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THE GEDDES REPORT.

Mr. Churchill on 'Publication.

At the 1920 Club, Mr. Winston) Churchill replied to speeches by | Mr. Asquish and Lord tirey,

After dealing with the righ settlement, Mr. Chureðill said:

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ment with the fullest means of within a definition of the word The Kokmin scrutiny, I am satisfied that the Liberal, and after all we are not National Association), of whit will be this year reductions thosing for trouble We must the late Mr. Min Wonsik was th expenditure on an encrious scale endeavour to make Dur way Organiser and leader, held its Il (cheers), and I am sure also tha

through this world with as little third regular meeting at So this task must be adecuted in

irritation as is possible, and do the other day. The Associatio spirit ruthless, relentless and

not let us choose a definition is now under the leadership o remorseless. This task is one in which Liberals and Conservative pain to these classes.

which would needlessly cause Mr. Kim Myongchun, says the Seoul Press, and it is claimed must co-operate and in which they

that thanks to his personal in will be jointly serving the best! ANOTHER DEFINITION.

fluence and ability the Associa interests of the country. (Cheers.

Yo doubt there is another tion, which momentarily rotterer

the definition and it is one which I on

death untimely will venture to offer to the 1920s former leader, M. Mir. We are told we are not Liberals-Club. The Liberal is a man or has again recovered stability and woman ich-er) who does bis present stands on a more solid utmo-t to bring Liberal principles | foundation than ever. It boasts o a number of people who would to bat upon the policy of his a membership of more than 10,00€ say a Liberal is a man wh

constry at home and abroad and over 20 branches. The meet- opposes a Conservative. (Laugh That is a definition which I accepting was attended by some 100 te.) Among those who are and which I commend to the 1920 delegates from the provinces anxious to resume bitter partsClub.

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WHAT IS A LIBERAL?

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strife believe the righ: es principles to bear in various president delivered) aspirinc pression is wholesome party strife ways. They may be brought to speech in which he pointed out laughter-that definition would hear by co-operation or criticism, the importance for the Associa be considered very healthy." But Some will choose one, some the tion to advance along the line- obviously it is not accurate, for if other. At one moment cooper- bequeathed to it by his predeces you adopt it what would happer ition 19. right At another.sor and to continue its efforts u to Lord Grey it would be very criticism. But the question we obtain a Parliamentary Electio hard on him. We have always have to answer now is whether Law and total self-govern- considered him a Liberal of un-Liberal opinions and principles meut in the Korean peninsula. impeachable integrity and can b st he brought to bear upen resolution Was passed would be very much off-aded if he the government of the Briti-badvocating the садзе but were told he were not, but this Empire at the present time by codeprecating the idea enter- week he has said: "I am read,

operation orcnticism. No dout: taiced by a section of the Koran to cooperate with Lord Rober Cecil. (Laughter) And

it is much harder to comperate people that Korea should be this then to criticize; no doubt it is brought to such a Dominion same week Lord Robert Cecil has much harder to act wisely and to status as Canada or Australis said "I am a Conservative!" (Laughter) -Is it not awful everly and win applause.

act successfully than it is to talk has in its relation to England

But The resolution insists that Korea (Laughter.) You have almost to

because • Literal chooses the should endeavour to occupy an hold on to the rable to know more difficult of the two paths, eminent place in the world as where you are! We must be very there is certainly no reason why part and parcel of the great careful not to adopt any defiri. tion which wou'd rate Lord Gres the Liberal

ne should be considered inferior to Empire of Japan rather than be who chooses the looked down upon 43 a dominion. out of the ranks of Liberalism.

The election of ocials WAJ There are others who would

I was reading yesterday, as a

then held with the result that answer the question by saying a Liberal is a man who abuses Mrolace in my leisure moments, Mr. Kim was re-elected President.

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Prime Minister (aughter), ard

Conference have who abuse him quite as heartily

* advised their Government not toj at times and often more heartily conterblast to our functions of take part in the Genoa Con- than any of the Independent They certainly were very interest in the Yi Shih Pan Chine was the preceding week. (Laughter.) ference, according to an article Liberals have ever been able rol do. Certainly we must admiting speeches. The adjectives invited to take part in this meet- they have tried their best, the employed must have been most ing at the time when the original in the invitations were sent out by the have not lacked anything for gratifying to anyone want of effort and gentine heart: audience who bad carried to a Powers, but the Government bas spirit, but they have had formidhigh degree of development the not yet decided whether it would able rivals. There are

thecritical, fretful, and spiteful be advisable for the Republic to The opinion Socialists, for instance, who has elements in his composition. But be represented.

A petition has been abmitted ahuged Mr. Lloyd Georze-me the sole object of both those expressed by the three delegates to President Heu by Glu Yao who tried to upset this countes, speeches, however dignified their who have been representing shan, Minister of Agriculture and and guilds concerned in the to bring it down to the level of expression, however solemn and China at Washington was based Commerce.requesting him to issue raising of the money so that the Russia by means of a Triple even pompous their mood, was to the fact that the Genoa mandate concering the deposit. people may be kept informed of Alliance strike and who have exite partisanship on wornout deliberations will be mainly con-of contribations to the "bantang the amount that has been con- been completely frustrated by the party lines by means of fault cerned with the economic Railway Redemption Fat. The

tributed. skill and statesmanship of the finding against the Government rehabilitation of Europe and petition states that throughoot Prime Minister. (Cheers.) They which has been dealing with, and outgrowth of the German Re.China organizations are being This petition was submitted to abused him in violent terms, is still confronted with, world parations Commission. As Cbins formed to raise the mener neces- the President and by him handed Then there are a number of very events of prodigious and unprece has refused to sign the Germai sary for the redemotion of the to the Acting Premier, Dr. Yes... respectable gentlemen, for many dented complexity. (Cheers.) Let treaty Dra. Sze, Koo and Wane railway and provisions should o- who in turn gave it to Mr. Lin of whom I hav- the highest us look back upon some of thes-feel that there is no necessity for taken to safeguard this moneyCni-wu who will draw up a special esteem, who read the Morning events. It is more than five Chinese participation. Post (laughter), who are certainly years since the Prime Minister, not Liberals, and who undoatedly, our leader, assumed bis high as you can see every morning at office. It has been a period of Bad unexampled a moderate price, give them-supendous selves the pleasure of abusing difficulty. There never has bee the Prime Minister with thest period when the convulsions of atmost vigour. So clearly this the world have been so formia definition of what is a Liberal is able or when mankind has been by no means one on which we wearied and exhausted. Take

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