GOVERNMENT BY THE PATTEST
PEER'S SON DEFENDS SYNDICALISM, By Telegraph.— Press Asoocl&tlon.— Copyright. LONDON, 10th February. The Hon. W. J. Montagu WateonArmstrong, a son of Lord Armstrong, the head of the great gun-making firm of 'Armstrong, Whitworth, and Co., in the article published in a Newcastle paper, says in defence of syndicalism : "We have gradually arrived at a statb of society In which there is no monarchy and no peerage, but only government by the fattest. How can a man lead a clean life oil 18s 6d weekly and support a family? What excuse is there for the coal companies paying 40 per cent, dividends or the ElsWiek Yards paying dividends riinnlng into double figures?" [In the article mentioned, Mr. Wat-son-Armstrong avowed himself a.syndicalist if Labour is nnable to gain its ends by political means. Mr. WatsonArmstrong is only son and heir' of Lord Armstrong.] Dull headache, brain in a muddle, easily irritated? Take Steams 1 Headache Cure; on* wafer brings a' smile. Ktav
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Evening Post, Volume LXXXV, Issue 35, 11 February 1913, Page 7
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164GOVERNMENT BY THE PATTEST Evening Post, Volume LXXXV, Issue 35, 11 February 1913, Page 7
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