19 JANUARY 1924, Page 2

Both Unionists and Liberals have protested for many years, repeatedly

and earnestly, against the deliberate preaching of class-hatred by many of the representatives of Labour. There is no room for any such thing as class hatred ; we all stand or fall together. It is astonishing to us that Mr. MacDonald should have permitted himself to speak in this way. " Class-consciousness " and " class-warfare " are familiar phrases, very deliberately used, in the writing and speeches of the Labour extremists. It is within the borders of his own party that Mr. MacDonald should look for the causes of the trouble. The brighter aspect of his lapse from reality, however, was the .proof that he disapproves of class-consciousness. So perhaps we may look to him to fight against it.

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