Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-09-19 | Page 25 | Scarecrow is Given Place as Lawmaker

SCARECROW IS j I GIVEN PLACE AS MMAKER J COWARDS BY MILTON BRONNER I luropcan Mauagt r S i I j London, sept is. - a "crowscarer" ! has Just been elected by the Iabor! part) is a member of British parlla-nien parlla-nien .. I George Edwards has been triumph-J lantly elected of parliament from South' Norfolk, which la largely a farming ; district, lie fc'at the Coalition candidate candi-date put up by the Unionist and Liberal Lib-eral friend:, of Premier Llojd GsorgS I by 2 1 1 S votes. j Edwards is an example of the man 'who overcame all obstacles placed In j his way by direct poverty. i.'il S TO WORK At the age of six, Edwards went to work because his parents were poorj farm laborers tils Job was a peculiar-ly peculiar-ly British one. All day he stood In the flekis and frightened the crows SWa) j from the ripening grain. l"or this he got something like 4 0 or 60 cents a weaK I When ho got bigger, he was put to I work at the plow, although he was1 so short he could hanllv reach te plow I tails. Ills knuckles often ached from the blows of the farmer s stick when his furrows were none tou straight to pleo-se the boss rut i.DN-r READ Ho did not learn to read until he was In the twenties. By that time he i had married and his helpmate taught i him his lett-rs. Almpsi alone, ihls .-elf-' made man has reorganised and revivified revivi-fied the Laborers' union, which has I done so much for the British farmhands farm-hands in the way or better wages, shorter hours and better ll ing condition.'". condi-tion.'". IPs first step up In the political world was when he was chosen to the Norfolk county council In n hody dominated by landed aristocrats, ho; wus unanimously chosen to the aider-1 ninnlc bench. During the war his -irrvice on tho! platform and In he Methodist pulpit brought him the coveted Order of the, llrltlsh Empire bestowed by his king And now he goes to Parliament to Speak for the farmhands of the nation I