Evening star., 1935-10-27
bR|T|SHLEADERS
HAIL PROSPERITY
Peace Promised by Baldwin
as Government Asks
New Mandate.
By the Associated Press.

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LONDON, October 26. Heraldin1
prosperity and peace as the foundation
stones of its program, the national gov
ernment tonight issued a manifesto
signed by the leaders Of three polit-
ical parties.
AS Great Britain's short, swift. ma
ton wide general election campaign
steamed up for the voting day, Novem-
Der IA, Prime Minister Stanley Bald
win, Lord President of the Council ].
Ramsay Macdonald and Home Secre-
tary Sir John Simon signed a pro-
nouncement calling for a new man
date for leadership
Baldwin heads the Conservative
party Simon the National Liberals
and Macdonald the National Labor
party distinct from the Labor party).
Simon and Macdonald are called only
flgureheads by their opponents, how
ever.
Emerge From Depression.
They asserted, in the manifesto, that
Great Britain, during the past four
years, had emerged from the depths
Of depression to a steadily returning
prosperity, with the name of Britain
high in the councils of the world"
Liberal and Laborite manifestoes
voicing views opposed to those of the
national government were also issued.
The Laborite statement called the
period of the present governments
power -four barren years." while the
Liberal platform did not recognize the
present administration as a national
government" because, it said, it was
not supported by any party except the
Conservative.
Although the national government
appeared likely TO be shon Of its top
heavy majority in the House of Com.
mons, political observers expect the
Baldwin regime will be returned with
a strong working majority of $50 to
200 seats.
League Is Keystone.
Its program is based on the follow
ing main points outlined in the mani
festo:
/. The League of Nations will re-
main as heretofore the keystone Of
BRUSH 1Orelgn pOucy,
2. In the present unhappy dispute
between Italy and Ethiopia, there will
be no wavering in the policy we have
hitherto pursued;
3. Peace is the first interest of the
British people. but gaps in national
defense must be repaired;
4. There will be no relaxation OF
efforts to attain, by international
agreement. a general limitation Of
armaments by every possible means
whether by restriction of numbers or
by prohibition of weapons and meth
ods of warfare;
5. The policy Of reducing tariff BAR
riers by means of bilateral CONNER
cial treaties will continue;
6. The agricultural policy will re-
main one OF expansion of the home
market;
Z. Industrial expansion will be
stimulated by a regime of cheap
money and protection of the home
market.
Lloyd George Hits "Trickery."
Against this program, the various
factions Of Liberals and Laborites who
are outside the national government
began sharpShooting.
David Lloyd George, wartime prime
minister, charged that the Baldwin
regime had done "the meanest elec-
toral trick ever played by an admin
istration," in calling what he termed
a "Snan" election
Today he joined Baldwin, Mac
Donald and Simon in signing protest
against the action of the Laborites
in running a candidate against the
speaker of the House of Commons,
whose election is traditionally not
opposed.
The speaker, Capt. Fitzroy, in q
speech to his Northampton constitu-
ency, satisfied himself with the re-
strained statement, Its not cricket"
Sir Anthony Eden, minister for
League OF Nations affairs, will not be
opposed by the Liberals because Of
his work for peace and for the League,
which the Liberals have praised.