The sun., 1908-05-17
REACTION AGAINST SOCIALISM
HEAVY. LOSSES orr ENGLIsH
LIBERALS IN BY-ELECTf0NS.

LIBERALS IN HYsELECEkDNS. Z
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Special Casis Despatch 70 Tnz sun.
LONDON. May 1e.--The Shropshire election
was bitter blow TO the members of tho
Government. who until the poll was de.
clafed were confident Of Winning tho seat,
while the opposition had become gradually
reconciled 70 Ito loss. The Governments
confidence 40 TO the effect Of the old age
sansions and small holdings bills h an aglf-
cultural community was evidently mis-
placed.
The Importance OF by-elections may be
easily exaggeratedI but the figures for
thirty-fve OF these contested elections
since the general election OF 1905 show
remarkable results. The Opposition has
wrestod six seats from the Government
and retained all Of its old seats with largely
increased msiorities In every case while the
soVer S, hns y' on,y ,a ios ssa ian .Ss;s 80
seats IL was done by. a decreased majority
In every case. Taking the aggregate indi-
vidual votes cast in these elections, there IN
seen an Opposition increase OF 1904 votes
and a Government decrease of 81, 50 votes.
Il seems evident at any rate that tenn
porary reaction has set In against the
Socialist and Laborite groups. The falling
away In the Labor vote was the .nost con.
spicuoue feature Of the Dundee election,
where Winston Churchill was returned by q
reduced Government plurality. It 10 noted
too that In reply to an appeal issued some
weeks ago for funds for the expenses Of the
Labor candidates in Dewsbury and Mon
trose oply sass has been subscribed. of which
sabo came from one contributor :,
Il is evident also that many Of those Labor
votes which in the absenoe Of Labor
candidate used to 20 to the Liberal oan-
didate have now returned to their older
allegiance, the Conservatives. Many be-
lieve that the manufacture Of John Burns
into a member Of Cabinet of conservative
views at q salary Of szS, 900 a year has done
more harm TO the Social Democratic and
Liberal-Labor parties than the shrewdest
dissection Of their propaganda could.
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British sportsmen are now utterly dis
gusted with Tommy Burns, who until ro-
Gently was feted and petted on all sideS.
Good purses and equitable terms Tor
usaI .a az. t,st...an b,ra "a ~
negro johnson. The latter has accepted
and put up his money and Burns cannot
regain his face here until he meets and
beats the oolored fighter on such conditions.
Unless Burns does this soon 1t may be
too late foe match under any conditions.
Even IL his demand for purse Of $50 600.
take all win or lose. were granted itis doubt-
full il the p ,blio could be persuaded to pay
money to $50 the match. Any match ON
such terms would be Immediately stigma.
tized as a put up job.
Lord Lonsdale, a typical British sports
man, telegraphed in regard to the PROPOSE
tiou for G contest at Stamford Bridge: Il
do not approve Of any sssangement for
giving Bur,,s Rs0oO., Ii is utterly absard
and oont-ary to tho interests Of boxing.
The fact II his adhering to these sums
shows tnss he Ia afraid to meet johnson.
II you give Burns q percentage Of the gate
money YOU must also do the same for John
SON.. Inv general opinion at Newmarket
was that Yurns was hiding In fear Of john
son undSre cloak az gold. dbnot believe
you would Get the enormous crowd you i'm
agins II h were once known that he was
going TO sags this sum-
,s.p,rs ~ ,ovnor r.rx
John Susns IN speecn In the house OF
Commons On the town planning bih STAYED
that at present. there were $1,000 empty
houses In Lcudon. Investigation OF more
restricted arta tnsn mr., bsrns was aeAhns
with shows that there are sS.Ooo empty
houses, REPRESENTING sno.o0ooo OF oesa
capital In bncks ana mofsar' witnout any
allowance for the land on which they arc
built
George Kde'sl-College Widow closed its
season at the 'Adelpn Theatre tonight TO
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ans;nI TIRE r,.na csncns hoDed 20 ba ara
20 nro,ong the .asson. hut the nroprietors
~ The Adelph reused TO recew the lease
sttor tho t,rst - o,tb exoept at p.n Increased
r.nt As thsv we're mot protecsed by the