New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-29

To- the titled gentry and men Of wealth
tsi"1, 5istinction. and boasting that they
SO 80 Parliament into a Socialist Trades
VII -ess he pensively wonders what viii
rnioh ~, noble traditions of Westminster.
hsooiI. Fatal mistake" he remarks reflective
IL We" n have armed the working classes with
y -ohise We made them our masters, and
tHe - II has taken them twenty years to find
sN .her will never release their grip nor be
o'r ,,r+iI they have US at their mercy and
ST. rs ss though we were poor Australians"
gr'5',s Tory has forgotten already Ito think
lhe -, when he allows himself TO speak
- i-,-+uously OF a great group of seIf-govern-
..i,,ies. but he may be pardoned, for he is
" ..bIv frightened by the election returns Of
- Certainly il is true that the trade
nv 4 combined effort directed by the
~ -,,resentation committee, have found out
~ larry elections and 10 support members
p. -.-lisr7ent at penny a shilling a head
onno0p0 Of federated workingmen. They
w. w., L.,s a least forty. and possibly fifty labor
va - In the Commons-a formidable fourth
uitb 2 natural inclination to form closer
I.i,Ds with the Irish Nationalist than with
Tferals. Their success in the present can
= nil involve a general enlargement OF
-.-.,iors IN another general election, especially
= =. Prime Minister carries out his promise
.-+r,5uces a bill for legalizing picketing and
- nrsctices now prohibited under judicial
...sf,rs II is a fairly safe forecast that the
- NJ ahor candidates viii be doubled, pos
- +rsbled. at another election, and that there
m 10 an organized effort TO send as many
80 trade union officials as possible 70 Par
- Without doubt a new democratic order
--.,-s7ed in English public life with the mass
-. ~ organized labor under independent leader
~. bgr IL does not follow that Parliamentary
s-si-utions Will be degraded by becoming more
ninety representative. or that Mr.. keir
u,-sis IS 10 become a political dictator, with the
.-s- NJ deciding whether the working class
IN ,cf7 with dukes, earls and manufacturers IN
.s-,-s+ing Protection. or with the labor move
~ NJ the world in 2, demand for socialism.
some things may result from the increased
..,-sssrtation Of labor in the Commons which
IN 10 urr-ixed gains. Parties may come 10 have
.,-s definite policies. the proceedings may be
~. bpsinessTke. larger use may be made Of
..-,--frrees. debates may be shortened by an eff
Give closure and more work may be accom-
-ssbe5. WorkfuEnen trained in the manage
-s-t NJ trade rrions and the conduct Of labor
.sis-stior and congresses are not inefficient
,rs-s As legislators they may compare favor /
f-see players. even il they DO not acquire the
.,,--s.+ Parliamentary STYLE" nor respect all
ne splendid traditions Of Westminster. gen.
ss election IL which workingmen invest their
,s-ras and shflugs and vote as their money
,,as may be- less picturesque than the old
fashioned one i0 which babies were kissed by
NE candidates and great ladies canvassed from
5oor n door and floor 70 floor; but fresh blood,
more practical intelligence and more vital
-s--ese-+arior of the people may come out Of it.
e I'm 2 Parliament more busiuesslike in method.
less vasteful Of time and more fruitful in legis-
ls-ior. II less stately in form and less reverent
Of tradition may he evolved from the social
revolution Of this year. In any event, the
tinorous old Tories are borrowing a good deal
Of unnecessary trouble. The roaming New
zsslander is not likely to find Westminster
Bridge in ruins and the Houses Of Parliament a
rubbish heap for many a year. l. n T.