LIBERALS AND LABOURITES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 39, 9 October 1912, Page 4

LIBERALS AND LABOURITES.

There appears to be a pretty complete •rupture between the Liberal and Labour parties at Home, for the present Liberal Government, almost Radical as its policy has been, has not gone nearly far enough to meet the views of Labour. Commenting in its editorial columns a recent issue of the

“Labour Leader” remarks:—“ln desperate straits for some new cry, Air Lloyd George turns to the land. Landlords are mostly Tories, and are therefore the only villains in the play; nothing must be said or done to offend the millionaire capitalists who subscribe liberally to the Liberal funds. But the faith of the country has been shaken in the social policy of Air Lloyd George. His rare and refreshing fruit is for the most part unripe, tJye product of a gardener who lias only a superficial knowledge of his trade. Air Lloyd George is something of a political gambler playing for power and popularity. He will play for highstakes if there is a chance of spoiling his opponents. When his schemes fail to realise expectations, lie shrugs his shoulders and says he saw from the first what would happen, and thus, making a virtue of necessity, places another halo on his own head. In regard to his latest venture the Chancellor of the Exchequer will be in something of ji dilemma. His political jumping has caused so much timidity and nervousness in his own ranks that no really bold and enterprising scheme of land reform will be tolerated; on the other hand, anything short 'of . a drastic and far-reaching scheme will fall very flat, . The compromise will probably please, nobody,> and it,is very , important that the Labour party,-and the Labour Socialist movement, should at once .prepare their alternative pro-; posals. , Liberalism Is a ; dwindling force* but the Labour ? and Socialist 1 movement is ; a’ growing force. Liber* ) alism has well nigh done its work, and . exhausted its mission, but the work r of our movement has barely, .begun. The ‘ future is with us. With the triumph of our cause is bound up the hope of social freedom;” From winch it appears the politician’s path at Home is no less thorny than in these, newer Ii lands.