The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-01-08
Lord RonaldShay Forced
Into Socialist Meeting
and Held Captive.
FALL OF ASOuITH
FREELY PREDICTED
LlOya-GeOTge Slated to Succeed
Premier ASquith If Lib
erals Win.

LONDON, Jan. 8 The London Stand
ard today IS authO lily for the statement
that LORI RouaIdshay, member Of par
lament, was kidnapped last night, after
addressing a political meeting. and was
forced into a gathering of socialists,
who b7mbarded him with questions
Lord RouaIdshay left the first meet
ing In company with several friends,
but was forcibly taken from them. de
was compelled TO spend several hours
among the socialists. and was on the
verge Of collapse when finally liberated.
It Is said that several prominent poll
IicIans VII be prosecuted for taking part
IN the kidnapping 1t was the second
indignity heapeJ upon Lord RonaIdshay
during the evening. as MS own meet
Ing broke up in disorder, owing to
the tactics of numerous roWdies in the
audience
Asquith's Fall Predicted.
Tho political otIiteraticu Of Premier
Herbert -AsCuiJh as a result Of the fierce
RntaEonisms aroused by the present
election campaign Is today being pre-
dlCted by almost as many Liberals. OF
which party Asquith IS the head, as
CONSERVATIVES
The opinion IS growing that Lloyd
George author of the famous budget
and undoubtedly the greatest power in
the Liberal ranks, viii succeed As
Quith Il the Liberals win the election.
AS the head and shoulders Of the Lib
eral fight, LlOyd-GeorEe is naturally be-
ing subjected 10 the most bitter attacks.
but IL is this very fact that empha-
sizes bis leadership and viii probably
result in his elevation To the Premier
ship should the Liberals win.
responsibility for the Increasing demon
Etrations Of violence, that bid fair Ia
result IN a heavy death roll before The
election is finished, but says that
"LIoyd-CsorEe has set himself DELHI
erateIy 70 The task Of in7aming the
passions Of the people, not only against
classes but against individuals as well
lie cannot be acquitted Of encouraging
rUffanism'-
ITish-AmeTiCans PaymasterS.
The controversy over Irish home rule
which the Liberals have promised IL
the event OF their success, IS becoming
more intense every day and now occu-
pies almost as much attention as the
question Of tariff reform Lord Isans-
dowHe- the chief opponent Of the budget
speaking ar Salisbury last night. said:
Premier ASUuItE - not entirely our
master in this home rIIe controversy.
Behind lEuufLL stands John Redmond
t-he Irish Nationalist leader, and be
hin Redmond are the sinister figures
of the Sh-AWericaus, who are the
paymasteTs Of this movement the mer
who applaudeG the murder Of Sir Cur
zou WyIIe. who welcomed every BOeI
victory against England and who take
delight In every reverse sustained BY
the English government
Lord RorhScliId IS another one of the
peers who has aimed his shafts al
JIOEd-C1eOrE5 His charge that the
I'D the anti-SemitIc prejudices of the
people brought forth warm denial
from Lloyd-CeCrEe today He declared
that the English Jews owe their enfran-
CEisemeut 20 the Liberals
Fight Results Fatally
Newspapers generally are shocked
over the killing O. one man and the
serious injury Of a number Of others
b. crush around the town hail In
& Georges-in-E East last night An
attempt is made to attribute the acci-
dent 10 panic. which is technically true
but the panic resulted from q number
OF fist fights that were INDUCED in bs
the political disputants-
The Morning News answering the
Tory papers deuuuciatI5U or the Lib
erals, as responsible for the violence
FaES that the mere presence Of arts
sOCratIc czmpaiCners IS enough TO pro
woke the common people 10 violence
The speakers the News says who
protested against the BOer war. are the
ones who are riskinE life and IinE in
Ehis CampaiEu. while the lords. the de-
tenders Of Il . var run no greater TisB
than EaT1uS their oratCTlraI master
pieces interrupted