The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-03-27
LLOYD GEORGES
(. ANTELABOR AND
HAS DECLARED WAR
Prime Minister, 1t Is Declared,
Has No Real Apprehension
fAims and Ideals Of Toll
ers-He'S Shifty
BY ARTHUR HENDERSON

Special Wirless Dispatch to The Age Herald
Copyright, 192I,by The Age-Herald
(Mr. Henderson, a leader of libe-
raj drought in England, scores Mr..
Lloyd George for what he charac-
terixes as declaration of war on
British labor and says there is
good ground fOr'his fearing labor's
growing electoral pOwer.)
London, March 26.-The prime min
lister in his speech in Parliament
at the end of the week definite
ly has declared war on British
labor and issued a call for closed
ranks against what he calls the phe
nomenal rise to power of new
party, with a new set of purposes of
the most subversive character.
While he plays on the fears and pref
udices of his followers in order to
bolster up his own political power,
the premier himself~has no real appre-
henson of labors aims and ideals In
deed, prior to the war, Mr.. Lloyd
George was coquetting with some of
the very men he now denounces and
personally he would rather have
formed coalition with the left than
with the right as at present exists.
ONLY MOVE IN POLITICS
AS Mr.. Robert Lansing writes, the
premier is shifty and inconsistent
preferring expediency to principle, and
his villification of labor is but move
in the game of politics. There Is good
ground, however, for his fearing la
boris growing electoral power, for, as
he admits, a change of per cent of
the votes would put labor in office.
The significance of the anti-labor
crusade is clear. In it Mr. Lloyd
George blocks against labor. He sue
ceeded in a. similar effort at the last
elections because of the prevalence of
the war atmosphere, but his chances
of success today are far less bright.
The war atmosphere is largely dis
sipated and the nation has experienced
two years of rule under a coalition
whose record both at home and abroad
is far from brilliant
The result of the plebiscite in upper
Sllesia is further complication of the
international situation. While Ger.
many has obtained a substantial ma
jority in the whole province, it is more
than likely that France will support
Poland in a demand for the important
industrial districts in which there was
q heavy Polish vote.
PARTITION PROBABLE
To deal justly with such a compli-
Gated issue manifestly is difficult. But
as France is more concerned with
weakening Germany economically than
in helping her to restore her economic
position with a view to clearing off
the indemnity demands, it is most
probable that the allies will resort to
partition. One of the obvious re-
suits of such policy would be to re-
tard Germany's payment of the repara-
tions bill.
Executives of the second socialist
labor Internal ionale meeting in London
this week have made, an exhaustive
X study of the unsettled international
situation. They are particularly con-
sdcerned with the central European
situation and in connection with the
allied sanctions and demands for
reparations, have decided to hold a
special session in Amsterdam fo-
March 81 to April 2, to which rep
resentatives of the Industrial and
parliamentary parties of the countries
concerned will be invited
The British representatives will be
the writer. Thomas Costing and Ramsey
Macdonald. with Nj. CIynes probably
representing the parliamentary party.
1t is known that the allied govern
ments are not in accord as to Ger
manys capacity to pay or as to the
methods of exorting the PREPARATIONS.
British labor. as already stated, is Sc
IiouSly perturped by the governments
proposal for dealing with the issue
and in parliament has thrown its voice
and it's votes against the bill applying
so per cent tax on all German i'm
ports.
FRANCE IS WARNED
Lloyd George has warned France that
British labor is power to be reckonei
with and that with widespread I'M
employment and under employment
and concerted attack to bring about a
general reduction in wages it is mani
s testify dangerous to pursue a reckless
Vollcy in relation to the indemnities
which would aggravate instead of all
leviate the industrial and economic
depression in Great Britain.
French and Belgian labor parties are
In full accord with their British conn
rades in opposition to the allied meas.
ures and it is probable a concerted
policy of parliamentary tactics will he
arranged to resist the attempts of the
allied governments to impose uron
Germany conditions that will inflic.
grave hardship on their own peopIe.
The formation of an agreed coi,struc-
tive policy by the second information
ale and by the national labor move
ments, may exercise a very salutarv
influence in the councils of the allies
and assist in bringing the governments
PACK toythe economic realities of the