European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 19, 1950, Darmstadt, Hesse                                111 somewhere Between 25,000,000and 33,000,000 British voters will Goto the polls next thursday in eng land Scotland Wales and Northern Ireland to reconsider the decision they made on july 5, 1945, a decision that has since taken Britain a Long Way Down the Road towards socialism. The Issue in the election is simple shall Britain continue the peaceful socialist evolution instituted by its labor party under prime minister Clements. Attlee or shall it restore to Power its wartime Leader Winston Churchill and his conservative party and return to a policy of free Enterprise in Broad terms this is the Issue that will be decided on feb. 23. There Are other issues matters of foreign policy in which the conservatives and the Labo party see something less than Eye to Eye. And there Are other parties the Middle of the Road liberals for instance and the vociferous but impotent communist  basically the Campaign has been a Knock Down drag out fight Between socialism and conservatism Between the labor party which says let us finish the Job and the conservatives who say  can do it better Britain s electoral system is Dilia Rentfrom ours in Many respects. The British vote for individual members of the House of commons As we do for the House of representatives and the Senate. Membership in the British House of lords is hereditary but in Britain there is no election of a chief executive such As our president after the election has been decided the King Calls in the Leader of the political party which has won the largest number of seats in commons and asks him Totake on the task of forming a Cabinet this party Leader automatically become prime minister. If there is no majority party in com Mons a possibility that is not excluded in. The forthcoming election the Leader of the largest party May find it impossible to form a government. In that Case the voters face a Day of ballots will decide Between Attlee socialism of Wijas ton  Brand of conservatism by Howard a Katzander staff writer King May Call the Leader of the largest opposition party and entrust the govern ment to him. If it is impossible by coalition or otherwise to obtain a working majority. Commons May be dissolved an new elections held. The last parliament was Dis solved feb. 3 by Royal proclamation at the request of  that time the $2,800 annual salary of Mem Bers of commons ceased and each Mem Ber was Given a free one Way ticket to the opposition bloc thus commanding 213  determined opposition com paining the labor party goes into the election still the favorite. During the life of the 1945-50 parliament there were 52by-elections to fill vacancies resulting from death or other causes. Of these 35were contests for seats held by socialists and the socialists won them All though their majorities were considerably reduced in later by elections. A none who is a British subject Over 21 years of age and who is no prevented by Complete disability from serving May be a  May choose their own Fields of Battle selecting any constituency i which they can obtain nomination by 10 or More voters. Each candidate mus Deposit $420 in Cash which is forfeited unless he polls at least one eighth of the total recorded vote. This is to prevent frivolous filing of  conservative party has issued a manifesto called the bight Road  in which it promises among other things to review the socialize medical services and repeal the nationalization of Iron and steel two of the hottest issues. Much has been written about Britain socialized Medicine much of it highly critical but competent observers in eng land say that despite the waste that was evident in its first year of operation an the flaws that were turned up the average British Workingman will fight to keep free medical service. The socialists pledge in their platform the Extension of nationalization in All industries which can Only be deployed effectively in Public