Evening star., 1924-10-26
BY HENRY ". BUM.

BY HENRY W. BUM.
The following is a brief summary
Of the most important news OF the
world for the seven days ended Oc-
tober 25.
The British Empfre.-A great deal
of rowdyism is showing itself In the
British election campaign. Appar-
entity most of the offenders are OF the
Labor party. and it will not be sur,
pris'ng if the election returns should
show that a good many persons have
left that party in disgust at such
doings and at the frequent rowdy
exhibitions given by Labor members
of Parliament.
Socialism is the dominant issue Of
the campaign. 1t is generally thought
that the Liberal vote will be seri-
ously cut in consequence; some
Liberals, fearing that a Conservative
majority in the next Parliament
gram, and loathing protection even
more than socialism, casting their
votes for Labor candidates; other
Liberals, abhorring and fearing So
cialism above all things and con-
ceiving Conservative majority TO
be the only sure guarantee against IL,
voting Conservative. Accents of woe
are heard: 1.-The Liberal party Is dis
integrating." There is, however little
likelihood Of that. Indeed some IN
telligent observers believe that, II II
should clearly appear that the Labor
party is dominated by it's wild men.
a very considerable part of the Labor
party would return to the Llberai
fold; and thus the two-party system
would be restored, to the great SIM
plification of British politics.
Among the gems of election oratory
may be cited this of Lord Curzon:
THE Campbell case and the Russian
treaties show that the Labor govern
ment is not master OF itself; tnat
it is in the hands of it's gunmen. As
soon as the automatic piston Is
raised up go the hands OF the
prime minister" and Lord Birken-
heads reference to Mr.. Macdonald
as "the standard bearer of the white
flag during the war and the RED
flag after it," and Lord Birkenhead
again: "The Russian treaties pro-
post to give 100000 of English
money to a band of marauders. who
have already robbed US Of S00,00O,00O.
Mr.. Asquith, asserting that the Lib
eral party gave Labor it's inning In
the hope that it would deal effective
Iy with domestic problems, declares
that "it has puttered with these
problems SO amateurishly that It's
record is one of sheer sterility."
The Dali Eireann (the Parliament
of the Irish Free State) has passed
a bill expressing the assent Of the
Free State to the bill recently passed
by the Westminster Parliament pro-
yiding that THE Northern Irish gov
ernment's mower to appoint a bound
''ary commission shall be transferred to
ua eAerc.sed by the British govern
ment, and for the pOrpose of Article
XII of the London treaty of 1921 any
commissioner SO appointed shall be
deemed to be commissioner ap-
pointed by the Northern Irish govern
ment."
Admiral Sir Percy Scott died on
the 18th. at the age Of 70. A very
notable man; the father Of modern
gunnery in the British navy, intrepid,
witty. the terror of stupid seniors
and of bureaucrats. He invented
many gunnery devices. In the Boef
war he transported to Ladysmith
the naval guns which made good
the defense of that town. In the
great war he organized the defense
of London against aircraft. He had
vision and in 1918 was urging the
admiralty to spend their money on
aircraft and submarines instead of
on battleshipa
After the war he ceaselessly