The sun., 1919-02-23
Abb for Lans.
downe's Defeat
ist" Letter Is, First
That His Wife
Inspired 1t, Second
That They Dread.
ed Overturn of
the Old Order

gree of smoothness with which the re-
adjustment of abnormal TO normal con-
ditions can take place depends on the
resourcefulness, the economic fore
sight and tho Initiative OF the men,
bers Of tho Government and upon the
common sense--I prefer to call II the
sanity--and the enlightenment Of the
people.
Force should Not he Used.
To attempt to bring about such re-
adjustment by force and violence Is
calculated to precipitate a revolution.
and IL is hoped that Premier Lloyd
George, who exhibited so much re-
soufcefulness throughout the war
conducting his fellow countrymen to
victory. may find ways and means to
deal with the complications by which
he is now confronted. 1t Is an almost
superhuman task. and in his endeav-
ors to grapple with 1t successfully he
should have the support and the SYM
pathy of every man with a stake in
his native land and possessed OF any
patriotism, no matter what his party
or his condition.
Least Of all should the Conserva-
tives, who. as indicated by their name,
have a larger and older stake in the
country than any others, offer any
obstruction to the reforms that the
Prime Minister may consider necessary
for the restoration of domestic peace.
But labor too will have to make
many concessions. When I say
labor. I mean the masses Of Great
Britain and ireland. 1t will be i'm
| possible to satisfy their aspirations
and to comply with their demands.
| The most extravagant of these call
| for State ownership Of all mines. rail-
roads, canals. maritime navigation
and other vital public utilities; tbs
naturalization of land with statutory
powers for the State to acquire all real
estate by compulsory sale; the re.
moyal of all taxation OF food and the
| imposition OF the tax burden on
wealth; the housing Of the poor at
national expense; the control Of in.
dustries not by the employers but by
the workers, with complete accep.
lance Of all trade union rights: fun
and free education for all children:
home rule for Ireland; local auton.
omy for England, Scotland and Wales;
also home rule for India, and finally
the Inauguration Of such a standard
of social life and economic freedom.
with class distinction abolished,
throughout the country as would
make it worthy Of democracy
whatever that may mean.
Where the Struggle Lies.
| That capital. property. the great
landed and business interests-in one
word the classes-will be brought to
make these overwhelming sacrifices
without a struggle 20 the last ditch, Is
not to be expected. on the other hand
the masses, acting through labor, be-
ing literally financed and secretly in
fluenced by enemy statesmen of the
ability of Prince Buelow (who as far
as the public is concerned, has sunk
out of sight since the signing Of the
armistice), are likely to give no end
OF trouble. For labor, providing il
holds together, controls the vital pub
lie utilities. Labor's prospects OF ultI-
mate victory might not appear 50
promising to them were 1t not for the
singular lack Of preparation on the
part Of the principal statesmen OF
Great Britain for dealing with the
fronted
| ono man tbere 10 who claims 70 have
had Soma copcention of the Suturs
thanks IN tho warnings Iso II is said
of his brilliantly clever wife. ] mean
the MARQUIS az Iansdowne Tn the late
fall of Ia17 he unfinished his scnsa-
,iona, lottor IN tho Iondop Da;Jv Tcie.
ora,h advocating careful considera-
ton OF the neace conditions Of Ger
MANY with the object ~ bringing tbs
war IN a close At Tho earliest nosslhla
moment--a letter which caused him IN
no ovarwheI,,ed with abuse as lacking
IN na,r,otism His natives then en-
: tIrelv misunderstood nv the neon,e both
at home and abroad ware as he now
exnIains not basad IN anv svmpathy
FOR Cermany mr. an INV doubt Of the
, inevitah,e anal victor1, NJ the Entente,
, hut we're really. a dread ~ tho rcyolu-
tiop ord -, tho unset Of tho entire
/ saa..sr nd - snir.x vsten, IA. ,:.aat,
Britain and in all other civilized cogr-
tries which he as we'll as his VITA
; foresaw must follow tho conclusion OF
, hostilities
) Lord Lansdowne Obstinate
= Lord I,ansdowne who has been in
turn N-icerov or India C,overnor- Cen
/ eral Of Canada secretarv Of state for
War. SECRETARY ~ stats for Foreign