The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-14

by Arthur James Balfour, sometime
premier of the British cabinet ana
the universally accepted leader OF the
Conservative party. MIR. Baliour
pointed out that whereas II was WICK
ed for Parnell TO attempt TO influence
English elections by the money col
lected in driblets from the poor irish
OF America, three decades ago. II was
infinitely more wicked now that John
Redmond, the black angel OF this
political drama" had got himself
financed by the outrageously corrupt
millionaires OF the United states,
whose only aim and purpose was to
overthrow and destroy the English ma
ton
The Tory party in England appar-
emily cannot conduct campaign with
cut bogieman. Last January II was
the German war scare, In December
IL is the American dollar. There is. III
very truth most excellent reason Tor
this A Tory. and this is not limited
in application TO an English Tory, Is
devoted TO the status quo. He be-
leves in things as they are. He wants
to let well enough alone. He sub
scribes TO the doctrine OF laissez faire,
He is usually perfectly content with
the present looking with fond and al
most regretful recollection 10 the good
old times OF the past and contemplai-
ing with fear and trembling the dan
gers and the pitfalls OF the future. A
Radical, and this is not limited in APP
plication only to British Radicals,
has few regrets for the past, and Is
generally complaining OF the present
confident that only the future is able
10 cure his ills and ailments.
Therefore, when a change Is sug-
gested, or is made possible. your Tory,
fearing the future. naturally seeks TO
brighten the people by depicting the
horrors and the dangers OF any inter
ference with the condition OF things
Your Radical. on the other hand
paints glowing pictures OF what the
change will do for men, and often
uses colors utterly impossible or real
ization. And hence Tory politics in
its worst aspect gives rise TO sense
less bogies, and Radical politics in its
most shameful depths breeds the dem
agogue.
Ii is. perhaps, curious that Mr.. Bal
four. a TeFy-of Tories and states
man of ability. should in one cam
paign shake the boyle OF American
dollars before the peoples eyes, and
at the same time declare for direct
referendum,
In England. as q matter of course
the Radicals had TO tear down the
Tory bogies with as much earnestness
and solemnity as they were accorded
by the opposition. In the first month
OF 1910 the German war scare had sc
much OF real truth in II that II was
In fact quite difficult for the Liberals
to pooh pooh IL as mere bogie. III
fact they had TO admit the gravity oil
the situation and claim that they were
quite willing and as able as the op
position TO take care Of British IN
terests In the face Of the Teutonit
menace.
But not so with the American dol
lar. One of the first things discovered
was that great proportion or tht
funds John Redmond had collected or
the American side OF the Atlantic was
subscribed In Canada. and that 81
Wilfred Laurier, prime minister OF the
loyal Dominion. had headed the lis
of Canadian subscriptions. When set
ting up their argument for protec
tive tariff with colonial preference
the Conservative orators had referred
70 the Canadians as their loyal xiii
and kin. Now they were, by infer
ence. denouncing them as corrup
enemies of the Constitution and tht
King.
That was not all Mr.. Lloyd
George, with some impertinence anC
a great deal more pertinence. "askeC
to know" since when the noble fam
lilies Of England had learned TO de
spise American dollars. He pointed
! out that many a noble house OF the
ancient realm was propped and but
tressed by American dollars-dollari
( from the vaults OF American million
aires carried across the water when al
/ American heiress married an English
noble. One noble duke whose oil
yorced wife was the daughter OF
great New York millionaire, ant
| whose money is still the dukes, com
planned that Mr.. Lloyd-George had
! insulteG the nobility of England b!
asking that question Mr.. Winston
! Churchill. whose mother was an Am
{ pricau, anu WnOSt idthel NuS vi ~
! House =, Marlborough. asked wha
about Mr.. Waldorf AstQr, the son o
an expatriated American millionaire
/ whose revenues are daily and hourl.
enhanced from the profitable opera
lion OF New York hotels and restaur
ants. Mr.. Waldorf Astor at that time
was n -andidate Of the Conservative
mart IT parliament
radical newspapers printed lists o
eminent Conservative gentlemen an
/ nobles who had married American
heiresses. showing that not less thar
a. ouarter of billion dollars had beef
absori ed by the English nobility from
American bank accounts by the OK
Incident OF matrimony. The larges
estimate placed upon Mr.. Redmond
america collection was about S2oO
GOO.
The Irish dictatorship also wa
worked overtime as campaign Dogie
'rhe result OF the January election LEI
the Asauith government in power ~
the beneficiary of a coalition major
I ity in the House OF Commons The
irish Nationalist possessed the bal
+-es.4ee-ef- power and-at- time hat
means of overthrowing the govern
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