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THE STORY OF THE COALITION-

MR. BONAR LAWS REVIEW

Mr. Honar Law, speaking at a special Unionist conference at Queen's Hall last month gave a frank account of the reasVNS. which led Unionist Ministers to join the Coalition Government.

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don't think that is true. I am not going been played by the upper and middle to say anything about myself, but I think daescs, but of the part which has been there were eight other Unionist members played by the lower classes in this fer we are engaged i of the Cabinet with whom before the riblo struggio in Coalition, I had had a good deal to do (Cheers.) and I never found them so soft and best to risk their lives like our own sons yielding that you could rely on them at and brothers, and we have a right, and any moment to do anything anyones duty to try to look at these questions (PROTUG TIMES SPCOLAL CORRESPONDENT] RESULTE OF TRUSTING THE COUNTRY With the other War Correspondents, I wanted them to do, and I do not think, from the point of ving of other people- they changed their nature when they During all my lifetime organized bave been given the opportunity to read joined this Government The real reagon

Government labour has had the iden, mistaken ad the official reports of the operations of is deeper. In joining such wo recognized that on all questions except mit that capital is its enemy, and status quomat be preserved. There must he no change while we were in the Toy crament, carrying on the war. Ba status quo must in the nature of the ease be bad for our party, because we were, na we thought, making ground, and in the condition everything of that kind had to be left alone,

hax

Tho invitation to address the meeting those, directly connected with the war, the looked upon trade union restrictionsour flying men in the last part of the

wa sent to the Unionist leader when the

Irish question was prominent, but, in view of the change, in the position which has since occurred, he made only a page ing reference to the Home Rule problem and based his speech on the general situation

Mr. Donar Law, who was received with loud cheers, made a brief allusion to the differences in the Cabinet and amongst the Inionist members over the Irish

One

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On July 27th, we are told, Captain B engaged several hostile machines, driving them off, and the "several " is delight- ful On the same dux "Lieutenant C

of

"Captain B turns up again, being at tacked by an enemy machine which bu hud scattering them in all directions " Than

ately get this side gun jammed, so bo mistaken for one of ours. He inconsider Fires a drug from his top gun and bags the enemy That he did bag him is only Warum the report of another of our

como too fast

Captain B could

which have grown up so rapidly as their month of July. It is an amazing docu- greatest, westpon in fighting whathey As I have said once before, there consider their battle in the interests of material here awaiting Mr. Kipling their class. They have given up these as wonderful, as outrageously improb restrictions. It is a great sacrifice, and I able, as anything which ho found in the put it to you suppose they had been records of the submarines And the mira- asked to do that by a Government of our culousness of it is heightened by the party bitterly opposed in the House of solemn official language in which the Commons, a party they hul been taught fents, are described, ja

Its almost sadly that the report states to believe was the party of privilege, THE WAR AND FISCAL POLICY, Take the fiscal policy of this country. I privilege of birth, privilege of wealth, I that on July 20th the enemy machines question, and proceeding. You remember think it is hard for our party feels that is not true. If it had hen I should never were quito inactive until late in the that just before the outbreak of war, no steps have been taken in connection have been a member of the party, and I evening, much as one might report that party divisions were very bitter, more with this, I believe and I would say should not be a member of it now. But the fish were not biting well. Then, how bitter certainly than in my own political this in the presence of my Liberal col they lind that belief, and I am as con-ever, we cheer up, for a reconnaissance lifetime, or, I think, in the political longnes as freely as to you I believe that vinced as F can be of anything that there to Cambrai saw some 15 and had con lifetime of anyone listening to me. Sad the war has made on this question all the would have been instead of the good siderable fighting. So the day did not denly the war came, and instantly we difference in the world. I believe that it feeling which adds to our strength and pass antitely without sport. But it is the realized that everything was changed, has caused two feelings to be held by the which is found all over the country now character of the fighting that moves

astonishment. I came to the conclusion at once that in grout, the overwhelming, majority of the an obstruction which, would have made it these circumstances tho first duty of the people of this country, ten times more difficult to get the forces

to carry on this war Opposition was not to oppose--the first

Ono is that never again will our Leave for the moment the Government duty of the Opposition was to assist the German canics be allowed to use our out of account es a Government. Is there Government to carry on a life-and-death markets in the way in which they used anyone who is listening to me who is not

divad at five hostile machines which were struggle (cheers) on which the whole fu them before the war (Prolonged cheers.) ture of our country depended. The other is that what has happened with Proud of the way in which this country attacking a B E between Lo Sars and as unorganized as any country ever Martinpuich. All the hostile machines We continued that for 30 months, and the self-governing Dominions has made I had hoped and believed that it would a tremendous difference in the point of the world this country which thought were driven off. Two days later, end of the war, but two circumstances not only, political but economic which are war is there any one who is not pro Indis, attacked, and broke them up, recurred which made the think at the to exist in the futre Thint is my belief of the way in which this country has that was impor ble The first was the of this country, it would be quite easy organized itself to meet the needs of this time, and I am still of that opinion, that Thinking as I do that that is the feeling gradually, and quickly on the whole, discovery of the shortage of munitions. to utilize it to help our party or to for war? (Checrs) mu d and when I heard of that, and the sudden ward our views; but, it is possible to If I were to tell you, for example, the resignation of Lord Fisher, I came to utilize it in another way and it alto-extent to which the supply of munitions the conclusion that it would be urterly gether depends on what you want in con has been multiplied during the last year, impossible to prevent our party ontering nection with it. If you want a party it would amaze you, That is a samplo. into regular Opposition,

triumph you would use it in one way, alf It is my belief that you get the best out you want to get the thing done in the of this country rot by bullying it but Lieutenant J, who was watch- Just at that time we received an my way, you would use it in an entirely by trusting it, and I do believe, whether Ling and saw tie pliemy go down, Captain tation from the Prime Minister to joinierent way I want to get it done. I am right or wrong, that part of that himself being busy watching another in à Coalition Goverment. We had to best way. In these vireuinstances; generni, goodwill, is due to the fact that machine. It is often so, when the birds make up our minds our way or the surely the right thing to do is to do what we had in Parliament a Government hardly be expoled to Now, what were the alternatives.

count of every Was to continue in opposition, with the this Government has done The right orrtainty, in my mind at least, that that thing to do is to have the whole question which was not going on the old party thing and to keep cou

And so the bewildering record goes, apposition would grow day by day and inquired into from the new pint of view presentative of the nation as a whole in with tales--two lines long on the aver would have no object except to get rid to find out to what extent there is general this struggle

STE SIZE OF THE CABINET ago of the loveliest fighting against odds of the Government rund, take their place agreement in this country, and then to That was one alternative, and the other so whether it is not possible to carry The talk about the size of the Cabinet and of deeds up there there the elongs was to share the responsibility of govern-out what we want with general agreement would all be true if the Cabinet decided that shanic us earthworms, ing the country during the war. (Cheers.) and without a party fight either here or these questions about the war. They REGISTERING ENEMY TARGETS, As regards the first alternative, I thought in any other part of the Empire. don't! There is a small War Council to

may como a light, and, if so, I which the Cabinet has given from the first which the airmen do The bulk of the at the time, and I still think, that the ཐ་

resul would have been that in a few know which side I should like to be on Free hand (cheers), and I would like to reports deal xclusively with the observa months we would have beaten the Go when that fight takes place. There may tell you something more. What is the Lion work for our artillery, and how good eriment, and we should have taken their be a fight, but I ask you to remember werk that the War Council can do that is I have told several times. Here place. We could {t, obviously have what is always present in my mind. Be One always goes back to analogies we have the record of the numbers of targets thut reregistered" cach te that in the present House of Contind any trade question in connection mpas, for there we could never command with this there is a bigger question. There his own experience. In day, and what bappens to those unhappy

business company the main se 2 majority. That would have meant an is the question of closer union with the of chairman or board of directors is to targets when the guns get on to them. election in the middle of the war, and I British Empire. And when you remem- and all my colleagues cams deliberately ber that party differences which arise get a good manager and, having reported that the enemy's machines were to the conclusion that to win an election here find an echo-though not so much him, to trust him. Well, that is what we showing signs of enterprises. It seems and form a Government after a bill on this question as on general grounds are doing. We are satisfied now that the that on that day some as machines in all fight in the country with all the consequent in almost every one of the self-governing military affairs of this war are in good appear to have crossed short d's. hostility in the House of Commons meant Dominions; when you remember that, it hands. And what the Cabinet and the disaster meant a situation in which it is surely evident that it is the clear duty War Council are doing is trying to give ances over our lines. Among them they

record goen ontbret would be utterly impossible that the best of every one of us not to claim that we them what they want, to follow their dropped one bomb in a wood. Then tho efforts of this country could be put for are right and other people wrong, but to advice, and to trust them to see carried

were seen as the fights followed one an- ! ward in carrying the war to a successful try to find out the best methods of deal out the plans they adopt No decisive results of the fighting Look at the position of the war to-day other so quickly (too many birds again (). issue. (Cheers,) wing with the question in the interests of

The other alternative was to join the this country and of the Empire as It is not enough to say it has never The fighting was all in our favour, how-

been so favourable. That would be small Government, and that we did. I really whole.

ever, and the enemy formations-were in would like you to realize perhaps it is There has been during the last week or praise, for up to now we have precious very case dispersed and driven off. Two hartly vanity on my part that I did not two a slight change I heard twice in the little to be thankful for in military opera-f his machines are believed to have been go into this blindfolded without knowing House of Commons, within the last week, tions. But the position mally has destroyed, but there is no confirmation. exactly what the consequences were. At 1 think three or four members at least changed. What a difference it is con- Several were driven down.” The Carlton Club at the time we an-ou the Liberal benches accusing the Primeared with six weeks ago, when there was But the gist of it all is in another sen- nounced the Coalition I used these words, Minister of having sacrificed at the fear of an attack by the Germans on the tence.The work of our Corpa machines which I would like to repeat: There ding of Unicuists opponents, all his prin- Russians, when the Italians were driven was not interfered with The Corps is not one of us who is entering the ciples on great questions of Liberalism.

It is not true in one case any more back, when we were dreading the fall machines just went on with their work, Coalition who would not rather stay out

thun in the others. What the Government of Verdun 1

registering targets for tus edification of All that has changed. And why Pre the guns, and taking the photographs of are doing is to look at this question from the point of view of the war, and I shall cisely the same difficulty which we had the enemy's ground that show up every say this, for myself, if I had the power in this country in organizing the nation trench which he makes or little mole-hill to compel the Prime Minister to go back and organizing the Government applied which he throws up till it stands out as on the principles of his party during to the organization of the Allies as distinctly as a burglar in the light of a this Goorrnment, formed for the war, whole. The enemy had from the beginning policeman's lantern. without reference to the exigencies of the not only the immense advantage of pre- war, I should not consider that I was vious, preparation, but they had all the playing the game, and I should not exer- strings in one hand. There was no divided cise the power even if I had it.

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64 There is not one of us who doer not realize, if he thinks of his political career at all, that the chances are that it will very likely be ruined.

Now, that was my view. I held it then, and I thought it inevitable for this reason. Wo knew when we joined the Government that for a long time many, many months at the best there could be o successes in the war, and in war vic tories alone count, And we knew, there fore, that we would inevitably share the responsibility and the discredit which was already attaching to the Govern. ment which we joined.

We knew that, but there were other Causes, and as I am more or less thinking aloud perhaps I shall put them before you, though they are not high politics. There have been other causes which have made the Coalition specially disasteful to our party. When it was formed I don't think either party liked it. But it was soon evident that the hostility was com ing chiefly from our party in the House of Commons, and from our Press in the

country.

There

COMPELBION MADE POSSIBLALA

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Yet all this is not the main work

It may be remembered that one day I

it because you believe that something counsel That was a tremendous advan better will emerge out of it." And: I tage. What is happening now on all would like to ask you to try to believe fronts is the result of work which has that, when criticism is at its strongest, The question whether or not this Conti-been going on for, six or nine months to try to believe that we are not sticking tion Government was wise must be judged among the Allies. It is the result of in our office because we believe there is on very broad grounds. This is the ques-carefully prepared plan, and for the nobody else in the world who can do the Lion which every one ought to ask him first time and it means a great deal work as well as we can, or because of self, and the only question--Are we as a for the first time our German enemies the honour or the glory of it. You should nation in a better position to prosecute have lost the advantage of interior lines. look upon us not as men who are deter- the war in consequence of it than we They are not able to move their troops mired to stay there at all costs, but us would have been by any other arrange backwards or forwards because by its men who are placed in the front ments? I have no doubt that we are.

organization all the Allies are attacking trenches, who have got to remain there Look only at two big questions. Look at the same and with equal virility, and do their best until they are relieved at the question of the supply of men for I am not ging to claim any mefit. I but who will it be sorry when relief the Arany. It is my belief that a Liberal don't attach great value to my own ser cones. (Cheers.) Governajent alone could not have carried-ces, but I do say this that in my belief compulsion when, it became necessary and after all, to nie my own belief is was heartily carried. This was at once

A vote of thanks to Mr. Bonar Law, The party would not have allowed them,

followed by a signal from the platform to strike up the National Anthem.

ME MAXSE AND MR, HUGHES After this had been sung. Mr. Leo Maxso, speaking from the body of the hall, urged that the Government should invite Mr. Hughes, the Prime Minister of Australia, to return to London and take a seat on the War Council for the duration of the war.

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and it is equally my belief that if we had of more importance than the opinion of But I think there was another reason, comp into power shortly after the formamy critics (hear, hear that in helping Though I have said nothing about it, I tion of the Coalition we should have been to form this Coalition ud in helping to have heard naturally a great deal of the compelled to carry compulsion, but at keep it alive I have done the best service views of my colleagues in the House of that time the country was not ready for in my power to my country. (Cheers.) Commons, most of whom are old personal it, and there would have been a wide WE HAVE DONE OUR BEST friends. Indeed there was an idea spread revolt which would have shaken as I am not one of those who think the among a certain section that though it all through in carrying on the war. present Government is indispensable was necessary for us to join the Govern. People think because it went through so There has been a great deal of areas ment, we ought not really to identify our smoothly that it could have been done a about that which was not deserved real selves too much with it, that we ought to year before I do not deny for a moment ly. What I did think was that the sy

tem which was represented by this Gov have a critical attitude towards the rest that I think it could have been done a of our colleagues. Well, that is not possible. little bit earlier than it was done, but I ernment was almost indispensable the You must either be in a Government or feel as convinced as I can be of anything system which got rid of party fighting out of it, and at this same meeting in in this world that if we had tried to in the midst of this terrible conflict the party and there must be more As to the men, I think honestly they democratic spirit, introduced. Beneath the Carlton Club, to which I have re carry it nine months or a year before it ferred, I said thisThe only chance was carried there would have been sure an effernt Cabinet as Cabinets go

the success of this Coalition is that amount of hostility of which those who and I am sure of this we have done our every member of it should go into it were in favour of it had no conception. with the fixed-determination to net is the And really we have got to look at loyal colleague of every other member of things from other people's points of view the Government. No other course was I think it was unreasonable, but the passible, and if I could not have gone whole Jabour organizations of this into it with that intention, I would not try had always looked upon com coun do not think the political situation thrown away.

best, ad don't forget that

Though the situation in regard to the war ja very favourable in my opinion, specially bright. I think this House of

ho. ft. in b. m. Et In have gone into it at all. with loathing, heenuse of the effect which Commons, which is rather tired itself,

get fat. I know nothing to valuable to Tam. 19 ro 0:56 6 5 m 9 52 make people fat as a preparation of SKATINO for high nor low- water

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M. Charles Marston, of Wolverhamp ton complained that there had been too many attempts to suppress free speech in

the surface there was a good deal of dis- content, particularly among business men

Bonar Law would occasionally confer who were Unionists. He thought if Me with the party he would not find his time

TEADY TO MEET DEPUTATIONS,

I Am bound to say and I think every they feared it would have upon their in-is getting rather tired of this Govern Another questioner asked whether Mr. 257, or ant Unionist colleagues on the dustrial disputes. They looked at it in ment. Well I say at once, I remember Bonner La estilised Sargol, prepared by The Bargol ( Co of Wed. 20m 1:54

Nointer high nor low water our Liberal colleagues have dealt fairly was quite plain that the men were needed in my belief, if a general or admiral had the House of Commons to talk matters 64 11:166 2,8 Cabinet would say the same thing that that way, but coming as it did when is in the early days of the war I mid that ences with members of the party outside 21 m 34 83 0166 ± 4. with us during the continuance of the for the Army and could not be got in lost the confidence of the troops, he ougat

perly dealt with Kr Neinfer high nor low water Coalition Government. (Cries of "No" any other way, then the patriotista of the to be removed, even though he did not over air grievances, and have them prot

Mr. Boner Law said it was obviou country responded to the appeal, and it deserve to have lost it say the same 22 6 10 64 0:55 82 and cheers.)

But the main grounds, ly distasteful out friction without trouble and with Commms wally is tired of it, well et that they could not have an ordinar Bator 13 m 613

letty meeting without breaking up al the Coalition was especially to our party was that they thought that I shall only ask you to look at one us have a change. But I would say this, ahance of working together, but so I to over absorbed in it and were really other set of questions. Look at the whole especially to my colleagues in the House as time permitted he would be glad t Sars 2 S

keeping up. Liberal Government by question of the sction of the working of Commons. Do not make a change of hear deputations from the party at an bens embers of it. In other words we classes and organized labour in this war that kind from vague discontent. Make time and listen to grievances. Мод

were in the position of the young lady of Is there anyone in this room who is not

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