Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-10-13
LONDON WONDERS
AT PRODIGALITY
OF THE 5uDSoN-FuITo FETE
PLEASED WITH BRIT
oNS' PART.
BRAND ADMINISTRATION IN
FRANCE MAKING FAVORABLE
IMPRESSION.
BRAND

prodigality with which the Americans
spend their money aud spread it over
the world, exclaims London jour.
nal in its comments on the splendor
and variety of the Hudson-Fulton ceIe,
brations
This demonstration seems a short.
sweet odor at vast expense from
the European point of view," continues
this newspaper; but it is pleasant
to find our jackies participating in the
costly reyels at the very moment
when London and Washington are
getting together over that railway
loan controversy in China"
In the same connection there is a
revival of conjecture in financial cir
cles as to what will be the final atti-
tude of American investors toward
such undertakings as the Hankow-
Szechuan enterprise and the pro-
posals of Costa RIGA heretofore a
borrower from England, to get funds
in New York.
American Home Needs Huge.
at strikes the average observer, .
says a well-known financial writer.
that. instead of any large amount OF
American investment capital going
far afield during the next ten years,
the industrial expansion of the
Unitea. States will be on a scale so
tremenaous as to require virtually all
the available home capital. to say
nothing of the need of a big block OF
ours into the bargain.
THE Americans are entering a
new borrowing stage, but never again
will they have to come to Europe
with cap in hand. Europe soon win
go to them seeking opportunities to
place idle capital, for which the
United States will furnish the most
fallow field for another generation at
least"
Nine Americans out of ten who
have been in London this season
have been asked by British acquain-
tances to indicate "a few g2od yankee
issues Tor investment lunuS.
BRAND Has Gained Strength.
In France the BRAND administration
is making an Unexpectedly favorable
impression on all classes of politi-
clans as the result of the new
premier's vigorous and fearless APP
plication of commor-sense principles
What fate has in store for BRAND
and what BRAND has in store for fate
will be understood better after he has
confronted parliament. The fire Of
interpretations in the chamber o.
deputies, soon to convene, win be very
hot, and there are those who thinl
that Brands so~called idealism VIII
prove unequal u ne strain.
There are others, however, who
predict that he will develop into q
great statesman, and this right speed
lily Certain it is that, If he continues
as he has begun, no better prime min
lister could be desired for the repub
| lie II would take a column of small
type to enumerate the COOL things he
has done already in the way of altera
tions and repairs.
Puts Public interests First.
But the feature everywhere mos
conspicuous is Brands determination
to compel private political Interests
to give way to the public benefit.
His thoroughgoing honesty is con
coded even by the monarchial press
which never tires of proclaiming hin
an "immitigable socialist" Through
out the provinces his praises are suns
by proletariat delivered by his fam
Gus edict to the projects last summer
from the provincial antocrats wh'
long maintained an irritating tyrann!
In the country districts by corrupt
inc Justice and debauchlng the polls
Until BRAND arrived II was un
heard of for a French government u
leave the constituencies free; ana II
this case it is all the more remark
able. seeing that the general election
are so close at hand.
BRAND, nevertheless has a BIZ
fight just ahead at the Palias Bour
bon
Budget Lines Drawn Closely.
Predictions continue TO differ widel!
as to the date when Mr. Asquith viii
give the country an opportunity +
pass on the numerous issues raise
by the Lloyd-George budget.
But as the smoke Of the long pre-
! liminary conflict clears away 1t i
seen plainly that If the followers o
Mr. Balfour do not advocate intelTl
gent democratic progress on conserva
tive lines. as distinct from their mis-
cel'aneous defamation against so
cialsm, they will be defeated heavil.
/ at the general election
'Unionism has been drifting int
lines Of unpopularIty, says a candle
but friendly critic of Mr. Balfour
"A generation ago it was saved from
such fate by Mr.. Digraeli, who hei,
aloft the flag Of tory democracy.
| Today we need a similar policy II Is
not enough to write landlOr1ism' or
a banner. II is sheer nonsense to as
sert that the mere taxation Of land ia
socialistic. The man in the stree
/ knows better"
Asquith Unr1oyed Ky Critic
| Mean Sile Mr.. Asquith smiles in
his grave way at the suggestion thai
Lloyd-Geosy4 and Winston Churchill
are overriding his judgment and fore
/ ing his hand. On this point a liberia