The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-09-16
The Coming British Elections

Lloyd George, who once played a role in Brit
ish politics similar to that played by Robert
Marion LaFOllette in the United States, has an
nounced with a fanfare of trumpests that the
liberals will march into the opposition lobby with
the Tories the question of the AngloSoviet
treaty when the British parliament opens next
month.
he,sincerity of Lloyd Georges opposition to the
treaty can be measured in the light of his readiness
to enter the fray against the Macdonald govern
ment In the event of the Anglo Russian conference
breaking up without reaching an agreement. He
had long speech written, denouncing Macdonald
for failure to negotiate treaty. The Welsh wizard
js the champion political crook Of this generation
The Labor Party is willing to risk general cleo
tnn the Russian treaty issue. Besides the treaty
the Tories have another bone to pick with the La
Dor government: the Irish boundary question. The
Tories will rally to the aid of the hard pressed
Orange reactOnaries, strongest bulwark of British
rule In Ireland
Have the British capitalist class decided that
they have gotten as much out of the Labor Party
government as possible for the moment? Have they
reached the conclusion that Macdonald has now
pulled their most desirable chestnuts out of the fire
and that the time has arrived to hand over the
management of the Empire to their older and more
trusted, tho perhaps not more loyal servants? Or
is it because the old politicians in the Tory and
liberal parties are tired playing the role of audi
ence and desire to be the actors on the stage? 1t
would appear that the Labor Party has been serv-
ing the master class well and outside of trivial
concessions the latent spirit of revolt among the
masses, they have not rocked the imperialist boat
even gently.
But after all 1t must be a distressing sight for
the capitalist descendants Of the bold pirates of the
Elizabethan reign who laid the foundations of the
modern Empire to see party, no matter how
sentative, with the hated name Of Labor" at the
Empires throttle. 1t gives the workers sense of
power. They begin to believe they are DIT" And
when MacDonald's "Christian socialist tactics
prove more futile, they will try sterner methods.
1t is not likely that whatever British government
succeeds the present one, will refuse to negotiate
treaty with Soviet Russia. While the bankers
and business elements of Britain may not like some
features of the present treaty, they certainly de-
sired one, for the sake of business. 1t is possible
they do not object to the treaty so much as they
do to the manner in which the agreement was
reached after all hope was lost and negotiations
broken off. The appearance of the leaders of the
British left wng-which is not very left at that
lin the private study of Mr. Ramsay Macdonald,
carrying a club representing the entire British
trade movement and their ultimatum that the
British Labor government must sign the treaty
WIN the WORKERS hepupIlc, IL dangerous pfece-
dent and doubt sent SILVER of dread down the
spines of the British capitalists.
The British capitalists fear the rising left wing
sentiment in the British trade union movement.
They fear that the workers may get tired of foOng
with the capitalist parliamentary machine which
only exists for the purpose of keeping them in
subsection, and will build their own government
organ as their comrades in Russia did. Some day
the British workers will follow the example Of
their Russian brothers.