New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-21
Predicts a New England .
after Ordeal of War
Much Less Poverty Luxury Class D''nc"o On "''''
More Work. Ambition and FAIRNESS 10 N'"'
Probhesies Hon. Walter Long

Nth q new and Crtlreiy nihti gu. -,
80 ureent questions when Wiil s'''"'
eio.. across the old parry lines.
Moreover, our Parliamentary SgS,sn
,rilI have 20 undergo a cnahge. lhsi'
n.ll he n general desire ior c'Oyst
sociation with our oversea eom'nU Dnc.
Orr colonies must have iuiIe. .;on
ognition and adequate repreSen'"'''"
/ in our councils.
Class Distinctions TO TO-
4 .,rto NOR too. has almost complete,
toLon down class distinction
~, 49,, II the working classes OF .na'
dS', - anv more regard the arlstoe
cou 90 on efFote race OF parasites pa.
!Acy on their labors. And on III
hand. the aristocraey, NOR .m 10,
49, '.a, ~ fore, realizes the MAJ. an
ever Ds Of the British working "1n.
The CONN. ION peril has reD"''
county, ,yore. all our standards o.
.,.t rui.n's - ,ge. The nation must ~
ne mus io'.s luxurious methoos o.
BACK 10 tne se'N Above a self-respect-
our ahcestois' Nandnrd Of comfort
ing m,hl'v 80, have . alter us ways
every CLASS WIZ T. abolish all use! ess
we shaii hss ar silr, be a great lev
luxury nc must - tionger be the
eller. Money aver. Hehsceforth the
criterion 81 III country have to pull
together, see the signs OF the
ALREADY we ave altered all o.pr
change, VS. and drinking. We no
habits IN ea.lns sive clothes or 81 <n-
longer puy eHRen man who formerly
sive cars Inner at the RITZ un-
would not go TO d.; his own car now
less driven there penny omnibus.
contendedly taxes would not be seen
Another man who a,nansive cigars
smoking any .nins Its smoking a pipe
"0" NJ {. .,,I NUpheaval.
-, ..sr, be no social up
heaval. The relatiout xcoodirg,v har-
and labor now are kason Lyhy neaca
monious; ! see TO IF affairs. Both
sides, realizing the nes anoyev n re-
ting out every ounce OF viii no led
pair the ravages of this v = ,;ay Also
10 see each others point ryry returns
when our great khaki 49, /, will he
from over the seas, thlnf tha most
with the intention of makirs, viii he |
of Britain. Class antagon.f
out of favor. Rritain.
of course, during the past two ~
tions. have labored to build W @
great trade unions. When TINS tLav
1ulsory service bill was passed '1 To-
thought the rights they had fough' ii
and won were instantly to be wrec
NV comment is simply that they RAJ
been misinformed, and when they zee
lie the true position their opposfio'
will disappear. The act exists for tns
duration Of the war only and Will no
more affect the future position Of the
trade unions than the sacrliices fhey
have willingly made under the NUM-
tions act. And I have great confidence
in the Labor party and its leaders,
Arthur Henderson, Mr.. Barnes, Colone!
Ward. John Hodge, Mr.. Walsh, Mr.
Thorne and Will Crooks. | know nat
none of these leaders wishes TO embit-
ter the relations between the employ
ers and the employed"
Mr. Long concluded by expressing
his conviction of the ultimate success
of the Allies.
Anything but victory would meaa
the greatest blow TO freedom the world
has ever known" he said. Il know
that it is contended that we have cone
nothing to justify our faith in ultimate
victory. But | would point. out that
the Germans have failed utterly IN all
their main objectiyes.'