The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-05-11
.LL0YD-GEORGE HAS
AROUSED CONFLICT
Recent Budget Called Forth
Vituperaton From Distillers
Opposed in Ireland


says: The whole political rage and
conflict center round Lloyd-Georges
budget. Even the navy scare over the
Dreadnoughts for the moment is for
gotten, al illusions being perfunctory.
and the storme of eXecration RACES
around Lloyd-George. A good example
of the kind of attack is that he was
called polecat at meeting of the
big distillers. The liquor trade is es-
pecially alarmed, some gigantic firms
Of wine merchants declaring that they
will be ruined. The small saloon
keepers make the same complaint
owing to the increase in the licensing
duty. The big brewers are also furi-
Gus, some declaring that the addition
al duty more than wipes out every
penny of their incomes. The big prop
erty owners in the towns are equally
furious. but neither they nor the mill
lionaires, who complain of the SUPER
tax on their incomes, are likely to do
much damage to the budget.
Whole World Laughs.
The whole world is laughing at the
attempts Of the millionaires to play
the part Of deserving paupers. Some
of the enemies of the budget are also
helping Lloyd-George by withdrawal
of their subscriptions to charities on
the ground Of poverty through over
taxation. Wilfred Ashley, who was
the first to make this cry, is rich
Irish landlord and son-in-law of Sir
Ernest Cassel, the kings chief friend
and multi-millionaire.
The real perils of the budget come
from Ireland, which is united to
man against the increases on the
whiskey tax as destructive to 1reland's
best manufacture, and probably the
hundred Irish votes will go stolidly
against this tax at every stage. An
other danger comes from the work.
ing classes. for, though all food taxa
ton is avoided in the budget. the
small increases in the price of tobacco,
beer and whiskey produce dispro-
portionate evaporation.
These various sources of discon-
tent are famed carefully and dexteri-
ously by all the enemies of the Liberal
party, yet reviewing the whole situa-
ton, LlOyd-George is on top. His
proposals have excited as much en-
thusiasm among the Liberals as rage
among the Tories. The budget al
ready has been designated as the
greatest for the century. 1t is hailed
as all answer to the Liberals for the
insolent rejection by the house OF
lords of the licensing and other Lib
eral measures.
The taxes on licenses and brewers
therefore is welcome. both as a tax
ing eXpedient and as temperance
measure and as a defiance and defeat
to the house of the lords.
Similarly the land taxes are re-
garded as the first move toward the
acquisition by the community of the
unearned increment on the land near
town. Politics in general have burst
into an open flame of excitement, con-
flict and interest. These passions
will gain force as the time goes on.
The Tories are preparing. on one
hand fiilibusterng campaign and
the Liberal government on the other
hand, will retort by stern closure
rules and such rules always lead to
violent parliamentary scenes.
Irish Party's Position.
The Irish party is compelled to
play an adroit game. for the fate of
Birrell's land bill is involved in the
fate Of the budget. Thus, while re-
sisting the whiskey tax. they will alb
stain from supporting the Tory fill
clustering.
Confident still in the future of the
bill. the Irish party meets next We'd
nesday to discuss the recent Cork
election. The result was entirely due
to local causes. including the old
quarrel over some labor troubles, and
even the supporters of Healy declared
themselves supporters Of the party.
But the practically unanimous opin-
ion of the party is that the time has
passed for further parleying with the
faction and the disruptionists. Healy
will be refused admission to the party, |
and If this involves the designations
of the disruptionists SO much the bet
ter. Ireland now demands that the !
party assert itself and take the fac
tion too long tolerated owing to !
O'Brien's tremendous personality and |
resources, at least by the throat.