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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 4, 30 September 1907, Page 5

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OFFICIAL LIBERALS AND THT SOCIALISTS. ANOMALOUS POSITION. By Telegraph—Association—Copyright (Received September 29, 4.35 p.m.London, September 28. The by-election for Kirkdalo div ;ion of Liverpool, rendered vacan 'irougli the death of Mr. Maclvei .esulted:— li'.'Chas. M'Arthtir (Unionist)... 400 .Ir. John Hill (Labour) ... ' ... 332 1 Majority - ... 67t Tho Liberal Executivo was itnabi to officially support 51r. Hill owing t.. his Socialist views, but passed a resi. Int-ion expressing a hope that Liber:, electors would support him.

The late Mr. Maclver was a Unionist, and ns he, at the last election, (It ,;'eated a Labour ■ candidato, Mr.. .1 'oidey. hy 592 votes, the present elee- ' ion seems to be practically a repi iioii, as far as party strength i "onccrtied. There is somo division i; '!-c ranks of the Liberals as to /ho-, i'.iv the party should go in its relatio:;-. vith socialism and Socialists, and Hi /Unionists are .making all possible part; capital out of the position. At Col!! 1 Valley, an 'avowed Socialist, Mr. V f.irayson, beat tho Liberal v and tliUnionist .candidates by 153 votes, po'S ing 3018 out of 10,000 odd votes, ifi Harold Cox (Liberal) recently re marked The result of Collie Valle. e.nd Jarrow' elections will forco lit Liberal party to l.ikc a definite star, against Socialism in future, and inclis: more to individualism, after tliei brief and unpleasant experience of col lectivism. I welcome it as a warniir to the Liberal party. The average lsn;' Sishman is not a Socialist, and whe: the issue, is clearly put before him •is it will bo at the next election, h--.fill only give his voto to that part; which can be relied upon to oppos Socialism. If tho Liberals contiini' their present policy of 'drift' they wil be crushed between the upper" am nether millstones." •