The Cordova daily times., 1918-02-15

dii "NUieSS American readers are likely to become familiar with if all that is predicted for the amplified Labor party proves true.
 Found Arthur Henderson, secretary and executive head of the party. in a big attractive room that had the ap- pearance of board of directors room. such as one might expect to find in a 1 big, prosperous, long-established husi. ness concern. The resemblance dis appeared on closer observation, how ever, for the furniture is scarcely the sort usually occupied by coupon clipping gathering of that sort The chairs grouped about the big table for example, are more like those one finds in police court; they are well worn, too, as is the table itself One can l imagine the table has been well pounded by very solid fists and the chairs badly twisted by sturdy, earnest forms during the seventeen years of the Labor party's life.
 Henderson himself is the sort of l looking man one would expect him to be, having in mind that he once was an ironmoulder and has been many years labor leader and political war rlor. He is true to one type that at tends American Federation of Labor meetings. He speaks in the same wig orous manner, with voice calculated to overpOwer by it's strength if not by it's argument, Which is not sayir g that it lacks argument in his case. any more than in the case of the excellent A. F. of L. speakers.
 Recollection of American labor lead CTS came back instantly. First there was his instinctiye silence at the out set, the pulling of his head down and the cool challenge in his eyes. while seemingly he sized up his interviewer. Then the abrupt plunge into assertion, after the manner of one who says to himself, Well, we're in the right and there's never any harm in speaking the truth"
 Having made the plunge, the Labor party's leader let himself go withou reserve. He became eloquent. As talked the vision arose of a great DO. litical force working great changes in England and the British emplre-for the Labor party's aims are not con cerned merely with this one island The four and half million men and women with which it starts was seen to grow into a majority of the coun- try's electors, with young liberals docking to it from offices and comfort able homes; with Englands "intellec tuals" finding in it a machine capable of translating their ideas into facts and this machine" gathering to itself the brains to safeguard it's interests It was to be not merely the organized labor party but the true democratic party in British politics.
 ''The Labor party is anchored to the trades-union movement" he continued "The things it will work for are things this movement has sought to obtain has worked for consciously-for a long time. We are only making a po- litical program of the thing they've wanted and always will want until they get it-an equal opportunity to share in the worlds blessings. Sound political economy Is the basis of our program. Given the votes, we'll prove our case"
 Trying to Solve a Mystery
 There's mystery at No. 10 Downing street. There's been a strange disap- pearance from the prime minister's residence. Haven't been able to get to the bottom of it yet, but can offer certain facts that furnish at least a clue.
 When I went in to see Sutherland, Lloyd Georges secretary this after noon, a strange doorman opened the door. I asked what had become of the boy who always before had opened the door. It was as surprising to find stranger on that job as it would have been to find No. 10 Downing tstreet wearing new coat of paint something which the house never has done, judging from its appearance
 The new man looked mysterious, but said he didn't know.
 I asked the middle-aged messenger, who had been there long time He likewise looked mysterious and said he didn't know
 I asked Sutherland, with the same result, including the look of mystery.
 Now the former door-boy was not an ordinary door-boy at all. For one thing, he was never very serious, while regular door-boy is always ter ribly serious. The one who has dis annoarad xuoS xvArxy xro