The Washington times., 1924-01-24
.BRIT|SHCABINET
INTERESTS
CAPITAL
Characteristics OF Leaders
Rouse Speculation As to
Foreign Policy.
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Is very vivid in ideas and very i
quick in words. Once in a room.
full OF people in London. where
many distinguished Tory and Lib.
eral statesmen were present, an
American admiral, after talking to
all of them, remarked to this writer
in an alarmed tone:
1.-THE ablest Of them all is that
labor leader, Thomas
Brigadier General Thomson, mir
minister. A clubman who knows
all ''our very best people and WhoI
addresses large labor audiences in
finished drawing room accent.
He did notable service In high mill.
tary diplomatic posts during the
great war. particularly In the mill
tary relations between the British
and the French and between the
British and the Rumanians.
He Joined the Labor party not
grudgingly hut enthusiastically and
1rcd told this writer that the trou'
BILE with most Of the regular trade
union leaders was that they were
too conservative. He believes in
striking ahead
He illustrates the great truth
that some Of the most advanced
'eaders OF the Labor Party will
ONE from outside OF regular labor
ranks.
Active In English Church.
Lord Parmoor, Lord president Of
the council. A gentleman, who Isl
greatly given to activities in the
Anglican Church. A holder Of high
station and office in the counsels
of the church. He has been vicar
general Of the archbishopric Of New
York and also vicar general OF the
Archbishoprtc of Canterbury.
He also has served for ten years
on the judicial committee OF the
privy council. A man Of great en-
thusiasm and great activity in
matters affecting theology and
morals, and will probably be much
consulted by Mr.. Macdonald in the
selecting and appointing Of bishops.
Philip Snowden. chancellor of the
exchequer. A keen, emphatic, alert,
tense, irritable and irritating man.
During the war his public speeches
against the war were the most
drastic made in England-which is
saying good deal.
The Government, however. being
a British government, had to allow
Mr.. Snowden to 60 on talking and
found its remedy only in thinking
up a wartime job for Mr.. Snowden
which would distract him from his
speech making. =
Liquor Control Fanatic.
The government accordingly aD-
pointed him to serve on the Cen
trail Liquor Control Board'--a post
which Mr.. Snowden accepted with
, alacrity and operated with zeal BE.
cause he is almost as fanatical Ter
/ controlling liquor as he Is 1or
| controlling war. He accordingly
! thereafter spent his time denounc
/ ing the war from the platform ana
/ helping to win the war by closing
! the liquor shops at 10 O'Clock IN
! the evening.
party in 1917, after Mr.. Snowden
! had made a great speech against
| the war and in favor of liberty,
this writer heard an angry dock
| laborer shout out to Mr.. Snowden.
'Snowden, you damned scoundrel.
! YOU talk about liberty and be-
cause of you / can't get my beer"
Arthur Henderson, secretary for
homo affairs. A solemn, cautious,
precise and systematic Methodist,
or, an they say in England, Wes-
leyan. Given to belonging to or
ganizations like the Band of Hope.
Having already served in Britain $
war cabinet, IL very familiar with
British public life and bears him.
Oolf with fully the dignity. though
'uozInO plot 10 'druod sQl u1IM 2oU
Noted Church Speaker.
Makes many speeches before Yves.
leyan gatherings and is one Of the
numerous representatives of the
strong streak of non.conformist
evangelical religion which exists in
the membership of the British
Labor party. The labor movement
in England, far from being anti
religious as in Russia, Is deeply
permeated in large parts Of It with
q strong religious feeling and In
| no important part Of 1t will show
any hostility whatsoever to religion
as an element in British life. Many
members of the Labor party would
like to diseatablish the Anglican
church and to introduce into Brit
ain the absolute separation between
church and state which we have
in this country, but there will be
no labor attack on religion az re-
tligion.
quite to the contrary, many Of
| the highest labor leaders in Britain
are conspicuously and devotedly
religious and, as in the cases OF
George Lansbury and Margaret
Bondfield. are inclined indeed to
think that the final answer to in.
| dustrial troubles Is more in religion
than In mere politics.
| Mr.. Henderson, while not a reli-
| gious devotee like George Lansbury,
has wide personal connections in
the religious communion to which
he belongs and may be taken to
illustrate the fact that the new
British Labor Government has been
recruited from the representative
Of many diverse elements and will
have after ali q quite broad popu.
lar base on which to rest It's power.
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