The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-06

OF patriotism. II Is not the flrst time
! that Tories. British and others have
sought to drown the voices or a pro-
! testing proletariat In the din of the
drums OF war And this time they
VIII have the valid excuse that there
really Is German menace. indus
trial II not political.
The party OF privilege and aristoc-
racy fans the flames OF preparations
Tor war. According to this party.
and In the phrase of KippllDg, the
whole duty OF the people is to pay.
pay. pay" that the British navy may
multiply; and to tramp. tramp
tramp In obedience to military com
mands. that the army may be made
adequate to defend the British hearth
from threatened invasion. But wnn
this proviso-that the owners of tho
land be not asked TO do any OF the
paying, and that their sons be not
asked to do any OF the trampins To
do such things better BELTS their
tenants.
The party OF industry and democ-
racy appalled, by the poverty Of the
people seeks to revise the political
Institutions Of the country so that
have the power absolutely to thwart
the progressive Will and wishes OF
the nation.
The party of industry and democ-
rncy proposes TO maintain the Brit
lsh commercial supremacy, despite
the rivalry OF all competitors. by so
improving tho condition Of the Brit.
|, ish workman that British wares ac-
tually Will show that superiority OF
workmanship which has been the
boast OF the nation since the dawn
of the age OF mechanical fabrication.
So II Is that the party OF prilIlege
and aristocracy looks forward to a
war abroad as the salvation OF the
empire from foreign foes and as the
conserver Of Its own power at home
while the party OF industry and
democracy looks forward TO prac-
teal revolution at home so that there
need be no fear. either OF armed In.
vader of of privileged plutocracy.
But the organized political parties
of Great Britain are not 30 sharply
and cleanly divided. Representatives
of both the aristocracy and the dem
ocracy are to be found both on the
government and the opposition
benches at Westminster. Yet Il is
true that the Liberal party, not In
power, is controlled largely by the
democratic element, while the Con
seryatiye party Is more responsive 10
aristocratic impulses Yet MIR. AS.
quith as the head of the Liberal gov.
eminent always must consider the
Whisgish aristocrats still left among
bis followers and must not go too far
In the direction OF utter democracy;
while Mr. Balfour always must re.
member that there are Liberal I'm
ionists behind him who are not vet
thorough-going Tories
In this respect the situation Is
much the same as it Is in the United
States. where both Republican and
Democratic parties are divided into
consecutive and radical groups For
that reason there Is a chance that the
present negotiations held under the
presidency of King George. between
Mr. Asquith. as head OF the govern
ment and the Liberal party, and Mr.
Balfour. as head OF the Opposition
and the Conservative party, may re-
suit In compromise which will post
pone the elimination of the crisis
But as soon as another election is
held. and that cannot be much later
than next May when the new King
Will be crowned all OF the old Issues
will come up again and the struggle
between privilege and aristocracy on
the one hand and industry and dem
ocracy on the other. VIII be resumed
or course the most powerful factor
In the efforts to bring about com
promise is Finance. The financial
element is not a partisan Ia politlcs
but IL always is interested. In Great
Britain the financial element is In
tercsted In privilege on the one side
and IN industry on the other but IL
cares nothing whatever for either the
arstocracy or the democracy
Now In actual political practice II
came about that the Liberals had a
large majority of the House OF Com
mons In the course OF few years
the House passed many progressive
measures. only to sec them defeated
In the House OF Lords Since the
time OF Oliver Cromwell the Com
mons had exercised sole and com
plete control over the revenues and
expenditures OF the government But
until 1907 the Commons had ben con-
trolled By the landlords. In 1908
when the Government introduced the
annual Budget It was found to con
tain revolutionary provision for a
tax on land.
Contrary TO the constitutional pre-
cedents OF three centuries, the House
OF Lords refused 10 pass the Budget
Parliament was dissolved and tho
whole question was referred to the
people in the general election OF last
January.
But the issue was not clear The
Liberals attempted TO make their fight
on the issue OF Peers VS.. PeS pie. bvt
the Conservatives countered with the
demand for Tariff Reform. which in
Great Britain means Protection, and