Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-20
MOSLEY EXPECTED
TO WIN TOMORROW
Debonair Socialist Favorite
in Bitter Campaign for
Parliament.
by the Associated Pres.


SMETHwICK, Staffordshire, Eng
land. December 2O.--After u campaign
marked by roughandtumble tactics
and vitriolic personal attacks. the
candidacy OF Oswald Mosley, Social
list, for Parliament will be decided az
the polls tomorrow.
The wealthy and debonair husband
II Lady Cynthia Moslcy. granddaugh-
Ger OF the late Levi z. Letter Of Chi
cago, 10 confident Of winning and It
will be surprising IL he doesn't. In
view Of the political compile xion OF
the constituency. Lady Cynthia has
been helping her husband in the cam
paign.
Smethwick ia Laborite. and returned
the labor candidate. J. f. Dawson. by
a 1900 majority over the conservative
standard bearer In the last election.
The Communists have entered the
present fight at the eleventh hour.
broadcasting leaflets urging the cleo
tors to vote for Mosley. and sending
Comrades Gallagher and McManus 20
speak In his behalf.
Communists Not Welcome.
These ernissaries, however. are not
welcomed by the regular Laborites.
Mosley himself disayows connection
with them, and seems inclined to CRY,
Save me from my friends!'
Comrade Gallagher, In a speech
blessing Mosley as "a fine type OF fell
low who has left his own class and
come over to the workers." added the
advice: I'm order that he can better
battle for the workers, he ought to
go to the Clyde or some other indus
trial center and work with his hands
for a year or So"
Oliver Baldwin, Socialist son Of the
prime minister, has assisted Mosley
on the stump.
Lady Cynthia has been in the thick
OF the fight, and crowds attending
campaign meetings have had the op-
portunity OF seeing the late Lord Cur.
IONS daughter lead in the singing of
Socialist songs. She has also nursed
tenement babies while her husband
shouted the Socialist doctrine from
the street corners. She dropped her
title for the campaign, Mosley re-
ferrtng to her familiariy as "the
Missus."
Speaks In Rich Clothes.
introduced at a meeting as Com
rade Mosley," she laid aside her fur
GOAT and stepped forward to speak IN
beautiful evening frock Of red
velvet.
"Comrade" Mosiey spoke Of the
miners. Have they got enough to
eat, have they got enough clothes.
have they got enough anything?" she
asked.
Nor roared the audience.
isn't #"
"Idiocy." said some one in the back
of the hall.
Eyes. idiocy," she clutched at the
word, for the government to tell US
there IL no starvation In the country"
II was one Of the lucky ones," she
continued. II could have had q good
time and just enjoyed myself In life,
for 1t happened that under this sys-
tenn I would never have to work. I
couldn't get IL out of my head that
there were millions of mothers who
would have their babies and then face
years and years of gray dreariness.
why, / could have mine and go on
enjoying myself. But, thinking that
was no good. decided TO get out and
work"
Lady Cynthia went on to- speak Of
patriotism, national PRIDE" she call.
ed it. But where was there any.
thing to be proud Of In Englandf"
she asked. 'Ruskin said that the
best sort Of country was a country
OF noble and happy human beings.
That's what we want"
Revolution some one yelled.
Lady Cynthia sat down.