The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-20
LIBERALS and
TORIES agree
ON UNITY PACT
Triangular Contests
Are Barred
tspeeIaI . The paIIy workerl

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swing. The liberals and tories
have made an agreement
whereby triangular contests will
be avoided and the full force of
the two parties brought to bear
against the labor candidates.
At the same time the Labor Par
ty executive is attempting to ar
rive at an agreement with the
IA liberals who voted with them
against the conservative motion
which brought the dissolution
of parliament.
1t is quite apparent to every
body that this is a contest be-
tween the laborites and the con-
servatives. The result of the
election will eliminate the liber-
ais as a political force of any
significance in the country.
Tories Attack Russian Treaty.
The conservatives are using as their
main argument the Russian treaty
agreed to by Macdonald under the
pressure of the left wing elements in
his party. Macdonald defended the
treaty at his Glasgow meeting on the
grounds that granting a loan to Rus
STA would revive British industry. The
conservatives are opposing the loan to
Russia in line with the policy of the
Federation of British Industries, the
Reorganization of the big industrialists
of the country.
Lord Beaverbrook, the Hearst of
Britain, is attempting to fix up an
agreement with the conservative party
whereby Lloyd George will join them.
.Beavcrbrook supported George during
tho war and helped him in his fight
against Asquith, but abandoned him
after the war. Now that he has some
use for him he has taken him up
again. and is attempting to smooth
the way for the entry Of George into
the ranks of the conservatives.
At the recent congress Of the labor
party the proposition that the Com.
munists would not be allowed to affil-
late, that local labor parties we're to
refuse membership to Communists and
were also forbidden to nominate Com
munists as candidates was accepted.
This decision came from the MacDon-
aid clique, and was a step taken to
prove to the middle class that the la
Dor ministers are opposed to Commun-
ism.
Nominate Many Communists.
In spite Of this decision against the
Communists, in many localities the To-
cal labor parties are nominating Com
munists as their candidates in the
present election. The disgraceful ex-
hibitions of jingoism given by the
Macdonald gang has disguised many
of the rank and file of the party. The
sSectacle of Thomas, colonial secre-
tary warning the foreigner" against
encroaching upon the rights of the
BritiSh Empire has been received by
the local labor parties as an intima-
tion that the leaders Of the party are
going even further to the defense of
British Imperialism that they did in
the past
Many Of the conservative candidates
are using the snobbish exhibition made
by the labor ministers in their court
dresses, fancy garden parties, and the
other trimmings that they treated
themselves to as soon as they entered
Office, as campaign fodder. The dis
graceful imperialistic policy pursued
by Macdonald while in Office has CIV
en- ammunition into the hands of the
capitalist parties to be used against
him. And these parties are hypocriti-
cal enough to use it even tho there
was no difference between the policies
pursued by Macdonald and those of
the capitalist parties, But the fact
that the capitalist parties are able to
use the fads and frills INDUCED in by
the petty middle class persons who
composed the Macdonald cabinet is
cause for shame to the working class
of the country,
Hot Contest Predicted.
The united front of the liberals and
conservatives against the labor party
will result in a hot contest, But it is
unlikely that the differences between
them can be patched UP in such a
short time, and particularly when there
has been no change in the situation
TO warrant them combining for the
formation Of a government, Besides
this tho combination can only be at
the expense OF the liberals who are
much weaker than the conservatives.
The fact that the labor party is able
to secure hundreds moro workers for
an election than the other parties, and
that these workers in tho constitu.
encies are possessed Of a crusading
spirit gives the labor party great ad.
vantage In the election. II is most
likely that tho labor party will be
returned with a slightly increased ma.
foritv and will form the next govern