a second time and ho tu will iii fight tight the die dla- diehard hards dio-hards hards hard for Cor contral of or the Tory ma- ma machine machIne ma machine chine bit Sn IRP uti nS tRe LOOiS In the I pm struggle Mr I Churchill has bas succeeded In ine ing the tho cabinet I to reto back the thena na nay naty y estimates estimate Jo to the admiralty with Instructions to submit them themon themon on a different basis The Tho Issue till to create a a sharp Os- Os suie fis-suie sub SUI e In conservative tanks lanks be- be bet between be between t tween those who ho put economy first and those who ho put tho the navy na first The rhe final estimates estimate should come before parliament In the Iho next few tew do das 0 and It Is la expected that they will reveal a II strong dl ot of feelIng In government gO gOern ern ment I tanks lanks Not NOl la Id I this the only case in Iii 5 Mr Churchill Is the tho con con- center conor cen center ter or of ot the tho storm In gO The has an- an announced an announced a revival hal of oC the for safeguarding Industries In II a form Corm which the Iho liberals and la- la labor la labor bor allege allego amount to a threat to set up a general tariff The pro pro- pro proposal Is being fiercely assailed by bythe bylie bythe the lie opposition as a breach of or the undertakIng given ghen by Mr Ir Bald Bald- Baldwin Baldwin Baldwin win during the time late election that he would not Introduce protection Many litany tree ne trade trado are disquieted by the new policy Sc but the bull bulk ot of o the party are en- en en enthusiastic protectionists and el it wel welcome oh- oh come como any ant an steps which seem scent to lead in the direction ot or establish establish- establishment establishment ment of oC o a 0 general tariff Mr MI- MIChul Chul chill howe however er Is notoriously a free Cree trader still and although lie he heis lieis hois is pi to play with the tho Idea or of Imperial enc his pro pro- pro protectionist colleagues In the tho cabi cabi- cabinet cabi- cabi cabinet cabinet net and party parly dd him has their most toe foe Hl ili Ills position position tion ion at III the time treasury elves Sl him ex- ex ex exceptional 10 power potter er of or de- de de development of or the gov poli- poli policy policy poli policy cy In the tho direction of or protection and the coming debates In lii the tiis house of or commons on that are awaited with ith much IlS as dIsclosing the relations betteen een Mr 1011 Churchill and the OTC l i OTE TO rn Ce Time The feel that thaI the mot most promising of or la Id laying Ing the foundation of ot n It protectionist Is Imperilled by time the fact that their most powerful deb ler i Is really engaged on the lime oilier side all antI and l it will ill III wate down dO don a tile limo policy to an all Innocuous ee Mr hir Churchill ml noto to 10 I lance tance on time the subject of or repayment ment of oC war d debts hue lOlls lias evoked general ap- ap ap op approval Lv Lyen n tIme the pro pro sympathies of oC o the thu die dlo hards bards hate hale begun to wither either un under ler time Iho pro pro- pro longed prolonged strain ot of attempting to an any voluntary or of payment front from the French got got- gotI KOV I The Chur hlll note nolI Is IsI I as leasing the time no ho loophole between bet repudIation or Ill I'll palmi |
