Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-21
LLOYD GEORGE RAPS
CONSERVATIVES At
BIG MEETING TODAY
People Must Decide Whether
Party or Nation Comes First,
He Says at Leeds.
al AM FOR THE PEOPLE"

BY Associated Press 70 Every Evening
Leeds. England. Oct Former
Prime Minister Lloyd George. speak
ing az a great meeting Of coalition
Liberals here this afternoon declared
the banner OF party strife" had been
hoisted At the recent meeting II con-
servatives AZ the Carlton club which
voted against continuing The coali-
ton
1T is for the people ~ this coun-
try" he exclaimed. TO decide whether
party comes Grst or the nation hrsf
stand for the people
Mr.. Lloyd George asserted that no
combination which had achieved the
victory in the late war had been
brought 20 an end not because :, ha4
ceased 70 serve the nation but be-
cause n party was not getting enough
out of y.
lie then launched into a vigorous
defense Of his administration IN his
usual picturesque Ianguage.
Abiding 20 me United states. Lloyd
George said:
The United states n America a7d
ourselves march SIDE ny side on +as
path os peace and international good
will
II Lord Balfour had not come %
/ :hc disarmament arrangement. With
/ the United states ~ America you
! might nave had competition n
/ armament and n huge increase in tax
/ alton which would nave been crush
/ ing"
some of h.s pungent utterances
/ were:
! The treaty ~ Versailles has -
] come a charter Of liberty 20 ters y
4 millions Of people today.
The first clauses of he treaty II
/ Versailles established the League u
/ Nations Although We have not r.d
Europe Of the burdens OF arrna ments.
that treaty is the first act in the great
! drama Of peace. 7 predict that the
/ democracIes OF other lands viii not
! continue 20 bear the burden Of large
ornaments when they see Central
! Europe free from that oppression.
Z 1T Is a great human charter that
will be attained more and more az
the years go by.
The next task We set our hands 20
was the re-establ!shment OF national
Il credit.
We are the only people in Europs
who have completely balanced our
budgets.
, We are Just beginning TO look TIE
. dollar IN the face on equal terms.
We have recaptured the money
market Of the world. Our credit is as
good as IL ever was, and better.
We nave peace throughout the tn
dustrial world. Il this situation had
not been handled very carefully any,
thing might have happened
Answering a question, he said:
Mr.. Bonar Law Is still a friend O.
mine and I should be sorry 20 say
anything that would put an end 70
that personal friendship.
Mr.. BOnar Law has put himself in
the position Of a horsemau who IL not
holding the reins, but VINO Is holding
on by the tail"
The speaker was greeted with loud
' applause. The hall seats 5000 persons
and more than twice that number ap-
piled FOR admission.
With the ex-premier on the plat
form were Sir Hamar Greenwood. for
mer chief secretary for ireland.
Charles A McCurJiy. ex-parIiauentsrv,
secretary CT the treasury. and some
other members OF the late govern
! ment.
L have sought honestly. sincerely.
= and with il my dominant purpose. %
serve my native land 20 the best Of
my ability, said Mr.. Lloyd George in
defending his administrative act.
. In the war the government did
Y everything Il could. am told: You
= may have been a very good var
: minister, but YOU are no coed IN
i peace. War IS not bad test. and 7
- have done a few things in peace"