Mr. Lloyd George carried his point. with the Parliamentary Liberals who by 93 votes to 17 Aeclared themselves in general prepared to support the Socialists in measures of which they can approve. Ju other words they will keep the Socialists in. power indefinitely, Of the minority, 12 wish to retain their freedom of action, five, headed by Sir John Simon, want to have the Socialists out at once and chance what follows—which, as Mr. Lloyd George emphasized, again would be a Protectionist Govern: ment, And again it is asked, if he is so sure that that is what'the nation would install at Westminster, by what right does he stand in the ism as a party. In the Sunderland by-election, where the Conservatives have to-day regained the seat from Labour, Dr. Betty Morgan, the Liberal candidate, polled over" 6,000 iwotes less than she did in 1029. This is the sixth by-election" year in which the Liberal poll has fallen heavily. Frequent. letters to the Press show how greatly Liberals like the alliance with people who make no secret of their dislike and contempt for them, eace on the Railwa; sections of railway employees have now accepted the reductions decided by the Wages Board response to the Companies' demands for lower wages arid various alte tions of service. What the Companies asked for would have meant, an £11,000,000 saving a year; what hey get will mean one of about 4£4,000,000." Men in receipt of £2 'a week are to be cut Gd, in the and those getting over £2 another Gd. So there is to be no strike, That there must have a strike the Wages Board's findings had been rejected; undoubtedly decided the men's vote. Less than a week ago, it was feared they would vote section, but they ended by deciding, that much as they dis fiked having, their wages, reduced, they would lose infinitely more by Tt scorns to be a ease for equi sympathy with both sides. Railway employees generally rank with policemen in_public estimation for courtesy, efficiency and respect bility. ' Yet shareholders ju rail= anything but bloodsucking Probably the majority on small incomes hundreds of whom have been very hard hit by the decrease in railway earn-It is pathetic too, to see the wains running in and out of London half, empty, while motor ¢oaches (which have none. of the railways' expenses. in royalties for of track) are
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