Evening star., 1932-10-07

Americans find unusual interest in
the position taken by Viscount Snow
den. one Of three Liberal or Labor
members of the coalition cabinet of
Great Britain who registered their op-
position to a protective tariff by resign
ing 1t is felt in this country that the
recent agreements with the Dominion,
framed at Ottawa, have been seriously
attacked in the current development,
with Snowden as the storm center. The
future course Of Premier Macdonald IS
debated.
Considering the future position of
Snowden in the bitter controversy that
is forecast, the Springfield CMass) Re-
publican remarks that "he will not lack
opportunities for the vitriolic criticism
which has for so long been pent up"
The Cleveland News calls Macdonald "a
man without a party pointing out
that, Ibis Laborite friends having for
the most part deserted him, he holds
Office as the head Of non-partisan
government" That paper, however
firds that British opinion seems pretty
well convinced that the genial Scotsman
will succeed in his objective" and sug-
gests that lit may be surprising that
the Ottawa conference has occasioned
no more political chaflng than it has
long before this"
| "Snowden's views" according to the
San Antonio Express, ''are shared by
! Sir Herbert Samuel, home secretary
since august, 1881, and Sir Archibald
| Sinclair, secretary for Scotland Si-
Herbert-formerly high commissioner in
Palestine-is a veteran Liberal. Like
Sir Archibald, he considers that the
Ottawa trade agreements lessen Parlia-
ments freedom of action in reducing
the duties levied at british ports. Sir
| Herbert holds that those treaties would
form barriers to removing the present
restrictions on world commerce and
would prove burdensome to the British
people. if approved. Premier Mac
Donald apparently Is determined tC
proceed with the new tariff program
regardless of his colleagues resigna-
tions."
AT no time" records the Louisville
Courier Journal. has Snowden sacri.
feed his principles. When the govern.
ment first embarked upon its tariff
policy he protested in no uncertain
terms. When it attempted to tie itsel
up with the Ottawa agreements ht
declared that the dominions are to die.
tate to us where we are to SELL anc
extend the havoc of tariffs and re-
prisals 1t is the Labor party tha
loses when it loses Snowden. 1t Is with
out leaders and none of its formel
leaders were quite up to the stature o.
the little Lancashire cripple. Ant
Snowden has a place for himself. A.
Viscount Of Ockornshaw he can lecture
the House of Lords on free trade ant
fiscal reform and even Socialism ant
constitute a minority of one, but {
minority that commands attention ans
respect"
Additional proof that there is :
worldwide fundamental difference O
opinion on the tariff question:" is de-
clared by the Schenectady Gazette *
have been given In this controversy
and that paper concludes that eth,
two schools of thought, extreme pro
tectionist and low duty or free trade
represent basically antagonistic ideas.
The Gazette holds that the two school
"are so antagonistic that compromis
Is impossible except occasionally for
time" and that neither side. regard
less Of how long 1t may be kept out o
power, will completely yield to tn
other. thus assuring practically con
tinuous strife until some. at presen
unknown solution of the problem Is de
: vised" That the question Is far from
settled" Is the opinion OF the Por
; Huron Times Herald, though 1t con
5 cedes that "the non-partisan Govern
ment appears to have weathered al
other stosm."