Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-19
LIBERALS ASSURE
LABOR LONG RULE
Lloyd George, in Address.
Indicates SuppOFt-Pro.
lection Divides Tories.
By CARROLL BINDER.

IN AA@&$OA84 041ABAMs
By Radio to The Star.
LONDON, England, October ls.-The
Labor government VIII continue TO en-
Joy Liberal support and thus Prime
Minister Ramsay Macdonald Is likely
to remain in power considerable time,
1t Is clear from an important speech
delivered by David Lloyd George at the
annual meeting of the Liberal party
yesterday. The little Welshnnan init
mated that many phases Of the Labor
party displeased him, but he exercised
uncharacteristic restraint and refrained
from critdcizing anything likely TO dam
age the working partnership.
Mr.. MacDonald's interview IN the
Daily Herald today, in which ne maSly
declared that the government would not
Yield an inch to the agriculta1ristS' de-
nnand for protection or subsidy and that
such preferences as may be arranged
with the dominions at the Imperial
Conference would be OF q voluntary
character" will please the Liberals as
much as the Lloyd George speech, On
the whole, pleases the Laborites.
sharp cleavage really exists between
them and the Conservatives over the
extension of protection, to which STAN
ley Baldwin has now officially commit
ted his party
Conservatives Are Divided.
But the divisions within conservatism
over protection, which have already
described, are intensified by recent de-
vslopments. Some influential conEerva-
tives are still free traders. Protection
list conservatives are attacking one an
other over the extent and exphcitness
Of their taTiH pronuncementS. The
Beaverbrook and Rotnermere warfare
upon the Baldwin leadership Is una
hated, while other conservatives are
lukewarm in defense of Mr.. Baldwin.
including the London Times, which yes
terday published an extraordinarily
lame defense equivocating the leader
ship of that otherwise charming inquire
in English public life.
The Beayerbrook constituents do not
halt there. Yesterday they put stall
wart food ~taxer, Admiral Taylor. as o
candidate IN the contest for the par
iiamentary seat Of Paddfrgton, where .
by election occurs probably October 30.
There are now three conservatives
fignting each other and a woman labor
: ite for this seat. The Liberals are alb
staining and rubbing their hands over
the defiance of Mr.. Baldwin and Tory
confusion and name calling.
Lord Beaverbrook 1lrst pledged Her
bert Ladiard to support food taxes re-
garcless of MFR. Baldw1's stand. but
the Conservative party disciplined Mr..
IIidtard and he recanted. thereby get
ting beiated oficial party support but
melting Lord Beaverbrook to enter o
new candidate. There Is also woman
standing for the Rothermere brand OF
+ conservative protectionign. but her
licsen leader does not acknowledge
eT.
May Survive Another Budget.
with the Tories thus split and the
.berais 90 cooperative It il possible
at Afr. Macdonald may even survive
The difncult Job Of introducing another
budget early next year and remain q
power long into 1891.
Mr. Lloyd Georges speech indicates
virtual agreement Of Labor and the
iberaIs On the principle whereby the
Ferplexfng problem Of unemployment Is
TO- be tackled They differ regarding
the time 70 deal with 1t and also ON
the methods.
Labor thinks that the attack should
s road over five years, while the Lib
ais want q big program carried out
thin year.
(Copyright. 1880