The Detroit times., 1910-12-14

NibiN IL Who Vs.
by Arthur James Balfour, sometime
premier OF the British cabinet and
the universally accepted leader OF the
Conservative party. Mr.. Balfour
pointed out that whereas II was wick
ed for Parnel 10 attempt 10 influence
English elections by the money col
lected in dribets 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-
entity cannot conduct campaign with
cut a bogieman. Last January II was
the German war scare. in December
II is the American dollar There is. in
very truth most excellent reason for
this A Tory. and this is not limited
in application 10 an English Tory. is
devoted 10 the status quo. He be-
lieves in things as they are He wants
to let we'll enough alone. He sub
scribes TO the doctrine OF laisse2 faire.
He is usually perfectly content with
the present, looking with fond and al
most regretful recollection TO the good
old times of the past and contemplat-
ing with fear and trembling the dan
gers and the pitfalls OF the future. A
Radical, and this Is not limited In ap-
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 culors 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.
IL is. perhaps. curious that Mr. Bal
four. "A Tory OF Tories, and states
man of ability, should In one cam
paign shake the bogie OF American
dollars before the peoples eyes. ami
at the same time declare for direct
referendum
In England, as matter OF course
the Radicals had to tear down the
Tory bogies with as much earnestness
and soemnitv as they were accorded
BY the opposition. In the trst month
of 1910 the German war scare had so
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 graviiS OF
the situation and claim that they were
quite willing and as able as the OPP
position to take care OF British in
terests I'm the face of the Teutonic
menace.
But not so with the American dol
lar. One of the first things discovered
was that a great proportion OF the
funds John Redmond had collected on
the American side OF the Atlantic was
subscribed I'm Canada, and that Sir
WiIfred Laurier. prime minister or the
IDNHl I)OTlIllllOlls Id'l ntaN'b Wv 49,
NJ Canadian subscriptions. When set
ting up their argument for protec-
tive tariff with colonial preference,
the Conservative orators had referred
TO the Canadians as their loyal klth
and kin. Now they were, by INFER
ence. denouncing them as corrupt
enemies OF the Constitution and the
King
That was not ALL Mr.. Lloyd
George. with some impertinence and
q great deal more pertinence, asked
In know" since when the noble fam
ilies Of England had learned TO de.
spise American dollars. lie pointed
ont that many noble house OF the
ancient realm was propped and but
tressed by American dollars-dollars
from the vaults OF American million
aires carried across the water when an
, mer,ca, heiress married an English
noble one noble duke whose d.
vorced wife was the daughter OF
qreat New York millionaire, and
whose money is still the dukes, com
plained that Mr. Lloyd.George had
insulte, the nobility OF England by
ASKING that question Mr.. winston
churchill, whose mother was an Am
ericon. and whose father was OF the
Uouse Marlborough. asked what
oh ,uiINr. Waldorf Astor, the son OF
an exoatriated American millionaire
whose revenues are daily and hourly
enhanced from the profitable opera
tion ~ New York hotels and restaur-
ants Mr.. Waldorf Astor at that time
was andidate of the Conservative
part IT parliament.
radical newspapers printed lists OF
eminent Conservative gentlemen and
mobiles who had married American
beiresses. showing that not less than
a ouarter OF billion dollars had been
ahsorred by the English nobility from
A,1eriefn bank accounts by the ex-
nod,eut OF matrimony. The largest
estimate placed upon Mr.. Redmond's
America collection was about $780,
600.
The Irish dictatorship also was
worked overtime as campaign bogie.
The result of the January election left
the Asquith government in power as
me beneficiary -a-eea.it4ef-m 3eF--
ity In the House OF Commons. The
Irish Nationalists possessed the bal
ance of power, and at any time had
means OF overthFowing the govern