Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-11-01
LABOR SWAMPED
AS CONSERVATIVES
SWEEP ENGLAND
Asquith Among Losers.
Lady Aston Is Winner.
Liberals Fail

Britain have put a crushing END
to their first experiment with a
labor government by returning the
conservative party to power IN par
lament with one of the strongest
majorities recorded during the last
century.
The standing of the parties at $50
o'clock was:
Conservatives, 1884 (gain 143); Labor,
14S Gloss 400 Liberals, 40 Gloss l04).
Other parties, 10. Total, $50.
In this sweeping political change
the Liberal party has sunk to its
weakest position since the reallgn'
ment of British political parties more
than 80 years ago. at the time OF
the reform bill.
Unlike the labor government
which has just fallen, the conserva
tives will be able to rule as we'll as
to govern, and perhaps thus stay
fixed in the governmental saddle for
the full legal parliamentary life OF
five years if they want to, so strong
is the tide that has carried them to
triumph.
Gains Widespread
There was no extensive part OF
the country in which the conserva
tives did not increase their strength
They recaptured long lost seats in
cities and rural districts alike. The
thicl1ly populated industrial centers
of the north midlands abandoned
both liberals and laborites to get
under the Tory banner as did the
great shipping centers and the small
towns and villages, almost without
exception, in every farming area OF
the nation.
Labor held tight its grip upon
most of the congested areas in the
great urban centers such as Glas
gov and London, but even some OF
these shifted from socialism con
servatism.
Labor has lost many seats, but 1t
remains to be seen whether it has
lost ground with the electorate. II
is generally considered however
that when all the votes are tabu
lated, it is not likely to be found
that labor has polled as many as il
did year ago.
The luck that put many laborites
into parliament last year through
minority pol on three-sided lights
left them out of the house this
year.
Liberals Step Down
Many liberals stepred down TIC
permit conservatives to have
straight fights with labor opponents
and a great majority of the liberals
who did not step down were put
down when the ballots were count
ed. Their famous leader, H. H
Asquith, fell with his cohorts, losing
to labor seat that had been lib
fCr n Npnt1IrU Hnrn1pT
Premier David Lloyd George got
one of the greatest lnajorities of his
career at Carnarvon, but elsewhere
in the British isles his followers
were deserted by the electorate in
depressing droves.
The Labor party. unlike the LIB
eral party, did not suffer the loss OF
any of it's generals, Prime Minister
Ramsay Macdonald, J. r. Clynes
lord of the privy seal; J. Fl. Thomas
colonial secretary; Philip Snowden
chancellor of the exchequer; Noe
Buxton minister Of agriculture
Syndey Webb president of the boart
of trade, and John Wheatley, min
which he himself had distributed tt
the district representatives. He sale
campaign contributions were com
ing in very slowly"
Popular Vote tremendous
Despite their huge majority ir
number OF seats the conservatives
had polled only seven votes to each
of labor's five in the $40 contest!
which had been tabulated late Thu
evening.
The total OF popular votes ever
then was almost one million vote!
greater than the total for all of thu
contests last year, labor having in
creased its strength by about 10000
votes. although losing seats.
In the $40 contests fully tabulatet
up to this evening, the total vot
was 15,451 $40 out of a possible cleo
torate of 19,276,S59. OF these 7,172,
16S voted for conservative candi
dates, 5,136,450 voted for labor
2,S19,692 voted for the liberals, Will
more than 100000 votes were scat
tered to candidates other than thos
of the three main parties.
Gains Continue
The only change during the after
noon which was not a change to con
servatism, was scored by the Labor
lite, j. Beckett, who defeated Car
tain Hilton Philipson, Liberal, for
seat which the Liberals held in tn
last parliament.
The strength OF the swing toward
conservatism was indicated eve,
where the conservatives failed (
Dust their opponents. Most of tn
seats which the Laborites and Liz
erals retained, they held with re
duced majorities, While in the coun
try districts the conservatives wer
getting greater majorities than il
the previous election.
In the crushing collapse of the Liz
eral strength everywhere, Mrs. Maj
Saret Wintringham, who was tn
first woman to follow in the foot
steps of Lady Astor into the hous
of commons, lost her seat. Sir job
Simon kept his from Yorkshire, Will
all around him other Liberals wer
losing theirs. Sir Robert Horne, fol-
mer chancellor of the eXcheQuer, ais
was reelected.
Sympathy for Asquith
James Brown, the Ayrshire mine
whom Prime Minister MacDonal
made lord high commissioner for tn
church OF Scotland was reelected.
Everywhere sympathy was c,
pressed with former Premier AsQuit
because of his loss in parliament. T
II. Mitchell. the Laborite who pJ
him out. remarked. in expressing I'll
customary thanks TO those who ha
gathered in the polling place, this
he was sure his distinguished oppt
nent Knew that the result brougf
him no personal satisfaction wha
ever.
Stanley Baldwin. CONSERVATIVE
leader and former premier. will III
doubtedly be asked TO form a ne
cabinet.