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WONDAY, 00P. BER 16, 1922.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS

(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)

PARMIERS SPEICH.

DEFENCE OF GOVERNMENT'S NEAR EAST POLICY,

On the one of his speech at Mun- cheater, Mr. Lloyd George received an ovation from thousands of prople. Arriving from Marclesfield fast evening

he whence he motorei, was cheered by hundreds of people, waving flags, in the villages za mate to Mobberley Hall, where he was the gurst of Mr. Nortme

Brickuy Today Mr. Lyd

mmphant progress thande

ley,

'ne towns

to Manchester, travelling hen Mabber. Hall in an open ear with his wife- and their host and hostess. Along

the ads, cerrol aroughout the sunlit

Manchester was reached Journey business peuple were proceeding home to lunch, Mr. Blyd Cheorge, whor lace was wreathed in smiles, acknowledging hearty greetings. Hantarily forgot the cheering of the multitudes as he passed the John Bright statue to which the rained his hat.

He also stopped en route to visit Mr. William Royle, a former politi. en!, friend, now leader of Manchester Independent laberals, who had just undergone an operation in a nursing

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The viemity of the Reform Club, where Sir Edward Rhodes, presidet of the Coalition Links Manchester, pre sided at luncheon, was packed wit masses of people behind barricades. Standing in de steps of the Club, Mr. Lloyd Gourge waved his hut in acknow. Responding to ledgment of the eberes. cries of speech," Mr Lhyd George 541d; I I thank this great gathering for greeting we to this city to pay the case of the Government in the eforts made to establish European they have waste peace and prevent blindsbed spreading to Eastern Europe. There were

cheers as he entered the Club arwed where a handsome bouquet was persent- ed to

to kry.

Ars. Lloyd Gonege.

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The Chairman, tasting the Premier, mentioned that there had been seven thou sand applications for the ther haulresi acets available.

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Mr. Lloyd George, on rising to respond to the total, revived a great ovation. H

Since have come North of England, 1 have ant nessed those symptoms

of universa indignation and exeration with whic the Government and its policy is supposed to be regarded. The fact that wer twenty- five times as many people sought admis, Kion to this roam as it can contain, the fact that very great crowds live net me at every stage of my journy, might have been simply regarded as expressions of the interest which a notorious offender always erates-Cloughter) had it not

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been for the fact that, www.

with

warmth

they trerivedl me and enthusiasm, such as | fave never experienced before. I thank them. The people of this country du

thias not lieve the Government deliberately endeavoured? ta rush this

into war-Cheers). country On the contrary, they regard that infamous charge as an outruge British fairplay. We insured pence: "we have not been war- mongers; we have her peacemakers; we took the only sure road to peer and wo have reached it.--(Chues).

It has been largely due to the tact, judg ment and resolution of our sentative at Constantinople. Sip Charis Haring ton, and our sagnatoas adviser. Ki Harare Rumbold, and has also been largely attributable to the patiener

Fil of Earl Cinzen. But, as Sir Charlis Earington

hus

aid-and it i denga. tion to either of them—it would have been

had

possible it not been dat result tion and fans were displayed in semi. The support to Sir Charles Harington which pressed the Oriental mitul (Hear, ear)-The negotiations deline

diffent

and dangerous as they were -have been conducted under cireun- which, fortunately, were without stalleer

predent in this country. Whilst we were engaged in a most diflienit we have

tark, been assailed with misrepresentation, with abuse, with innuendo, such as na Govern ment, in conducting international affairs, has ever been subjected to before, and the scuntry resents it.--(Hesr, hear),

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At the time we could not awer the charge; we had to lie quiet while it was suggested that we were war-mungers, that we were thirsting for blood-for the reason that you cannot pince the whol creenmstances before the country without

Bon the kpot But the time las am enabled to speak, and E conre when I mean to do so.-(applause). There is a writer in the Presy who has made himself

notorious

by very

the constancy and malignity with which he has pursued th Government for years.

The ment beard that Mr. Chamberlain ult 1 going to defend the Government he said. What better proof du you want of their guilt

Not

only that,

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it makes things rse. That is new deetrine. Here is poor fellow, charged with every con vivable

not guilty The moment he ples

ys,

him

and begins to defend 60, the prosecuting counsel sluirks with

"Now, Joy and proof of his guilt but in that not only a an actual aggrave. ion of it (aughter).

Gentlemen, there are queer people let loose in the Press in three days!-(Rouewed haughter).

My 138' in

the action of the Government has rendered very much

explaining?

easier by the which Mr. Chamber- -(chrong with hereditary cred yesterday.

peint and fore, delivered But there are a few things that I feel bout to say, although they may be petition-becue they must be brought house. Sir, what were our object in the nction we took! They were three-fold. The rat was to secure the freedom of the Straits, for the commerce of all nations; the

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to prevent we from Wita into Europe, with all the in possibilities of a confiagra. tion: and the fontantinople, and ja third was to provent the repetition, in Greene, of the scenes of intolerable horror which have been enneteil in Asia Minor during the last six or seven year

sonceivable

I have not much to say about the Straits: it is not necessary to point out the importance of securing the Straits against a repetition of what happen in

1014.

material

That prolonged the war for twe years, and it very nearly brought upon has cause of the Allies irreparable dis aster. But, apart from that, it is the only rond to the fairway of the Black So, where you have got raw materials and fond-surples raw foul, in

times of pance--ir formal times- ench as no other part of Europe could and if the commarcs of that part world one-third link Always been in British ships

It is vital to us, vital to humanity; we could not have those Straits barred without giving away the biggest and most important prize which we won by one victory over Turkey in the great war (cheers) and which last us so much in life and treasure,

As to the spreading of war into Europe, you have only got to think of what world inve happened it Turkey, shed with victory, with an army to resist, had crossed the Bosphorus, passed into Thrace guil occupied Constantinople. Bo you think they would have stopped in Easters Thrace! Do you to think they would. bave empel on the Marits? Who was to stop them! He would have swept into Western Thrace, possibly passed juto Salonica! You know what that ma WAR-an the war in 1911 mactically be gan in the Bulkans.

It was a situation full of perit, and get we had to net promptly, resolutely," Brody, and make it clear that we were not Kotng

allow the Sres to sweep over the Bosphorus, What would have happened dare not tell you.

in Constantion warned us what

Sir Charles

might is happened, terrible catas The population of Constantinopir trophy. is only half Turkish-inely half-there ry landeds of thousands of Armenians aul Glancks there. I could call the testi mony of the gentleman who has been Une military adviser" sunf

pamphleteer of Abingdon Street (the Jaberal Party's headquarters) General Maurice He said that, if we did not hold Chanak, there would be scenes in Constantinople by the side of which the fires of Smyrna wenig pale 1 am not going into the question of who is responsible in Sunya;

ath not going to discuss whether the tirecks provoked the Turks or the Turks The tirerks: it 18 enough for me to ex attention to the fact that, since 1914, the Turks,

according to the official

testimony we have revived, have slaughtered in

cald bend a million and a half Armenians

Wonn and children--and five Jun. dred thousand Greeks, without any pr vocation at all. I think

was right that. before the Turkish Army should be allow ed to cross into Europi, in the Eush of victory, with the blood of Smyrna on their hands, it should have had time to cool. and that we should have guarantees that there would be protection for minorities in Europe,

That is all we did.- (Chevrs). We are pleilged to shield these people. I am told it is not our business. I am sorry to say that Liberals bay? been piending that it was dobe of our business to interføre ba. tween the Parks and, deir victims, What business is it of Britain's If the Turk insists, have him alone;

him cross the Straits, let him cross to Constantinople.-- a free road and a fairway for the shatu bles! That was not the old Liberal policy. Prolonged cheering). It was certainly st the polizy was brought up in:

as not what I was taught in my youth, --that Englishness, Scotsmen and Welsh men should, every

morning, repsat PP- Prently the litnu of the cynie, "Am I my brother's keeper! that Britain should faer the world with the brand of Cain upon her brow, that was not oki Laberat doctrine,(cheers)—either ought it to be the new doctrine of the party that uns led by Gladston am told-I think by Liberal newspaper-that. I must not tvcke the

wanie of Gladstones I ran maderstand the

reluctance

to all that great spirit from the vasty derp ta wit nees the spectacle of Literal lenders and Liberal newspapers attacking a

a Govern. pent because they ar

doing their best to prevent the Turks from crossing its Europe

and committing atrocities upon Christian population, 1 maintains that the policy we adopted was a policy which is in accordance with the highest interests and traditions of this land, and we have renson to be prond that it succeeded.

You had another little serial function here a few days ago; it was addressed, 1 believe, by Lord Gladstone.

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It was rather a shock to me to see a Gladston deeming us because we were trying to Protect the Greek minorities against the Turk it was rather a

1 shuck.

A Glad- stone: I would have taken it from almost a Gladstone! He was anyone else,--but a peculiarly offensive-(cheers)-and 1 am sorry to say that he has been sa: 1 m sorry. No one has a greater respect for the hat which he bears. I know the difficulties of any man, without adequate gift(laughter) who has to carry, all through his life, a very great same. But if he only do it with becoming modesty

-daughter)-- he would

reettre the erau pas.. ston if not the respect, of

I Forty to say that Lord (tadstone Bever played that part, and he has given him- self as such as bis great father never, 18 his mout exalted days, took himself. ile has actually excommunicated s from the Liberal Party! Well, the Papacy is not an hereditary offee, and MA

Gladstone, in his most powerful. moments, never excoumaniented Liberals who dared to disagree, but invited them Lack,

with all

all his great powers of appeal and persuasion.

Bui ferd indstone excommunicates us, What

service as he rendered Liberalism! know of no service except ane. He is the best living embodiment of the Liberal sloctrine that

quality is not hereditary. ** (1.3ud laughter and cheers). I am sorry, but have sinod it I

cannot tell you how long; specelt after speech of intolerable abuse. am told I I ought to bene it like a Christian-(laughter, and a

a veice You are doing so." But there are too many people about in the world, now, who think it in the business of a Christian to allow helf to be massacred by Turks and Pro-Turks, without ever striking a blow. I am not that sort of Christian-cheers) --and as long as I have a sword in my hand,

nud God gives me strengsh to use it, I will! (Cheers). Well, eo much for him. There is no more ridiculous specta- cle on the stage than a dwarf strutting before the footlights in garmenta he inherited from a giant.-(Laughter and cheers).

I am told that we were right in our object, in keeping, the Turks out of Europe, of preventing massacre in Con-

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slantinople, ensuring the freedom of the Strait,-all that was right; but we ought hot to have used force, we ought to have argued with them, we might to have per- maded them. He is a

gentleman who is very able to persuasion. (Laugh. ter). Well, now, do let us

let us look at facts, Charles Herington, in a message printed

fact yesterday, attributed the that he acceeded largely to the reinforce. ments we sent him, and if you have any doubt about it, just you hark back to the speech which he delivered before the Turks, Sir Charles Harington was doubt; ful whether they were going to sign, and this is his task appeal. He told the Turks that conciliation had been enrried to the utmost it, and warned Ismet Pusha that Great Britain, had, on the spot, vory large and powerful fleet, large num bees of aeroplanes, guna and a a by no begligible forer af infantry; in fact, that Great Britain would be a very awk ward enemy, but a very valuable friend. Well, me, that is the sort of thing the understands, and I sm not at all surprised at what followed in the state merit--that it made a very great impress

Just think for

what would have happened. We were advised by both our naval and military authori ties that we could not assure the freedom of the Straits for peaceful commerce, un- Jos We f both sides. The Turks ady nerd

us; the Freuch

retired, and the tulis followed slane on their heels, We were told, in speeches and in business to do it the Press, taxi

WIN DUP what aur Allies were doing.

Suppose we had followed merkly behind France. The Kemelist Forces was

would been 信息 thanak. The next thing that would bave happened would have been the crassing of the Straits. Gallipoli was held by a very weak Senegalese Battalion, with orders that they were not to fire on the Turks. Both side of the Straits would have heen in Kemalist bauds.

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Be you think you would have got them out! You would have gone to the pence conference and said, Wit: you please get away from Chanck and Gallipoli !" And Kemal would have said, "No, we will guarantee the Straits for you." Would anyone have gone to u

o drive them out of the position afterwards, if they had mat yielded before the Conferesse? Of consko not. You know what it cost, be fine, to attengut it. To hold it, is a

yory ifferent matter. Something would have happened in the Bosphorus, They would have been in Constantinople. Sir Charles Hartagion warned us that there wer 19,000 to 20,000 Turks, all of the most fanatical character, inside Constantinople, ready. You know what would have hap, pened--think of it; it is tea horrible if we had allowed them pass.

Then, nur eritica eny, Why did you not have an understanding with your All We did.--(Applause). Only few

weeks ago, we received a message from the French Government that, if the Grecks or Turks invaded the Neutral Zeue, they would have to he resisted, by force, by the Allies. We accepted that; we thought believe they meant it. How were we to that it was only intended for one side 1-- Hear, hear That message was followesl by another, in which the

French,

Italia and British warned Mustapha not to cross the Neutral Zone Not

only did

Iwe think so, but the Generals also thought so, and troops were sent by the various Allied tienerals.

But

they had to be recalled. It is use trying to bluff a first-rate fighting animal, and the Turk is that, whatever else lue is. You can try bluff with cowards; it of no use with really brave men; they know instinctively when you mean business, and when you don't. What were we to do? Were we to send a message to Mustapha Kemal, saying, "You Blast not cross this Neutral Zon», otherwise w will resist you he forer," and, the moment he use force, British Troops were to run away? is that the policy-(Cries of No, no.").

I remember visiting one of the Chateaux of France during the Ponce Conference 1 think it was the Chat St. Joan-and was very struck with the gare of very fierce-looking dragon with flaming eyes and determined mien; with fire starting out his nostrils, but with his

wedged between his

legs, Was the British Government pret this spectacle to the world of the British Dragon in that humiliating attitude? -(Cries of

Na")

Well, we di not.-(Cheers). You can, if you lik". say we threatened,

It is always a mis- take to threaten unless you mean it, and it is because we not merely threatened but we meant it, and the Tark knew that we meant it, that have peace now-Lo

-(Loud cheers.) Before I dismiss that part of the topic, let me any how much we owe to the reptile, alacrity and enthusiasm! with which Australia and New Zealand supported us.-(Cheers.) It was the fet that they wired to say there were thou sandy tetig of thousands-of Austra- lians and New Zealanders ready to come over to prevent the graves of Galipoli from being desecrated that contributed to happy result. And even since I came into this room, have had

a very inter- esting telegram from Manchester: "Good luck and greeting from lot of 1915 Galli. poli hoys and medical officers of Forty- serond Division."-(Cheers),

the

(1914

but b um told that we have departed from the methods of oki diplomacy. That is very sat-(Laugh" "r). Mr. Asquith sal, Why aid we no emulate the pati ent, forbearing policy which Lord Grey played in 1014 towards the Germans, ind of indulging in the amateur tactics of Downing Street to-day " Well, old, patient, forbearing policy of i ended in the most disastrous war which this world has ever sem, and the amateur diplomacy of 1922 bas, et any rate, brought pence, I am not blaming anyone. for 1914, but I think Lord Grey and Mr. Asquith knowing their own difficulties in the might have been a little more forbearing and patient, not merely with

but with their own coun Ts). They have been very · very critical indeed; but, believe me, I'do with not like entering into no altercation old friends and colleagues, and 1 have honestly Jaure best

my

to

keep out of it. But when, in speech after speech, I have Been them using the whole of their great experience and great intellects to em phasise the shortcomings of others, it is very difivalt for me to

me lo refrain, for I am

s fairly pugnacious animal-(Laughter). No one knots better than Lord Grey that when you come to the quarter of inter national affairs there are factors over which you have no control-none

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You have no control over factors at hoe, but infinitely less over the elegants which make the position abroad, where national prejudices, national traditions, sational interests, national outions all differ. It

is not easy, in the vehlors of Foreign Affairs to secure agreement, and secure vaults; Lord knows that.

Cirry Take 1914. His proposals were admirable ;

temper, I agree with Mr. Arquith, was one of the very best; but he was not the Kaiser's advisor and he had no influence over the Gensan General Staff: they had their own ambitions; they hand their own idens, It is just possible that language less direct) that language alor direct, nguage or phatic, might have stopped it. But it is easy to be wise after the event. I am not criticising; I as only pointing out that it was the greatest, the most calamitous diplomatic failure that the world has over seen, and that it was due to conditions over which Lard Grey had no control. He therefore ought

charitable with athers. Take the whole of the incidents of that period, Lord Gey sought to make peace in the Balkans. He made peace, but that pence did not stand the joltings of train that carried it from London to the Balkans. It fell to picces before it ever renched Sofin. That wah not his fauft; the plan was good, the intentions were excellent, but there were factors there which he could not control. He tried to proveut the Turks frora Futer

the war against us most import- ani natter-nt German diplomacy vas

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5 for him. He tried to prevent from entering the war against There, agnin, German diplomacy defined us

Well, now, I have never taunted Lord Grey with that:

"I do not taunt him now; but what I say is, that when you get into the realm of Foreign Affairs there are things that-1 will not say you cannot cimalise, because you do but there are factors you cannot inthenee. It is no u standing on a cairn of gigantic failong and throwing stones at people who have to work through difficulties which are just na great as his. You may succeed, or gen may fail, the task is always a complicated one: the task is always a balling one, and all you can do is to keep at it, and usa every means at your disposal. The criti- cism should be dispened with great care, great tolerance, and even with great charity, when you are dealing with For eign Affairs. I don't want to use any bitter words, if I can avoid it, about sid colleagues. 1 am told our Eastern Policy has been a series of improvisations which I have lung out of what is supposed to by rather fertile brain,-just to suit the caprices of the moment.

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What has been that policy? The policy undoubtedly was, first of all, to secure the freedom of the Straits; secondly, to take away from Turkish Rule the non-Chris tian

populations whom you could not entrust to Turkish charge. Whose policy wna that i did not improving it; I cane When I came into office, in 2016, series of agreements with Russia, France, Italy, even Greece, which completely partitioned Turkey.

There was only a small strip of Anatolia left to the Turks. Who did that!

Lord Grry and Mr. Asquith, I was a member of this Government, aud I approved it, and 1 make no complaint about it. Bat I want to say that it was not my palieg. Mer than

that,

policy was approved by Liberals. Conservatives and, I think I my say, Labour Lenders. They were all members of the Cabinet ilut Dealt with it.. Esri Balfour, Mr. Boner Law, Lord Landsdowne, Mr. Chamberlain, as well as Lord Grey, Mr. Asquith, Mr. Churchill and myself, we were all committed to ir but the direction was in the hands of Mr. Asquith and Lord Grey, and it was net a policy which initiated; I came isto it.

that

Turkey had breu alpost completely partitioned, by agreements entered into with various Powers, before I ever becaine Prime Minister. Why did it fail! It failed

owing to circumstances over which either

Lord Grey, nor Mr. Asquith, nor bad the slightest

test control-Russin's

Myself Arnein, Constantinople, the

Straits had been given to Russia. I do not mind at all, but it was very short. sighted polity. I agreed to it, and there- have got no right to criticise either Asquith or Lord Grey: but 1 am,

fore

bound to confess that it was very shortsight: policy, because if the Russian Revolution had come after the war, in- seal of during the war, you would have bast Bolshevists, at this moment, in Con- stantinople and the Straits. It was a mistake, but we were all in it. Don't Imagine I am blaming anybody, or that I am not taking part of the blame myself. What was the other thing that happen- ed? The Italian Ministry, that was responsible for the policy of taking Southern Anatolia into the occupation of Italy, fell, and

came in, a new and with other ideas. Neither

Grey nor Mr. Asquith, nor myself, were responsibla for turning that Ministry out. What is the nest The French defert in Cilicia, which made them reast

reast their policy. What was the next!

President Wilson

was under the impression that he could have persuaded America to take the dathifor Armenia. Wall, his health broke down; we had no control over that. And then came as of the greatest disasters of all-the fall of that great, wise, sagacious statesman, M. Venizelos, and the substitu on of the feeble, futile, foolish Adminis tration that followal it.

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Well, all of these are circumstances over which he Government in this country had any.

by control, so we have had to weast our policy: We have made the best of it, and we have succeeded in securing

the freedom s of the Straits, which is not merely a primary British interest, but a prituary human interest. We have succeeded, also, is holding up the peace until you had established the freedom of that great, gifted people, the Arais race, and also some sort of protection for minorities in So much for that part. 1 might

just

I dis pose of this part of the case about what

treaties 18 said; that these

mino and prepared by myself. I fully responsi ble for them, but it is

1 took it supposed out of the hands of the Foreign Office- the Treaty of Sevres and all others, I will-r.ad a short extract frim a Memo- randum prepared by the Foreign Office; net for

myself, but prepared for the Cabinet. This is how the Treaty of Sovren was prepared:

Eastern Europ one word, befo

were

The general basis of settlement was explored by M. Berthelot, of the French Foreign Offic, and by Lord Curzon, in December. 1019, at the Foreign Ofile-

posed to live deen done frous Downing Street by my "Seer.turist')-(langer) bat the Supreme Councit cid not nesenable until February, 19.0, in Lon don, and, after several meetings, dieje. gated the week of preparing the Treaty to a committee of Foreign Ministera and Ambassadors, sitting at the Foreign

lice

That meeting was presidre over by Lard Curzon: 1 never attended it: I approved of it. The Conferruces, this year, on this matter, the Conferences at the beginning of the year,

na well us the reent Con- Ferenc-have been attended exclusively by Foreign Ministers, I sented. I was consulted, but Lord Curzon, with great ability

knowledge and great expertster.

Our

clacted the proceedings, I think it necessary to say that because the rubbishy statements which are made about them Treating h

been prepared

of

боза Cabinet

the

Serre without th

consent of the Foreign Office. prepared at the Foreign Office, by

Office Aicials, tinder the

were

of

is

the Foreign Minister, and I think it absolutely necessary that that should be auid at the

present

As for amateure, who are the

anteurs"

who have agreed to this alter. I will a them. Lord Grey, Mr. Asquith, Lord Carzon, Lord Balfent, Lord Landowne,

Str. Benar Law, and self; in France, M. Clemenceau, M. Poincare, who was President of the Republic at the time- and President Wilson-a fiue array of —(Cheers). There you are!

I would not waste your time had it not been the that statement has been pul lished, ed nauram, by men who know nothing about it from beginning to end, and it has been doing mischief. I dismiss this part of the ease by saying that, action that has been taken, by the skilful ly the work of the representative of this country, you have secured not merely a bloodh peare, but a peace of which Great Britain, at my rate, need not be ashamed. (Cheers),

Now, I am sorry to ARY,

I have got to rome to another topic, and I must say if you will tolerate me-a few personal words. I am sorry to obtrude my per conality upon von an indigent, kindly audience of my native city-(cheers)—but, unfortunately, it is a subject of con ་་ irveery, and I have

to deal with it. got to as I would with other controversy my which affects the affairs of government,

Sip Donald Maclean-a friend of mise, and a friend I like very much and for when I have very great respect-hua finally kicked us out of the Liberal Party. think he might have left it to others. He has always been free from personali- ties; he has done his best to keep out; but there is no greater tragedy in life than the weakness of a good man, and I' au sorry he has succumbed.--(Laughter). But he is only one out of many: there are Dichards on both sides; there are Liberal Die-hard and there aro Conserva- tive Die-hards; and they all would like to make me die hard," too- laughter)-- nut soon-{renowed laughter).

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see in one newspaper that rather sup. ports the movement against the Govern ment and claims that there should be a change, that what the country wants is Something a little

and dufi

ordinary. (Laughter). There ought to be no

diffi culty in supplying, from amongst mý critics, any number of suitable

candidates that would fulfil that description.-

Laughter). If there is to be a

a change helise nis, there is no man who would welcome, it incre than I would. I have Ind a long spell, and a pretty kard one- thear, hear). I would welcome,-I would Seve--freedom. There are lots of things

want to say: Offer is

is a great shackle sought my present position: Mr. Law, Earl Baflour, Sir Edward can tell

that.

I was willing under any ma an of experience

ever

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who

how.

was prepared to conduct the war effi- cirutly, and I sakl

-in

any office, ever nimble. gave up one of the most powerful positions in the

the Government, in ju, to take up an absolutely new and what was then a humble office, because I thought i could serve my country letter, And, in 1910, if they had said to me,

That is

I

# l'uited States of Amerien what we ove her, and forgive every other country everything they owe us: have a better Army, Navy and Air Force; have mord houses for everybody whilst, at the s the, cents are not being put up; streng ther

Your educational system and give me to the unemployed; the taxation of this country figh

lighter.

in

yet make

tion work-

(Laughter), I shall wate

watch the men whor believe. denominational education

ng with those who say that a State. Church is essential to the recognition of religion,

I shall watch the mea who bef lieve that Tariff Reform is essential br national prosperity, and those who he lieve that Free Trade is the puly remedy working together.

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I would be an interesting experiment: to sen others fight. That is one of the joya I have in store. I believe there in a resolu tion to he moved at a political Unionist meeting. I think it would have been more honourable nere courageous, if it had bean moved in November, 1818.-(Loud cheers). That is one Party. Ou the otlier hands there is another Party that, through the mouth of Lord findstone and Sir Donald Maclean, any they will have nothing to do with ine, or be associated with me. the same, despite that, I have friends there. Cheers). Outside, I saw, that smiling welcome of faces, greeting me, and I saw them on the gondside to day. I have many friends, Conservative and Liberais, yes, and a multitude of those who are of either of those Partis. E. throw myself on the people, whose cauza I have ever betrayed during years of strenuous Public

fe-(Grea chering). There are just, there are gen-** erous people; and to those who have done thair hest to render the service (and I claim to have rendered them service) thay will see fair play. I am not afraid of the future. Had I betrayed the people, the opposition which has been put for ward a certain quarters would never have arisen,

will

The world has not yet recovered from the deep hurt inflicted upon-it by war that recovery will be slow, weary, tedious, and there will be many sethacks. The supreme task of stateauianship at this hour in the pacifiention of nation so that the peoples of the earth shall have leisure to devote themselves to the piaceful avocations of life; to fill up the depleted reservoirs from which we all draw. My course in

clear one. support with all my might any Government that devetes itself and lends its energy to that task with single- mindedness, fearlessness. And with re zolution-provided they do not embark upon measures which will inflict peis manent injury upon the country; whether these measures he renetionary or ve volutionary.

That does mean that pledge myself to support incfieisgey and-vacil- Intion-infirmities in any Government o any party-but any Government that has not pursued that course I will assist with all my might. That is my: policy. The -future is

a perplexing one; the situation of eur

country, the situation of the world is too grave for guy man to engaga in any party or personal manUYICS. One Party-and I deplore it has brought itself to the brink of destruction, in spite of every warning, but that

kind of fetly, and men who are engaging in the same kind of folly in either Party will live to

HARVEST OF

hot

DISAPPOINTMENT]

reap

and

Nations will never forgive.

-that.

digies

great

sacrifice national interests in a

emergency to Party gaia-(cheers)-and what ver

tage that

come

es may be the temporary advan- maneuvre, the time will when even those who have to those counsels, and who may weekl ly and blindly follow that counsel, will rebuke them because, instead of bringing national confidence, they have brongh distrust to the Parly they love best.

I

Same:

hall play na personal on Party

place national

bout perity above the interests a

and if, in consequence of the faxle tion which i have taken up, that pesi

which I mean to abide by-if, in

I ennerquence of that

un driven alone into the wilderness,

I chall

always recall with pride that I have been enabled, with the assistance of loyal colleagues

dark hour of this Nation's

to render it no meng service-(cheer)

shall be proud

of the fact that I have

have

attempted things which, even yet, to take that

rat reached maturity or complete success, and I shall be prouder than ever of the fact if this were the this high

position

your job."-inside or

outside would have done it, because there

were milligus

who were taring

death for their country, and it was not for a man to pick and choose his job.-(Loui cheers). 1 never said, "Make me Prune Minister." On the contrary, 1 legged Mr. Balfour, Mr. Bane Law, or

anybody squith to red Position

begged Mr. raait so long

as conditions were assured in his Premiership that I thought neces Pary to fliciently conduct the war.

Three years age, I was anxious to go ont: I felt that could

better render service to my county in a more indepen deut position, and. I begged Mr. Bonar Law to take charge.

He declined. A the beginning of this year, I wrote Mr. Chamberlain and suggested that it would be better that, as he was the tender of the Pasty that commanded a majority in the House of Commons, that he should take it up, and I promised every

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support

so long as the policy of the Government was a policy of pacification and of no reactionary legislation, nud that the con tract with Ireland was carried out.- . (Cheers). My

ever

Fast

I held day 1 shall be prouder than the fact that it was given the last days and weeks of My ship to invoke the might of this great Empire to protect from

indescribalio horror men, women and children by the hundred thousand, who were trasting to the plighted word of France, lialy nud Britain.-Great Britain has

kept fnitie (Load

Loud and prolonged cheers.)

After the speech, Mr. Lloyd George inctored to Salford. through cheering crowds, and was presented with thes Freedom of the Borough. Acknowledg ing the honour, he said the credit of the country was now far and away the L in Europe. As regards uncaplayment due to the war, the thought otherwise,

had mad country gever sought the position: I

to relieve precedented provision wieled to retain it, and I will serve any

tress caused unemployment. Mr country in

George tubacque so loug as God No man hand มอง more loyal colleagues than 1 have; we have worked for no mean end, in a comradeship of hard toit. always for aur common country. I

certainly would regret any severance with men who have treated ine, personally, with such honour- able fidelity, who have helped me along in policies that excited indignation, even, amongst certain supporters, becanes

together, unaDigues, after coumiting

give no strength, o

Hlever

quarters of their own

the interests of the they regarded it ae in

the country. llut i would welcome freedom: it would to very interesting to watch others: hardling difliculti

which they seem to think be

can

treated so easily.-

(Laugh. ter).

Have you with somebody locking been trying to dis entangle aknet

fumble,

to me."

Then

you look

on (Laughter). You seem to

time; they s you to take a long

get very atient and, at last, they say. inpatient

"Give it on~~(Iaughter) and the

the tangle gets a little worse and the fumbling gets a little more pronounced; there is n little satisfaction of a kind

in looking on.Laughter).

I shall watch many things:

I shall watch, for instance, to sae how we are to forgive Germany all her Reparations, and make France lato us more than ever.(Laugh-

All this, interjected the Premier, is suptor). I shall waidh how we are to pay

B where he was seeded

سون

honour and Car Everywhere he appeared in

ed and dined with the poration pablic there were enthusiastic demons. strations by large, crowde.

October 14th. LONDON, The Obserrer, in an editorial, says the Premier still leaves himself free to tako any one of several widely different courses Ha speech was unmistakably

an appeal to the liberals. His friendly. reference to Sir. Daanid. Maclean aud his repudiation of any desire for per Aoual domination, would cttggest strange possibilities.

LONDEN, October 14th. In a speech at West Hartlepool, Mr. Asquith said the Coalition remedies sericus condition. It

It whe

still

uncertain whether

this would

culminate in rouniere or divorco,

zooner He thought the General Election came, the better, and he could not think that after the hard ex- perience of the usernment during tho inst four years, the alco:erate would repeat the folly committed by a blinded and infatuated electorate on the set cccasion, and continue the worship of transitory idols

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