Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-04
Extreme Socialists Declare
Conservative Predecessors
Ideas Adopted.
THOMAS is APPLAUDED
BY OPPOSITION PAPERS
Churchill Intimates Party Would
Be Given Free Hand Until
Spring of 1880.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, July 4,-The first real at
tack on the Labor ministry of Premier
Macdonald has developed not from
Conservative and Liberal camps, but
from the left wing of the party itself.
So much in line with traditional
British governmental programs was the
premiers speech from the throne Tues
day. it has received fairly general ap-
probation from leaders Of both oppo-
sition parties. winston Churchill,
speaking apparently for his Conserva-
tive chief, Stanley Baldwin, yesterday
left free to follow its policies until the
Spring Of 1880.
This was so also with schemes pre-
sented in Parliament yesterday for -e-
lief of unemployment by J. H. Thomas,
lord privy seal and minister in charge
of that perennial problem. Opposition
papers today patted the unemployment
minister's back for his ideas. although
not without admonitory warnings.
Left Wing Disappointed.
The extreme Socialists. however. the
left wing Of Mr.. MacDonald's party. are
badly disappointed. Its spokesmen have
not concealed their feelings, and are
now asking, How about the Socialism
preached before the elections?" Mr..
Thomas. they aver, instead of industrial
naturalization projects, merely has
adopted the ideas Of his Conservative
predecessors
Their demand is for a policy insuring
either work or full maintenance for
everybody. Their claim Is that ideas
for affording employment through a
system Of increased public works will be
insufficient and abortive.
James MaXton acted as spokesman
for the group. He expressed his disap-
pointment not only with the Kings
speech, but with Mr.. Thomas color
less" program, saying: The real griev-
ance Of the Liberals and Conservatives
tie TO make TRADE about. 8 That is my
grievance also"
Stress Churchill Hint.
Some of the anti-government papers
today made great point of Winston
O1lurchill'S intimation the Conserva-
tives would expect Labor to offer vote
Of confidence in January. next year, a
point supported by David Lloyd George,
Liberal leader. The Lloyd George in
dorsement was taken to imply q possible |
Conservative-Libera coalition If the |
Labor governments policies have failed |
to satisfy by January 2.
One point stressed was Mr.. Churchill's |
emphasis on the fact the opposition |
parties represent 100000 electors |
against the Labor party's 5000, 900. This !
disparity Mr. Macdonald apparently is |
quite conscious Of, although the ex-
tremist followers seem to be ignoring it.
Lloyd George Hits Farces.
Mr.. Lloyd George considered previous |
attempts at disarmament to have been |
only farces. He said that the reduc- |
ton Of cruisers and limitation or aboli- /
ton of submarines touched only the !
fringe of the disarmament question, and |
that II the government secured agree
ments to reduce navies 1t must not |
imagine it had accomplished the whole
task of disarmament.
Mr.. Lloyd George added that from
what he knew of President Hoover, the
President was not a man to enter into
a conference without sincere and firm
to make a success of it.
Thomas said, after announcing two
new road schemes In the House, that he
was determined to explore every avenue
for using home products in place Of i'm
ported goods. His plan was not only 10
give work to the unemployed, but to
stimulate trade at home and abroad and
thus ultimately add to the counSry's
economic equipment.
Further Amendments Tabled.
Further amendments to the address
in reply to the speech from the throne |
were tabled today by the Conservatives |
and Liberals. While the conservative |
challenging the Govern
ment's opposition to the safeguarding |
duties is the most important. various |
other matters are to be taken up in |
debate.
A conservative amendment submitted |
by Capt. r.. G. Bourne, oxford, and |
ohers, expresses regret that the speech !
from the throne does not mention that !
"any action is proposed to be taken |
by the government on supplying to the |
British forces serving in the naval and |
military home stations meat and hour |
of British origin"
A liberal amendment submitted by |
Ernest Brown, Leith, and others regrets !
the absence from the speech of "any !
reference to measures designed to insure |
transfer Of the burden of care of able |
bodied unemployed from the local au- I
thorities to the national exchequer, and |
the consequent removal from the ur1- |
employed of the stigma Of pauperism."
A further liberal amendment, sub
mitted by Rev. r. M Kedward, Ash
ford, Kent, and others, regrets that the |
speech contains mo definite proposals |
for restoring the basic industry Of ag- I
riculture to more prosperous conditions !
and no reference to the calling of !
of Teparations OF the three |
parties to ascertain what action can be |
taken to relieve the serious depression |
of this industry"