News of the Week
NOW that all the Party Conferences are ended we " enter the straight " for the General Election. The general effect of the Liberal Conference at Yarmouth is that an arrangement between the Labour and Liberal parties looks appreciably more likely in the event of their united vote exceeding that of the Unionists and also, of course, in the event of the Liberals being strong enough to make their support worth purchasing. The Progress of the Labour Party towards the idea of co- operation with the Liberals has been rapid in the last few weeks. The main reason for this is the move of the Labour leaders to the right instead of to the left. This move has converted many of the former intransigeants. of the Independent Labour Party. They now argue that, though wiser leaders would have boldly tried to destroy Capitalism at once and build Socialism on the ruins, it is necessary to recognize facts as they arc and to adapt their policy accordingly.
