ENGLAND’S CHANCELLOR.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2695, 28 December 1909, Page 2

ENGLAND’S CHANCELLOR.

AN AMERICAN APPRECIATION OF LLOYD-GEORGE.

The “Chicago Evening American,” in a slashing leading article, replies to Lord Rosebery’s criticism of the Budget, and frankly envies Britain s possession of a man like the Chancellor. •' * ' . ‘ , “Recently,” it says, “it has occurred -to Lloyd-Ceorge—a Radical and democrat, such as we haven’t got m this country—that the proud and prosperous Briton ought to pay liis share towards building Dreadnoughts and running the Government. In a series of admirable speeches Lloyd-George has supported a scheme of taxation, putting the load, or part of it, on tno broad rich backs.. ' ..

“There has been, a groat deal of squealing, groaning, and grunting among the owners of tlie broad backs. They really cannot understand the need of a change. They feel that the working men and the people of small means should continue carrying the load —according to the good old custom. “An individual whose squealing is, most conspicuous is Lord Rosebery. This gentleman feels that it is Socialistic to make wealth pay it s share of taxes. He thinks that lie is a Liberal. —poor deluded plutocrat—and ho thinks that he is a Free Trader. He says, however, that he Mould actually rather give up Free Trade and vote for Protection than see great wealth taxed.. This noble and unselfish gentleman suggests that, rathfer than tax wealth, 1 a tariff be put on the workman’s loaf of bread, and shin of beef, in addition to all tlie other taxes now put- upon him. “How naturally such views come out of the mouth and the harrow heart of this noble Lord Rosebery , and all of liis selfish class. ; “Before ten years, shall have he will be laughed at even by Ins own class as a man of narrow vision, a pampered pet pug-dog that snaps first at the band that feeds him. Rosebery ha«., been honored and made comfortable by the English people. He lias millions that he never earned, and he fights a just plan to make him pay something towards the expenses of tlie government that protects him. “How like he is to our own !Roseberys’ in America It would be good for t-liis country if we could send them about one hundred thousand of our men of the Rosebery type, intellectually selfish and brutal, and get in exchange one single man like LloydGeorge, the best democrat that the English-speaking races have produced in fifty years.”