The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-01-18
Member of Parliament
 Discusses Conditions
 and Politics In England
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 tContinued From Page 8 Irish question. all forward-looking men consider that we must think of the league in terms of it's future prom ise rather than in the light of the evil system which it will replace.
 1'rhe peace treaty is n compro-
 mise between the forces of the old
 world and the spirit of the new
 world order proclaimed by Presi-
 dent Wilson. The American Presi-
 dent was welcomed in Europe as
 the spokesman of modern democ-
 racy and without his effective in
 tervention in Paris, we should not
 have the opportunity of trying the
 principles on which the league Is
 based. Democratic opinion in Eu-
 rope and especially in Great Britain
 is grateful to Mir. Wilson for mah-
 ing the league prominent issue
 in Paris.
 '0The future of the league largely
 bends on cooperation between
 Great Britain and America. It is
 an instrument which will improve
 in proportion as it is used for the
 right purposes and if the English
 speaking peoples resolve to make it
 an instrument of freedom aud jus
 tice there is no power in the world
 which can prevail against them.
 Our attitude 10 Russia" he con- tinued lis not entirely unlike that of the United States toward Mexico. The main trouble existing is with whom can we deal. who is there to take hold, who can speak with authority?
 At the present the only cohesive ele- ment or clements seem to be the soviets. Not much to go on. but the best they have. Perhaps if trade were started with them. as your MT, Hoover has suggested, by victualing Petro- grad and forming a nucleus, the zone of influence for peace and industry could be widened from that point.
 Certainly sovietism is not your nor our idea of democracy. But you must remember that Russia for centuries has looked upon government as one man. or rather, one man as the government Naturally. their theory of government by the people will be slow in develop ing along lines that appeal to the dem- oeratlc nations However, there must be a beginning, something to take hold of,
 RUSSIA INVITES INTEREST
 Russia. automatically, invites the sympathetic interest of all thinking people. It is practical impossibility for any nation or group of nations to invade, take over and rebuild their government and police the nation It is too big, there are too many people too great an allied force would be required; ; but something must be done. Mir. Hoover's suggestion has made very strong impression in our part of the world
 It is the opinion of Mir Whyte that eventually England will have govern ment control of railroads. He said:
 "In transportation we have a differ ent problem from yours. Some Amer jeans have regarded France as a con- crete example of government control of railroads. But one line there is owned by the government the Western French politics and French tempera- ment preclude their one line being ac- ceptable as a fair example.
 In England we have no states, and therefore no state politics. An inter- state commerce commission is obvi- ously unnecessary. Rather, our rail- road situation could best be compared to a railroad owned and operated with in one of your states. The resentment against outside control persons at d distance taking the profits. or failing to give service, would be eliminated. It would be family affair, figuratively speaking,
 8 WANT STATE TO CONTROL
 Such, is tue sentiment regarding oIir common carriers. Logically the people wish to have the state authorities in control, a tangible directorate with whom they might deal Because of that phase the desire for competition is eliminated. the best interests of all could be served through government ownership. leventu- ally, I think it will come to England But in your case there is no such situation. You are far more familiar with what you have and what you wxnt han could be, even after long study. Yet there is another matter in this con- 1ection worthy of mention. There Is not one railroad, not even factory. in Eng and where 1t is necessary to print no- ices and orders in any language save 'ur own. think you get what I nean.."
 MT. Whyte is typical example of the English statesman. Highbred. cultureds ! graduate of several universities. trav- lied, and profound analytical thinsar 'ho is for the upbuilding of the state. lis kind have no other consideration They fight for office to serve. not for 'ersonal preferment. Their work is for he country and it's development. pSt what they can get out of it.
 Although entirely unlike personally, he no one so much as Senator Un- erwood