Bitter invective, reminiscent his best style, was vented in the House of Lords to-day by Viscount Snowden, formerly Chancellor the Exchequer, who resigned from Mr. Ramsay MacDonald's Cabinet in September, 1932.
"The subject of his attack was nove other than his old chief.
Viscount Snowden was particular-severe when he referred to the Fepeal of the land tax. Speaking in his leiest manner, he said that Mr. MacDonaia once gave him ances that the tax would not be re pealed and, "with tears in his voice," begged him not to resign, The former Chancellor of the Exchequer said that the Government had dishonoured every pledge it had iven in the General Election. The Tories, ne added, had learnt that Mr. MacDonald was ready to recant any profession, break any pledge and submit 10 any humiliation. so. tong they allowed him to call himself Prime Minister.
Viscount Snowden, who is 70 years of age, introduced the first Labour Budget in the history of Parliament in April, 1924. He joined the Nationat Government on its formation mn 1931 and was soon after raised to the peerage as Viscount Snowden of Tekornshaw. He resigned the next year following serious differences of opinion with Mr. Mac=
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