The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1929-06-28
HOW LONDON TOOK
LABOR VICTORY
By Cara Cook, Federated Press

By Cara Cook, Federated Press
London-(FP) - Juggling with
election figures is the chief pas
time in England now, for no one
of the three parties can put thru
any legislation without some sup
port from one Of the others.
Thus the three-party system
energies from the election con-
demned, although the universal
feeling that "the Kings govern
ment must be carried on" will prob
ably effect working arrangement
under a Labor cabinet for at least
another two years. Such support
cannot come from the Tories, and
therefore must come from the Lib
erals, but the word coalition is not
heard, and such an arrangement
will be more in the nature of
"gentleman's agreement" based
primarily on relief of the unem-
ployment situation. That is the is
sue on which the election was
fought, and on which the Labor
Party has something in common
with the Liberal Party.
With new developments every
{ day, forecasts now are dangerous,
however, and / go back to safer
D grandchildren Square on cleo
: ton night, when the election re-
e turns were beginning to come in.
!. The Square, with the huge Nelson
column, guarded by four bronze
S lions, was packed with thousands
on thusands of faces, all upturned
= to the electric sign and the white
: screen upon which reports of the
:, returns were flashed.
8. There was no such enthusiasm as
n | have witnessed in New York OF
It election night. For the most par
W the crowd was tensely quiet, wait
ID ing, rousing to long, low cheers a
k 'Labour Gain" flashed on thu
9r sheet, and weaker, though persist
,e ent cheers, when a Tory victor.
lie came through.
is Opinions were reserved; razzini
S infrequent. Nobody could tell b
er then what was going to happen; ev
p en- Labor supporters cautioned tina
"early returns come from the II
lg dustrial centers; wait and see."
or Until four and five o'clock i
IL, the morning they waited, slowl
s. thinning out and walking or tax
IS ing home after early breakfast
is All next day they waited; Trafa
Id gar Square was nearly as crowde
p on Friday as on Thursday nigh
ot, And the atmosphere was even MOI
ic, tense, as the Tory county return
oh began to creep up on the huge Ii
of Dor lead.
he Special editions came out, "Ca
)st Labor Lo It?" People talked abol
nd the recurrence of the kings Hines
Bus drivers craned to see Il
m boards as they drove past Il
nd Square. Passengers inside CALI
it'll out GLOW does it stand now?"
OIL 81 don't know what will happ,
M to us now" said an AutomObi
u.s. Assn. clerk, mapping out a mot
ain tour for us "Why do they wa
tic. to change things" added a bonnie
err ed old lady on the bus. $50 t
avs workers will get square dea
ter replied the bus conductor. 81 W
md ed Liberal, old man; always a go
rn- idea to be on the minority side! T
ne, ha," laughed business man.
.lso Euston Station on Saturday, t
lus delirious crowd so densely pack
=. for blocks that one could not mo-
'iii- and Ramsay Macdonald, struggle
tai with the aid of the police to rea
his car; it drove off, about fC
yards minute.
cts glorious victory" M
donald said. cit proves that
people of this country are throu
with the Tory misrule of the i
five years. :. Too much thar
cannot be given to the new won
voters; they are wide awake to
new currents of thought. &. E.
tent am going to stand no monkey
on l am concerned for the gu
of development of industry, the pea
zers full mind, and confidence both
a home and abroad"
to- evil this encourage the Am
tai lean labor movement to develop
5 of independent political party?"
friends ask me. And l can 0
answer. "Will it,"
ma
ank
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