Evening star., 1924-10-10
Conservatives and Liberals
Ally Forces for Swift 49,
Day Canvass.
MACDONALD'S POPULAR
POLICIES HIS RELIANCE
Opponents Bringing Forward "Ad-
vanced" Schemes to Offset So
cialists' Marked Gains.
BY HAL OFLAHERTY.

BY HAL O'FLAHERTY.
| BY Gable to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
| LONDON, October 10-The Conserv-
| ativcs and Liberals today flung them
selves furiously into the campaign,
J which will culminate 19 days hence
| In general election.
| Discretion has been hurriedly dis
| carded by both the old parties in a
| desperate effort to bring home to the
I electors the overwhelming necessity
| OF blocking now or never the rapid
advance Of Socialism. In many con-
| stituencies where previously three
| cornered fights gave Labor an easy
victory, the Liberals and Conserva-
| tives agreed to support one candidate
! in a straight away anti-Socialist plat
/ form and at the same time strengthen
! their forces where Labor slipped in
/ with bare majority.
Conservatives Are Fired.
While Prime Minister Macdonald
may reap some slight advantage by
! getting the polling date week
earlier than expected. he inadvert-
emily put fire to the Conservatives
such as they never displayed before
Volunteer workers by the thousands
today demanding an opportunity to
canvas. either London or the prov
inces.
Already scores Of men and women
from Canada. Australia and New
Zealand have been placed on the list
of speakers for the Conservative
candidates to explain affairs in vari-
| Gus parts of the empire and to ap-
peal to voters to return men who
| nv.p pra
in mind. With every new move made
by Liberal leaders addition weight is
lent to the theory that they Will
! promise to support the Conservative
government in the next parliament.
This promise cannot be made un-
| til the result of he election is known.
but if the Conservatives increase
| their number of seats. or at least
| hold Labor in its present form. then
! the Liberal3 support may swing as
strongly to the Conservatives it
did the last time to Labor.
Try to Match Socialists.
Primarily the fight on socialism
| will be directed at its performance in
office, but the Conservative leaders
| intend to match each socialist plan
with an equally popular proposal. If
| advice offered from the best sources
Is accepted, ITedl bTltdlH ; olueSt
| party will bring out of retirement
! the scheme for referendum long de-
manded by q large section of the
voters who want veto over the acts
/ of the legislature.
Another scheme for meeting the
ills attending unemployment which
| the Conservatives may adopt is uni
versal insurance for every working
man, providing funds in case of sick
rII 6ha in
the family. Plans for embodying COM
pulsory universal insurance already
have been discussed favorably by the
Unionists. but owing to the fear OF
being charged with fostering social
istic tendencies they have been al
lowed to drop.
To offset whatever claims Labor has
, for giving the farmers better deal,
the Conservatives may adopt policy
of turning renters into owners by
selling them land on long-term pay
ments financed by the state on new
system of national credit. These and
many other ideas have been forced
to the front by Mr.. MacDonald's deci-
sion TO call an Immediate election.
Middle Course Urged.
In Liberal quarters preparations are
under way for propounding theory
operation. Compared with the broad
side attacks of other parties, the lib
eral program seems colorlesS and al
together too weak to make a very
widespread appeal Labor has forged
ahead with a campaign aided mate
rally by having the national council
in session in London with the ma
chinery in the constituencies well
oiled for a whirlwind campaign.
The lines of LaborS appeal are
clearly indicated, the greatest empha
sis being placed upon the success of
the governments foreign policy and
it's accomplishments at home during
the eight months in office.
Promises for the future enter only
as side issues. owing to the fact that
Mr.. Macdonald insists that he stands
on his record in office and that
the things done so far are only the
beginning. From early indications
there will be a record number of
women fighting for seats. The Union
lists already have eight woman candi-
dates, the Liberals four and Labor
five.
The prospect of a short but heated
| campaign appeals to the public, every
| meeting scheduled so far being
| swamped with applications for tick
| cts.
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