Norwich bulletin., 1922-10-14

ton of narrow party aims and person. al considerations to the service ef the country and the empire. It was care fully pointed out by the speaker that in all that he had done as party leader he had acted with the full assent of his unionist colleagues in the cabinet and had spoken their minds
 This harmony among the ualonist min isters was described as part of greater harmony embracing the whole ministry Mfr. Chamberlain declared that the har- mony of political aim between himself and the premier was perfect; and he re- minded the unionists that the prenl.er's 8 success in the 1918 election was largely cde to the prefnier's Influence. and pres tige. Since then the premier had been perfectly loyal to his unionist 'alifes and scrtpulously ha dobsefved the agreement with Andrew ,Bonar Law, the unionist leader and apparently had gone beyond It in strengthening the union:st influence in the cabinet. &Te442
 Turning to the future, Air. Chamber lain asserted 1t was unlikely that any decision of would divide the ,unionist and liberal members Of the coalition govern Inent. On the contrary he 'foresaw a new bond between. the two coaliEion wings. The coalition had brought the country
 
 and abroad. There had been moments when revolution. was very near England's s door. ef Ash @se
 Moments of National Danger
 Referring to the possibility of the ad- vent of labor government, MT. Cham berlain spoke of the present time as a moment of national danger. sa-9
 These are sdays'', he declared; when it is our duty to seek Ito rally all the constitutional;e conservative elemenss of whatever class or party, to the defense of the constitution and the social and the economic ordet which has made Us all we are, and upon which our prosperous developinent depends
 i'fWithin the last few weeks threats of direct action have been raised again. Parliament no longer hasfto decide---we are to be governed by the political strike. This viil never shappens except through our opn folly but if 1t happens st all; [ warn you 1t will not be the 4aoderatss ofstho labor marty who win prevail..''
 Mfr Chamberlain asked whether evca 2 fnodeTate program was 50 harmless that 1t could be given fair play for tho next five years. and -l9e drew lurid4 pittiIre of capital levy as the doom of indus try e.. z
 Do not let us'', he pleaded hand over for experiments of the wildly subversiye i if not the volunteer revolutionary type, the institution sof industry and the wei fare and greatness of this country and empire"
 Near East Situation
 Referring tosthe near east, Mir. Cham berlain said there had been. grave mo- ments,when danger of attack against the British forces appeared imminent, Wher unanimity of thought and action among the allies seemed weakened and the Rem alists were encouraged by Indications oi allied divergencies to try conclusion: with them. He explained that as betweer Greeks and Turks Great Britain had beer neutral and ready to recognize the re- suits of the Greek defeat, and also g: ready as before to restore Constantine pie to the Turks and the orderly trars | fer of eastern Thrace, as far as the Ma ritza river, to the Turks but Great Brit ain was determined to prevent tue wal from being brought into Europe, ill or der to save Constantinople from the fat
 of Smyrna and to preserve the freedom
 of the straits.
 T believe our policy has been success
 full. Mr.. Chamberlain declared anii
 cheering. But not through any help "
 received from. the leaders off the opposi
 ton, ne aooed
 The speaker continued to castigatc tn opposition for %using language, tie oni effect of which could weaken govern ment's authority. encour age the Kenal |. ists and present the British empire t
 France. not as an ally and equal, but a , a humble satellite in the orbit of Frenc } policy bound to exercise no -indepei : dent judgment or take independent 2, : tion."
 } Mr Chamberlain politely but firml 7 rebuixed viscount Grey and former Pren
 fer Asquith for alleged attempts to han , per the governments near eastern polio 9 at periods of grave difficulty. . .'sWhere, and insofar as common a D lied policy has failed the speaker q . clared, "it has not been owing to ar !. fault of this government, but to even . outside our control If any amateur co; tributed by-untimely intervention to tho
 results, that amateur was not comni 2 stoned by or4 a representative of his m 7 jesty's government"
 /. .sMr. Chamberlain recalled that befo o the coalition existed Viscount Grey a, = Mr. Asquith had entered into comm
 ments with the allies amounting to pa |. tition, by way of annexation or zon s of influence, nearly the whole of the ( ' toman empire" which were the basis n the peace negotiations when the pea 'e conference met. Greece, he added, was ii receive the major portion of caste ii Thrace and the zone around smyrna s Hspsa U, s. wsuid Tax. Tart
 The allies hoped, and were encoura
 ed by President. Wilson and the prot.
 tion of ths niinorlties which suffered s much under the sultan,s ruie," Mr. Cha
 berlain continued. "All the allies, a ,v none more than our country. attach {. enormous importsnce to the co-operati a of the United States, whose citize = have always shown great interest in ,a subject peoples of, the Ottoman emp .s and by their philanthropis and educatic I1 al institutions have played a great D;
 in their regeneration and education. .r ''It was only when it became cl. i- that President Wilson's ho2a would ,s destroyed and when it was uselcss b wait for American cooperation, that m peace treaty with Turkey was ser:ouI 10 taken in hand."~
 v After tracing subsequent history. is cludinG the fan of the Greek prem r.. eniselos and the recall of Constant ie to tho Greek throne; the stiffenInr b. the Angora governments opposition b. the peace treaty. the failure of the U. \ aa~s rr. Fo~.~.nm