The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-01-25
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AMBASSADOR OF
BRITISH TO RUSS
Thomas Quits Trade
Union Post

ROA k0iNs
Thomas Quits Secretaryship.
J. H. Thomas, has resigned his pc-
sition as secretary of the National
Union Of Railwaymen 20 devote his
whole time to his duties as colonial
secretary. It is believed that this
will tend to diminish the hostility
which exists between his organiza-
tion and that Of j. Bromley, secre-
tary Of the Society of Enginemen
and Firemen, the union now on
strike.
A meeting Of the railway managers
adjourned after long debate without
answering the offer Of the strikers
for fresh conferences.
Britain's Labor Ministers.
LoNDON.-After the excitement
of watching the first Labor party
ministry take over the government
Of the British empire London has
settled down to its old routine with
the feeling that this new govern
ment will make few if any basic
changes in the political and economic
system. Even the conservative press
and the big industrialists and bank
ers with few exceptions point out
that the Labor party chiefs are
"moderates" who are apt to steer
safe" course under the Soldering
pressure of responsibility" The Sc
verest critics of the new cabinet are
the left wing Socialists and the Com
munists.
Safe and Sane"
Examination of the records of the
new cabinet officers supports the be-
lief that most of them are "safe,"
which explains the cooperation Of
Asquith and the Liberals.
Ramsay Macdonald, the new pre-
mier and foreign minister, has long
been a leader. of the Centrist group
IN his party and the European So
cialist movement. Born in Scotland
in 1866 of peasant parents, he began
work at the age of IL. At 10 he
was Socialist. First a teacher and
then journalist, he began his po-
litical career as a secretary to a
Liberal M. p In 1906 he was eIec-
ted to parliament from Leicester and
served till 1918. He was the first
secretary of the Labor party. Dur
ing the war he was prominent as a
pacitist, and as such resigned the
Craftsmanship of the parliamentary
Labor party which supported the
war.
Clynes for League.
]. R. Clynes, lord Of privy seal
and deputy leader house of commons,
is the chief Of the moderates Of the
right wing of the party and as such
succeeded Macdonald as official par
ty leader during the war hysteria.
He was member of the coalition
war government as food controller.
He is strong advocate of the pres
ent league of nations. OF Irish par
ents, he began work at 10 in a
cotton mill. Long a union organ
izer, he later became president Of
the National Union Of General Work
ers.
Henderson Ex-Sky Pilot.
Arthur Henderson, the new home
secretary, is the organizing expert
off, the party, an able politician.
Known as "Uncle Arthur" he is a
prominent Wesleyan lay-preacher.
Thomas Conservative Unionist.
J. H. Thomas, new secretary for
colonies, is another conservative La
borite, president Of the (Amster-
damn international Federation Of
Trade Unions.
Sydney Webb-Fabian.
Sydney Webb, president board of
trade, Is a noted British economist,
founder of the London School Of
Economics. With Bernard Shaw, he
began and carried on the Fabian
Socialist society, the intellectual and
theoretical side Of the Labor move
ment. He is the author of many
authoritative books on co-operatives,
unions, and Socialism.
Tom Shaw, minister of labor. Is
a joint secretary OF the Amsterdam
Socialist International. He came
into the Labor party as trade union
official in the Amalgamated Weavers
Association.
Philip Snowden, chancellor of the
exchequer, is a brilliant intellectual
and one Of the ablest speakers in
parliament. He was an early mem
Der Of the Independent Labor party
(socialist) and a member Of parlia-
ment from 1905 to 1918. His pro-
fession has been that Of a member
of the civil service, which he entered
at %.
Viscount Haldane, lord chancellor,
has held various cabinet positions
in several Liberal governments.
Viscount Chelmsford, first lord Of
the admiralty, formerly Tory. was
viceroy of India.
Wheatley--Lone Leftwingcr.
TIL only man in the new minis
try ranked as radical" Is John
Wheatley, minister Of health. He
ia one Of the left wing Glasgow
group