Mr. Asquith began his by-election campaign at Paisley on Monday.
The local Unionists have put forward a candidate Mr. MaoKean, and it is said that, besides the Labour Party candi- date, Mr. Biggar, there will be a fourth candidate for the extreme Socialists. Mr. Asquith made it clear at the outset that he came as a Liberal, without any qualifying phrase. Liberalism, he said, stood for freedom, and was opposed to class legislation. On the one hand Liberals should regret the refusal of " self -determina- tion " to Russia and Ireland, while on the other hand they must oppose the "industrial tyranny" which the Labour Party aimed at establishing by placing the whole machinery of pro- duction in charge of the State. Mr. Asquith emphasized his dis- like of the Labour Party's policy, which would deprive us of the advantages of free competition and individual enterprise.
