The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-08
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TERRIBLE SUFFERING AMONG THE DUKES


The sympathy OF the whole British proe,ara has gone
the dukes They great peril Abieet poverty
stares them in the face.
To understand the pity OF you know that the En-
glish government is in the hands Of the liberal party.
The government 100000 additional year
" with which build battleshps and pay odage pen
sons So Mr. LoydGeorge the minister of finance drew up
budget It provides among other things for tax on I'M
earned ncrementhat is that value in land which is
based its special usefulness
This is direct blow at the dukes
So the duke Portland made speech to his constituency
"Mr LoydGeorge socialist" he said "Mr. Asquith the
prime minister socialist The budget is socalstc and
therefore not be enacted into law"
an other dukes said the duke Of Portland had answered
the government with an unanswerable argument
Moreover added the duke Of Portland III the budget
passes parliament will be necessary for me to ctrench The
tenants on my estates whose fathers were m, fathers tenants
will have their raised My laborers will be discharged
don't like to do it, but it will be necessary"
When the country learned straits that the duke
would be put to If the enforced
population of Great Britain and said II
great pity to reduce imperial duke to perjury
All that stand between the duke OF Portland and the aims
house five palaces 10000 OF land and controlling
interest in railroads.
Seeing the admirable effect OF the duke of Porands speech
upon his constituency another duke made speech 1t had
been the custom he said from mmemora for the duke
make the peasanty presents OF bits OF beef Christmas
time
While he didn't wish unnecessarily alarm the peasantry
he feared Christmas they would have buy their
beethat is they didn't get and hustle against the bud
get He really couldn't afford buy Christmas beef If the
government raised his taxes.
All England wept Here sheer restitution
But sadder tdings the way.
Up rose Lord Harrington said IF LoydGeorge has
his way soeaistic budget Of his will have give
up my hounds really will idea how expensive
hounds are"
When the toers the poeres in the Black country the
miners in the coieries OF Durham workers in the
factories OF Sheffield read Lord Harrngtons speech their
knew bounds What the country coming TO, any
howa
Then up spakc the marquis OF Tulbardne "Ar. Lloyd
George responsible for there being very small demand from
wealthy hootngs in the highlands What has the
right honorable gentleman to say to this1'
Iloyd-Ceorge couldn't think OF thing say When the
dockwaopes Of East Ham and the Hoolgans Of Battcrsca
Informed by the conservative press that because Of the
folly Of George marquis Of Tulibardne could
rent his park the highlands American millionaire
sympathy for the marquis exceeded only by their
bitterness against the minister Of finance.
As every one has INDUCED in foxhunting
fox the Everything subordna,ed that main
purpose.
Then when the happiness Of the fox and the deer is assured
themselves the happiness of the farmers
crops they good enough gaop and whose
poultry fortunate enough to be by the foxes
When quite certain the farmers prosperous and
contented the Of the hounds and his friends look the
welfare widowed orphaned and destitute Of the neigh
borood And sometimes, but very seldom they put pass
ing thought for themselves.
obviously bad that atrusts Of this should be
taxed a all.
ax US" say the casual labores Of London but spare
the dukes"