The Washington times., 1924-10-24
8 PREMIERS
FIGHTING FOR
OFFICE
Asqulth, Baldwin and Mac
Donald VIII Seek Nerve
Raoking Job in Britain
LAUREL RACE TRACK. ND.
!. Weathes Clear Track, Eaat
BY #. Al. WRAY
lnteeaak lonal NeMs sasvlee.

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ASsl1sA1SlNs Octs za.--aF hen HHitaln
p0lls--for the third time in two,
years--On October 90, three great
prutagOnists win keenIy compete
for vOtee.
They wiz be thre MacDonald
Ramsay Macdonald, Stanley Bald
wiiseand Herbert Henry Asduitll--
ali 'iiiadlv anxious to win back the
glingy spaces OF No. 10 Downing
Macdonald and Asuufth are ex.
tfenaIv noor raeI, RaIdwin II in.
Imensely rich. But ali three would
give their all to regain wretch
edly Inderpaid lob, lust 70 handle
once again the reins Ot power.
Baldwin will enter the race with
the best advantages. He stands.
for b party that has the bikgest
solid vote III Britain and Il cam
paign fund at least ten times that
OF. his two opponents combined.
He knows that his party. almost
certainly, must return with the
greatest number Of votes and. even
though he cannot himself regain
power, at least he win Be the die
tator of the two other parties.
MacD Donald Forces Growing.
Macdonald. tights the, election
with eotnpatat lively small, but grow.
ing ana ehthusiasti6. fore6s Hi7a
caE9paagn fund - ludicrOlls aa4
COMPARED 4 with Baldwin b. m all
coatrib buttons amount 70 $3.50, 600
BE VIII reckon hisnnolS extraor.
uinaflly fortunate.
Aequith represents what, since the
war mas been the Wavering forces
o. liberalism. For over $50 years
Brifain has always tended toward
ll1eraliafl ~ times Of stress. and
lte program ~ peace, retrenchmellt
ana REFORM has periodically sent
4 back to office with big majOritiess
Macdonald starts with the benefit
OF the clearest and most sharply
defined program. He stands On his
past achieyenments ana prophecies
future results Of similar policies.
his great argument win be the work
he has accomplished for the peace
Of Europe. He win point to the
schemes Of social reform already
PVT ln Operatioa--fall n the cost Of
llvinG, sslccessfni housing and tii1s
employment echenaes-and he VIII
pronllss pensions TOR widows and In
crs .s oiu.age pensions Tor all He
y, val IN. snrow himself IN whole:hearted.
y Win the league OF Nations ana
VII WI 0 S1L personally, 70 call the
~ -. $3.50 q 81, conference
static ords, - ~, VII n,,p e = .a a1
Eocialiap,I,se Ana r.;,i ri.eI s ts,ss. ~, ~
TAbor poyArnroe,,t has a,r1lriss - "
Rrltain,s rrafiif d,.,var hA.s 1910,
ahroad ana incraa aad NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
coneistenfiv. HA win insiss 49,
while Rrifeiu Il pc,,s. 4h,.r,,ss,, s. 49,
of che hardeat ti1sss Il has hs..o U..e
a SDciaIistic adn1is, istra tto,, s'nsiss - !,
restore the cnslnf,.vss $o,.t,,,, 49, ~ -
iendina 4 huee slns II Ssov;st Hrs.
STA. without EAc1rltv and sritbc.,t
the sslightest hone ~ rs has,.-- -.
paid. Hc win asit Tar r M, s r., nndo
the greater i5art az MacnnnaIs's
foreign policy end "a thA aasne time
again urge rhiRh tariff an the ma.
ton.
Asouith. too. win onnoaa ana -.
puiiate the pTonared R,,ssian inan
But otherwise be viii ssaar he Ia.
tween the ttgo other sides He viii
favor the ftiIIeat adhareyna ~ tina
I,ear1,a az Natfors ord y,yiIY s+o,,5