Evening Star Newspaper, June 16, 1929, Page 38

PDONALD'S RISE “TOPSLONG BATILE New British Premier Has Had | Career Unprecedented in English History. The sudden-rise to fame and power of Ramsay MacDonald, Great Britain's | “stable boy” premier, and his remark- | able political “comeback” smacks more | of American than British flavor, and | takes on added interest in this country | because of his projecied visit. Unlike most of his predecessors in the office of prime minister, Ramsay MacDonald was not bred for public lifc. His career, which proved after the | World War that both governments and | peoples ‘have short memories, has no precedent in British politi ‘history. Born into poverty such as no -pre- mier has ever n, MacDonsld is what is known to Americs us a “self- made man.” From obscurity & quarier of a century ago he Tose to be leader “of the Labor party, and through his political sagacity and the fortunes of post-war circumstances he was made the head of s Brilish government. Now, after four years, he is pre- mier of Great Britain and the grealest political power in its far-reaching Fealms. Of the many statesmen who rose to world-wide prominence in the first part of the twentieth century, he stands apart from the big figures who owe their significance to the World War. [ ‘That conflict made him a political. oul- cast, and the name of MacDonald dur- ing its four and a half years' progress was anathema to patriotic Britishers because of his bitter opposition to the war and his failure to support the aus thorities who were conducting it. But five years after the armistice MacDonald had ridden on the crest of s period of discontent inherited from the war to the post of prime minister at the head of the first Labor govern- ment i Great Britain. His elevation with that of his party was a definite step in the country's political develop- ment. Has Overcome Many Obstacles. Mr. MacDonald, like many a great American : statesman_or . President, wi born in a humble home, & tiwo-room thatched house in the littie Scotch fish- ing village of Lossiemouth. - He is 62 rears old now, but-most of these: years ‘nve been marked by struggling to over- come the obstacles he faced, as & boy of 12, when he had to quit school and earn his own way in the world. He worked at humble tasks for’ Little pay, and in his few hours of lelsure he read books in the free libraries and acquired the habit’ of thinking about the conditions of “the men and boys with whom circumstances had forced him. One of the books that came into his hands was Henry George's “Progress and Poverty.” Its pages planted within him the seeds of dissatisfaction with the economic and social system that sur- rounded him. He had heard the call of reform long before he reached “his maturity. It was quite natural that Ramsay MacDonald should enter upon the ca- reer of politics, and in 1888 he was hired as private secretary by Thomas Lough, & radical candidate for Parlia- ment, For four years MacDonald stayed | with Lough, meanwhile turiing his hand to journalism as a contributor of radical political’ articles. ‘Three years ago Mr. MacDonald paid & visit to the United States, and while the United States, it was & hostess in this country who gave such perfect courtesy to Mr. MacDonsld and his bride that_he has never for- gotten it. Love Story Is Romantic.. Mr. MacDonald's love story is as ro- mantic as his rise to political power. It was during his first pariamentary battle in Southampton in 1895 that he’ received a contribution to his campaign fund from a stranger, who signed an accompanying letter “M. E. Gladstone.” Soon the young candidate learned that “M. E.” stood for Margaret Ethel, a niece of the famous Lord Delvin. A awift ecourtship followed. Mrs, MacDonald plunged intd the' Labor movement and became a noted hostess and social worker. She trav- eled up and down the country-with her husband, always in the closest com- wloflship with his hopes and ideals. ey visited the United States, Ganada 'lrlld other countries on their wedding rip. After 15 years of companionship Mrs. MacDonald died, a vietim of blood pois-’ oning. The future prime minister, with five children gathered * around him, penned a memoir which is a heart- ‘l:lerddflnl tribute to the woman he ve “To turn to her in stress and’ storm was like going into a shelferéd haven' and smiling up at the face of heaven,” he wrote.. “Weary and worn, ‘buffeted and discouraged, I would fiee te her, and my lady would kneel and soothe | me with her cheery faith and steady eonviction and send me forth to smite and be smitten.” One of the finest groups of statuary | in London is a memorial to Mrs. Mac- Donald as a woman and social worker. THE basis of peace agreeable to the workers, but the crew of the steamer refusetl to man the ship if he came aboard. Often his life was in danger but he went about the country making anti- war speeches, -after his return from foreign travels.. The resentmeént against him caused him to be oustéd {rom Parlisment by 14,000 votes in the ele tion following the armistice. He tried get back in a by-election but was badly beaten. Then reaction began to set in and he was sent to Parliament in 1922 in the election which followed the | crash of the Lloyd George coalition. The Labor party, in that election. sent 142 members to the Commons and they became | the Opposition party. MacDonald, the man most bitterly con- demned and arraigned a few years before, was elected their leader and spokesman, - ‘A year later the Conserva- tive party w iped out and ‘the King | sent for MacDonald and. asked him o form a government. 5 It was . minority. government -he formed, in its major aims by the Liberals and Conservatives alike: 8o there was 1o fear of capital levies being imposed or other radical schemes | being put into operation. Mr. MacDonald had declared that the Labor party would take office, if given the:chance, in order to render national | service. He then paved the way for the | King's invitation to form the first Labor | government by moving on January 24, | 1924, a vote of no confidence in the | Unionists. The motion was v | the aid of Liberal suppo: In the ‘r | Labor _cabinet, annouuced two days | later, Mr.. MacDonald, /besides being | prime minister, assumed_ the portfolios | of foreign - secretary and first lord of thie treasury. Peace was the item on his pro- gram and he quickly secured recogni- tion of the Soviet government. Later in 1924 » letter from Gregory Zinovieff, to British Communists, sought for tion of Communist cells in British mili- tary forces. In the popular:timult that followed, Lloyd George withdrew his SUNDAY support and the Labor government fell, the new ¢lections on October 2! Special Sale! High-grade embossed \ Straight-line Inlaid Linoleum Subject to slight im- perfections. Guaranteed to wear: Sq.yd.. .ol 8/4 Gold Seal .Floor Covering. Squareyard..... .. Imported Grass Rugs 9x12 Feet....csq-- 8x10 Feet........ xY - Feet ... n K72 Oval. ... .. .. 005009 27x54-in. Oval .... Gold Seal Felt Base Rugs No ‘borders, Stbject -to slight imperfections. Attractive_a’p_attems.‘ Ventilating Porch Shfides, Com- Felt Base 55¢ plete . with pulleys, Room Room convenient for rooms. Prices start A . .ieeiecomemeneamen "Grass Rugs Close Woven of the Better Grade Handsome Designs and Colors or 8x10 feet. Your choice STAR, & great Conservative majority. to the Commons, based -on more than 400 members. Resigning on November 24, 1924, as mier, Mr. MacDonald was succeeded y Stanley Baldwin, who formed the Conservative government which lasted until_the recent elections when Mac- Donald again was asked by the King o head & new government. Personally, as well as politically, Mr. MacDonald is one of the most pictur- cage men in the public life of the world ay. He is perhaps the most traveled remier Great Britaln has ever had. e is of winning appearance and per- sonality. a dignified, unassuming. yet magnetic leader. - He is & splendid orator and. is said to be able to addres: the house with. the eloquence of Bal- four, the lucidity of- Asquith and the fervor of Lioyd George. He is tall and well built, carries him- | self erectly and confidently. 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Neal, Democrat. only woman member of the Upper House of | resolution, which was adopted with only | two_dissenting votes, The Neal resolution was ageepted in- stead of ome offered by Senator Hol- brook, which was aimed.at both Mrs. Hoover and the Texas Democrats, who supported Mr. Hoover the election | deseribed as “caleulated to greatly dis- 929—PART 2. in the cmp‘gn they | of the una;r racial | equality on at National | Capital through the election of the Re- | publican candidate.” | Texas went into the .Republican | column year for the first time since the CiviL.War. The resolution condemning Mrs. Hoo- ver sald “social recognition of a mem- ber of the Negro race accorded by | wor whose official and social posi- tions are unsurpassed is fraught with the greatest consequences conceivable | to amicable relations of the two races.” | People of the South, especially Texas, never have ¢ondoned such action, the | resolution said, and such Tecognition of | Representative De Priest’s wife was turb. relations, widen the breach be- tween Negroes and the white race and cause untold bloodshed. “Bowing our heads in shame and re- gret,” the resolution continued, “we ex- press in.the strongest and most ‘em- phatic terms at our command, con- demnation and regret at the conduct of the White House mistress and her assoc! ” | bination to find out more about im- CORNELL LAUNCHES PLAN FOR RESEARCH Purpose Is to Link Science With | View of Improving Businéss of Living. By the Associated Press. ITHACA, N. 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