Great interest was crested In poli-teal elreles in Britain to-day by the publication of the second volume of The autobiography of Viscount Snowdon, formerly Chancellor of the EX-
'While he has no hard' word to say against. the Prime Minister, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, Lord' Snowden takes some scathing comments on the Attitude of the Labour Party during the crisis In 1931, 'Declaring thatthe Labour leaders were unde the thumbs of the Trade Unions, he. says that. they showed realization of the seriousness of ihe nation's plight and. were hypocritical im fighting the government' economic' programme "when the Labour Cabinet liselt had agreed. to Feduetions of over" #50,000,00 In-ex= penditure, "inthe. Labour Party of to-day is not the parly it formerly was," he continues. "it has lost much of its Quality. of spiritual. fervour... Notwithstanding all this, T believe th the Labour Party Is established as tone of the great parties of the state Sonwise leadership and bad poll-tical judgement are restricting ts progress. It will be a long while, unese wiser counsels prevail, before 1 wil gain the majority on which it has set its heart"
"Turning {0 the formation of the National "Government in 1991, Lord Snowden suggests that it was the fulfiment of a dream which the Prime Minister had had' in his mind. for years.
He" remarks that Mr, MaeDonala showed not. the slightest regret at What had happened, and that he set about the formation of a. National Government with an enthusiasm which showed that the adventure Iighly agreeable to him, "the day after the National Government was formed," Lord. Snow: den writes, "he came to my room Downing Street 'In very high spirits remarked to, him that be would now find himself very popular strange "quitters. He replied glee: fully, rubbing' his hands, "Yess tomorrow every Duchess. in London will-be wanting to kiss mee" wediaeugh the welter "ai ina the National Government in 1081, he othe did the right thing in. joining
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