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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Liberal Leader David Lloyd George bleated: "This measure contains some of the worst and none of the best features of Socialism." The Clydeside Laborites, who want the Government to nationalize the coal industry and pay high wages (if necessary out of the taxpayers' pockets), were frankly furious. The vote...
Thus the Government won by a humiliating majority of eight. The 14 Clydesiders, who are supposed to be Laborites (i. e. Socialists), showed their Communist colors by abstaining. All but two Liberals turned against Mr. MacDonald. And the only thing that saved his government from falling was the abstention of...
Britain's Christmas waits (streetwalking carol-singers) last week had a new carol to add to their repertoire of Wenceslas, God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen, and 'Ark The 'Erald Haingels Sing. Sir Edward Elgar, potent and pontifical British composer and conductor, master of the King's...
Some weeks ago Sir Edward browsed through a volume of poems by medieval George Gascoigne (1535-77) entitled A hnndreth Sundrie Floures bound up in one small Posie. Gathered Partely (by translation) in the fyne outlandish gardens of Euripides, Ovid, Petrarke, Ariosto and others; and partely by invention out of...
The rainbow bending in the sky, Bedecked with sundry hues, Is like the seat of God on high And seems to tell the news That as thereby he promised To drown the world no more So by the blood which Christ hath shed. He will our health restore.