Evening star., 1924-01-06
ENGLAND NOW PREPARES
FOR LABORITE CONTROL
One-Time Political Ogres Are Found
Conservative, Being Tempered
by National Veal.

the best interests of the empire. AS
a matter of fact the older parties of
ENGLAND today rather welcome the
ter fail dismally as 'the older parties
claim they will, then the laborite
sun will begin to set Immediately and
laborite experiments of government
will be eliminated, forever, as politi-
pie in England, however, who are not
as optimistic in the same way as the
political enemies cf the Macdonald
group and they anticipate a prompt
tions. at least due consideration of
them. They feel Macdonald will re-
main premier for an indefinite period
unless he becomes the victim of some
unforeseen political coup.
Foreign Policy n Worr,.
At the present juncture England's
chief worry is. in the readjustment of
her foreign policy in line with con-
tinental prestige, and 1t generally
is regarded that Ramsay Macdonald
will see to it that there shall be
initiated measures inclined to pre-
serve British interest.
Already it has gone out from Lon
don that Macdonald has no intention
'imperialistic" policies of France and
Poincare. 1t is declared that among
the first demands his government will
make is the foil payment. at least
funding. of Frances war debt to
England. In anticipation of this, the
French franc has started on wild
plunge, selling more cheaply in Lon
don and elsewhere today than ever in
history. If the mere hin. that Mac
donald intends to make debt set
tlement demand is sufficient to war
rant this plunge then it may be
ir1a s wi la1
when the request is officially made.
Strife Believed Certain.
The settlement of war debts in con-
nection with the relations Of Britain
and France is certain TO bring strife
enough. but it is believed IN well in
formed circles that when the policy
of the laborites in regard TO French
expansionist schemes on the conti-
nent begins to make itself felt, every
effort of Baldwin and his predecessors
90 reconcile the entente for future
years of usefulness may pass into the
discard
The laborites of England. prose-
cialist in sympathy at least. have
joined with the socialist elements of
other nations in their assaults upon
French action on the continent. par
tlcularly in the Rhineland and the
-
adventures are but laying the foun-
da ton of future wars. To the labor
ing man of the world this would be
suicidal. Efforts have been diligently
bring modifcat ton of the Poincare
policies and with laborite govern
ment in England these demands may
have more force. The very hint of
a labor regime already has tended
to cause Pofncare to soften his poll
ntac t..h frtr hoy- he a,,J
do so under the demands of British
government, determined to remove
the seeds of future continental strife.
remains to be seen. but Macdonald's
very presence in 10 Downing street
is certain to result in modificat ton of
the French policy, even though there
be no immediate formal British de-
mands,
Conference Is Likely.
It would not be surprising TO see
an early conference between repre-
sentatives of the French and British
Immediately on assump-
tion of power by Macdonald, that
there may be effected understandings
as to future governmental courses.
France will want to know just how
much Britain approves of Frances
endeavors in the reparations matter
and just of what she disapproves
England may be expected to make
some effort to preserve the entente,
but with strictly British viewpoint
given greater consideration than 1t
has at any time since Lloyd George
stepped down from power-a view
point that inevitably, however. will be
somewhat by a modified in
ternationaliSm.
=. The labor experiment will be of far
reaching interest and COnSeOnenca
the continent and even may lead to
a reorganization of the governmental
scheme of things throughout the
British empire. At least the func-
of conservative dominion
regimes with the laborites in London
int