Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-28

the House of Commons at ALL was
speaking through them to the coun.
| try"
The telephone rang in the next
room. The young man went away to
answer ii.
The prime minister is on his way
down to see you, sir" he announced
| on his return.
For moment Marabels' face dark
ened.
IF that means he's hacking out"
| he muttered, "it will be the end of our
present constitution. He'll be asking
for what the country will certainly
get There's no one up, Hugh.
You'd better stay and let him in. Go
to bed afterward."
The front door bell rang q few min.
utes later. The young man descended
and presently reappeared ushering in
the prime minister. The latter had
the flushed cheeks and bright eyes of
| one who had engaged in vigorous
argument for the last half hour. which
was, indeed. the case. Marabels rose
| to his feet.
| This is very kind of you, sir" he
said. Il would have come TO you if
you'd sent for me"
II preferred ii this way" was the
urbane reply: "Marabels. l congratu-
late YOU | never heard a clearer ex.
| position OF such a revolutionary pro.
| posal You stupefed the House to.
night, although there wasn't word of
yours which lent itself to misinter
pretation.'
You are opening the debate your
| self tomorrow, Sir?"
Il am"
'If | might make the suggestion"
Marabels ventured, forget all that we
| have learned from Dcssiter. Drop the
alarmist note entirely. Ours is the
initiative. not the defensive. The
classes have been drawn too far apart.
| 1t is our policy to bring them closer
| together for the good of our suffering
| industries. for the good of the empire.
The premier nodded.
"1'll remember, Marabels."
Il hope sir the latter went on,
| with a. vague note of apology in his
tone, that you won't think of me only
as a cuckoo in the nest. / entered
the cabinet for no personal reasons
| whatever. / saw what was coming to
the country. and l knew that the pres.
| ent policy OF drifting would have to
| end. or we should cease to exist"
"As n politician" the premier con.
fessed. Il have plenty of faults. but i
am not an eg0lSt, neither am l person
ally ambitious. l have done my best.
| under very difficult conditions. but
am quite content to give way to the
| new ideas II the new ideas will benefit
the country where / have failed"
The premier unused for few mo-
ments.
Forgive a personal question. Mara
bells. but are you a wealthy MANI"
II have all l. need. Ny father was
n merchant OF moderate means in the
country. ! was educated at a gram
| mar school in Leicester and got n
scholarship 10 Cambridge. l took no
degree. / was in business before !
was FL"
And your age now?''
81 am &c." Marabeis replied. "On
my 30th birthday the capital Of the
business was. roughly speaking.
& 100. 900. l changed 1t then into a
profit. sharing concern. / have none
OF the gifts which make for popularity
II shall never be a popular states
! man, for instance-but there isn't one
/ Of my work people who doesn't vote
| for me. who doesn't work for me al
| election time and who doesn't put his
| heart and soul into the business They
| work like human beings. not ma.
chimes. That's why we shall so on
| making more money each year."
1T seems strange that ] should
know so little of you" the prime min.