THE DOUBLE DANGER

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 148, 17 March 1908, Page 7

THE DOUBLE DANGER

SOCIALISM AND PROTECTION.

ALLEGED PERILS OF LIBERALISM. • CHIEF WHIP'S WARNING. " ACCUMULATING EVIDENCE OF THE. 7 , BY-ELECTIONS. BY TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT (Rec. March 16, 11.35 p.m.) London, March 16. Mr. Goorgo 'Whitoloy, Chief Government Whip, : speaking .to his .electors at Pudsey, .Yorkshire, referred to the Liberal defections in, Friday's roto on tho Labour:party's Unemployed. Bill. Ho declared that,a small section: of Liberals wero in a. state of semi-Socialism. Mr. Whiteley added: — They consider they are entitled to ' ' run with the Liberal hare, and to hunt with the Socialist hounds j and ' that, although wedtiod to Liberalism; they' are entitled to philander and 7; flirt with Socialism in order to ' better their with their con- , stituents. But they cannot, serve . > Cod and Mammon. : If the country ' thinks. that the. Liberals are satuV rated or are tainted with Socialism, thore will bo a deplorable split in : f the party. Evidence that,-In such an event, they will lose ' the support of the vast bulk of moderate opinion, is already accumulating. FREE TRADE PAPER'S COMPLAINT. PROTECTIONIST MINISTERS., . ' LOOKING FOR: A--NEW.' LIBERALISM. (Rec. (March 16, 11.35 p'.m.) London, March 16. •The "Spectator"! considors ~ that' Mr. : Lloyd-Ge'orgo (President of' tho Board of Trade) and Mr. Winston 1 (^nrciiili' (UnderSecretary for, tho 'Colonics) are Protectionists' at; Heart, and. are anxious to form a now Liberalism -on tho'basis of nationalising! tho railways and canals and the development of afforestation. In order to encourago home industries,'they 'would counterbalance .the natural fluctuations-,of tho' world's: trade 'by meansof bounties' and - other ' expedients. They were;unwilling to adopt tariff reform lest' they,'.should be' accused .of, stealing Unionist thunder.

A' HARASSED MINISTRY., ' ' ASSAILED, BY SOCIALISTS, TOO. (Ilec. March 16, 11.23 p.m.) • London, March 16. ': At Socialistvmeetings, .at,-, Battersea '.-on Sunday Mr. John Burns, President-of: the jLocal Government .Board, who, in a strong speech .opposed the Labour ;party's; Unemployed Bill (which the /House, of. Commons rejected),; was bitterly, attacked. •» :, Mr. • John /Thomas' Macpherson,. Labour 'member. ; for - Preston,, .declared that, Mr. ißurnS's speech sent .a; thrill bf disgust through: the .House of Commons. ■ ,

THE DEAD BILL. <■" A JOYFUL JOURNAL.'..,: >:• . • i (Rec. March 17,-0,27 a;ra.) , London, March 16. 1 ' The "Daily Chronicle" rejoices in the rejection'of, the Labour; jparty's Bill for making- unemployment-,', chronic,,:and for creating a maximum'of disturbance : to organised industry;' and .of cost to the Stato.- :