The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-06
NEW PARLIAMENT
MEETS THIS MONTH
Two Well Known Americans
Played in the Elections.
SOME WARM CRITICISM
Is Handed the Astors and to Andrew
Carnegie, Who Spend Money to
Carry Points at the Polls.
Rise of Lloyd George.
BY PAUL LAMBETH.

London, February Especial. 1.-The
converting Of the new parliament on
February 10. 1t will be week later,
perhaps, before the prsliminaries are
completed and the government pro-
gramme as formally announced for the
opening of a new parliament is one of
those things that take time There are
many things to be done and they have to
be done absolutely according to custom
and tradition. Every inch of tape has to
be unwound before business can be UNI
dertaken.
An interesting feature of the recent
elections was the fiaying administered
to couple of well known Americans
who are credited with activity in the
elections Mr.. William Waldorf Aston was
deeply interested in the candidacy on
the union side of his son, Waldorf Aston
at Plymouth, and unless rumor wrongs
him spent a very considerable number
of American dollars in the unsuccessful
attempt to secure the election of young
Waldorf. Here is how Reynolds Week
ly pays its respects to Mr.. Aston. ST..
Here 10 Mr.. William Waldorf Astor,
for instance, an expatriated American.
who, while he continues to draw enor-
nous rents from the people of New York
city for the privilege of being born, of
living and of working upon his land,
wants this election campaign to do some
thing for the working people of Great
Britain by inducing them to tax their
own food.
..Benoid the origin of the colossal for
tune of this man who is SO anxious to
help the British workman by taxing
him."
Then follows the we'll known story OF
the origin and growth of the Aston for
tune and continuing the paper says:
AS was in the nature of things, Mr.
William Waldorf Astor belonged to the
protectionist party when he was an
American citizen, and now that he has
made Great Britain the country of his
adoption he joins the protectionist party
here and uses part Of his appropriations
from American workmen to help his fell
low landlords here make heavier the
burdens Of the British workmen."
Mr. Andrew Carnegie, according to pop
ular report, offered to put UP a great sum
for the union campaign fund Here is
what Reynolds Weekly says about him
"And take, as another shining example
Of the beauties Of landlordism and pro-
tectionism, Mr.. Triumphant Democracy
Carnegie. Born In Scotland, ne was
raised In the United States, where as 9
bobbin boy in a cotton mill in a suburb
OF Pittsburg. he commenced to earn his
living on the magnificent wages of 5s 8
week, and a few decades later retired
from business, one of the richest, II moi
the very richest. man on earth.
How did he get 1t? Mainly through
| the twin monopolies of landlordism ant
| protection"
The story of the rise of Carnegie Is told
| in sarcastic terms.
Telling the American workmen tina
| it was to build up an industry to EN-
ploy them at high American wages. Mr.
Carnegie was a high priest in the pro
tectionist temple, and a splendid con
| tributor to the pro-tariff republican par
ty and the Protective Tariff league" con
tinues the paper. Heavy and increas
ing duties were put on British and al
other foreign iron and steel importa
| lions.
'"Thus, with great natural and artificial
advantages over inside rivals. Mr.. Car
| neRie's iron and steel business could moi
help but grow with startling rapidtty
But what we should take note Of Is thu
| way the workman In the Carnegie work
was treated. He was told that the tarif
WAS to keep his wages up. Yet foreig
laborers from all over Europe were i'm
ported to beat them down, until la,
was passed at washington against tn
Importation Of eoptFact lnhQE Even ATE
that II Was done BY evasion q the lan