The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1913-05-22
BRITISH CABINET is
SERIOUSLY INVOLVED
IN BIG OIL SCANDAL
Sea Lord Accused Of Benefit
Ing Financially BY Change Of
4 Battleship Fuel.
BOUGHT STOCKS ON QUIET
Only Differences Existing Between
Factions Of Opposition Enable
Liberal Party Men 70 Keep
Grasp On Jobs

London, May EVIL days have, ins
deed. come upon the present liberal
cabinet, which might be much moro
hopeless IL the conservative party were
not so divided against itself.
The conservative press. naturally.
has made as much as possible out OF
the Marconi AFFAIR, although nothing
worse may be said against the attor-
ney general or the chancellor than that
they have overlooked the fact that the
English public. outside OF a very fast
upper crust, - principally made up OF
prudes and hypocrites. who maintain
that transactions, u as those OF
which Lloyd George hi been convict
ed, must be kept hidden under q cloak
OF absolute righteousness.
The strafght-laced Welshmen and
Scots are by no means above making
o few pounds on the stock exchanges
even In purely speculative transactions.
but they are always most careful In
covering their tracks, and though Il Is
perfectly clear to them that Lloyd
George was persuaded TO buy the fatal
shares In the American Marconf com-
pany, they cannot overlook the fact
that he a been found out.
And q worse scandal than the Mar
coni affair is about to crop UP, In
which a much smarter n more world
wise public man will be involved,
probably In q worse way than any OF
his two predecessors.
The facts of the case are these. A
long time ago It was decided to use
oil instead OF coal in practically an
the new ships OF the navy, and, OF
course, q certain 3 lord knew this
long before the general public, and
made 8 of his official knowledge to
invest all his ready cash In shares of
a famous oil company, ME# 9
1t will not be very long before some
member of the house OF commons will
make certain statements, which viii
result in q new official inquiry where
the sea lord will be forced to give
evidence, and he viii not, like Lloyd
George, be able to plead that he bought
the shares on the advice of anybody
else, Sus nj probably will plead that
everybody who knows anything about
stocks, knew that a great boom in oil
was bound to come before long.
The internal troubles OF the union
ist party show no signs OF abating,
but one thing Is certain. Bonar Law
will not long remain the leader of his
party, n equally certain II is that Mr..
Balfour will not return to his old o
sftion. The fight will then stand be-
tween Austen Chamberlain and VIM
ston C~hurchill's personal friend and
sitter political enemy. #. Il. smith. the
famous X. c., and anyone inclined to
betting will be willing TO give odds ON
the latter. LIE M
When sitting In his seat or moving
about in the Hobbies OF the house OF
commons. no n would suspect that
an all-absorbing ambition is the main
spring Of his life, but among all he
politicians Of England, not even Win
ston Churchill or Austen Chamberlatn
surpass him I'm this respect. f. T..
/. Smith, who hides his all-consuming
passion behind an icy mask, Is a darl-
ing OF the gods, who aspires to and
possibly may reach, the highest posi-
hon open to an English subject, the
premiership. ~