POST MORTEM

The Labor government in England is down; but in the words of that champion of the fallen. Evangeline Booth, not yet out. Premier Ramsay MacDonald is to seek dissolution of Parliament to carry his appeal for support over the heads of that body to the voters of the kingdom.

In its tenure of office of less than nine months. Labor has proved its mettle. Greatest are its accomplishments in foreign affairs, for in that direction most needed to be done. The recognition of Soviet Russia prepared the way for the international rehabilitation of that country and the revival of trade upon which the economic restoration of both Russia and England so largely depends.

The new appearance of the British Mediterranean fleet, after an interregnum of twenty years, reveals a far seeing policy not at first apparent. In this old arena the greatest potential disturber of the peace is, at present, Italy. A disgruntled nation, with illusions of a revived Roman Empire, she has already turned her attention to the Near East, where she finds herself opposed by her ancient enemy, Greece, now protege of Britain. By making the first move, therefore, England has possibly forestalled new outbreaks in that hatching ground for war.

But the Laborites have done most in bringing about a rapproachment with France. Premier MacDonald had no little share, through his overtures, in causing the fall of Poincare, ever whose dead body, politically speaking, Herriot and MacDonald conducted their countries to a new understanding. And from this new understanding, and made possible by it, sprang the London Conference, concerted action on the Dawes Report, and the united stand of England and France for the peace plans at Geneva.

Few administrations can point to so much of primary importance, accomplished in so short a time. And of perhaps even greater import, intelligent people can no longer be made to blanch and tremble at the clamors of know-nothings and malicious politicians, that a Laborite regime means hopeless internal disorder, with the abnegation of property rights, and destruction of the family and religion.