The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-23

Churchill. and both of these ere con-
stantly waiting for the day when their
gray-haired chief. tired from the con-
tinuous struggle. lays down his sword
to become n member OF tho House OF
Lords
Both OF them cherish tho hope OF be-
coming Primo Minister OF England, and
cnch OF, them Ia making one bid after
another for popularity.
Bonar Law has a good opportunity
OF seeing what his own position would
be IL his party should get into power
in the near future Austen Chamber
lain alono would soon make him wisi,
that ho had remained in the happy OH
security which Arthur Balfour now en-
joys no thoroughly that he appears to
have grown ten years younger during
tho last twelve months
In Centre of Stngc.
At present II looks very much MS IL
Lloyd George was going to occupy the
centre or the stage during the next
session. His recent speech in the Nn-
tional Liberal Club on the land reform,
policy shows that he intends to enter
into tho thick of the fight once more
And Judging from the fury with which
the Conservative papers have attack
ed hiB plans, even heforo they are past
tho merely embryonic state, shows that
the little Welshman will get all tho
hsht he desires not only with his poll
tical opponents on the Tory benches
but also with his own colleagues. who
arc getting very much scared OF his
perpetual schemes for social reform.
+ There. are strife and quarrels every.
Whcro. among the members Of tho
cabinet. among Liberals and Radicals
anu food-taxers and free fooders
among greater Englandcrs" and Git
tic Englanders." and now internal
quarrels have broken out even In the
Labor party. which Is faced with p very
serious problem OF it's own.
For some time past relations between
the socialist aud moderate Liberal sec
ton OF tho party have been somewhat
strained. and tho adoption by the Labor
party conference Of IL resolution com
nittihS tho party. without qualifica
tion. TO opposition of any franchise
measure that does not include women
has now strained the relations to the
breaking point.
OF Parliament. a franchise measure OF
the nature indicated is proposed IL is
practically certain that the miners.
representatives In the parliamentary
party who In the past havo refused
10 adopt the policy now urged on them
"il challenge the right OF the annual
congerenco TO lay down the lines upon
which the parliamentary party shall
act.
.'uo" o"aIicnSe must inevitably re-
suit In a conflict between the two sec
lions. which can only bo ended by Their
agreeing to break up once more into
the Constituent elements out of which
the party was formed
Inc recent resignation from the Labor
party executive of keir Hardic ana
the reporting OF MIR. Hard!e and other
prominent members to their executives
for assisting George Lansbury. has
intcnsihed the difficulty OF the .itua-
ton.
The Tory press has succeeded in
working UP the usually so stoIid
British people into veritable frenzy
OF fear OF an invasion OF bcared Ic-
gioneries of the Kaiser
During the last two months the air
has been fun Of mysterious PHANTOM
airshtps which have been observed
at night all over the country, though
nobody has so FAR caught sight of any
In daylight and not one person has
had sense enough to think that il would
be very strange, indeed, IL a practical
nation Ike the German, wanting to
photograph or discover the secrets OF
English fortifications. should cross the
North Sea and hover over England only
during the night. when darkness
naturally prevents them from discover
ing anything. t
II had been hammered INTO the pub
lie mind that the country is swarmin;
with Gcrrpan spies. and John Bull nov
sees spy In every foreigner.
The latest people u com. under 3Is-
picion are small pel:nful nlcny 1T
Celestiais at Newcastle ostens!bly en-
gagged in the laundry business. as is
the habit Of enigrated Cinnamon every
where.
a nervous Newcastle man has writ
ten TO London paper imploring II TO
investigate these suspicious Foreigners
who are most likely IN the pay OF Ger
many, as they are very regular in their
payments of rent, IT, indeed. they are
not Germans in disguise His suspicious
were strengthened because he had dis
covered that only one of them spoke
word OF English and local news
dealer had told him that this particular
Chinaman had tried to buy map nj
the coast. but would not pay more thnn
- cents for IL
AS the Germans are known TO he
very economical people, who can doubt
any longer than this supposed China
man must be a German in disguise?