The New York herald., 1922-10-22

figure which at the moment it is
possible to build houses at.
In regard to railways, instead of
faving a good deal Of duplication of
expenditure. which always falls in
the end upon, the trader and the
consumer. We have, had the ANAL
gamation of all the great concerns,
which will have the effect OF saving
100000 a year In the cost of
running the railways. The steps
taken with electricity win tell
tale in the history OF this land
If we had not carried through
the great Pacific disarmament pact
with the United States OF America
we might haveshad competition
in armanents with the richest
country in the. world. which would
Rave led perhaps unto insolvency.
Instead Of the crushing expenditure
in competition we have good will
and cooperation. Instead Of the
fist. we've got the i,andshalxe. The
United States Of America and our
selves march side by side In the
path of peace and international
good will. [Cheers.l ~
Brought l'eace I'm Ireland.
One Of the things we have been
able to achieve is something which
I think has Tar more to do with the
breakup Of the Coalition than any
thing else, and yet' one Of the things
. I'm proudest of. We have made
peace with the Irish race. (Cheers
and counter cheers.) The feud
lasted hundreds Of years with one
Of the most gifted races Of the world.
How gifted they are only those who
have been fighting them can tell.
The feud Of hundreds Of years. the
feud of constant embarrassment,
that brought US no credit, no
strength. was closed by an act hon
orable to sboth sides. You know
what the effect has been. Dte-hard-
ism has got a great accession of
strength. They will never forgive it.
There are men-great Unionists,
great Unionist statesmen-who took
part in 1t. Let them be of good
cheer Their names will be honored
forever.
I'm also glad that the firmness Of
Britain in the East has given re-
newed strength to our prestige, re-
newed confidence In, its work. We
have secured the freedom OF the
straits (cheers) for which so many
died. We have prevented war
spreading over Europe, with all it
means: and have prevented a repeti-
fioy, ~ ooauao apac<o cIao nn1 a+r,
cities which would have made the
world shudder. That, we claim, has
been done by the resolution and de-
termination with which we con-
fronted our difficulties. We have
been lharassed at every turn, not
after the thing was done, but when
the conference was sitting and ne
gotiations pending.
Has No Personal Reproach.
This combination. which / think
has achieved memorable things in
the history OF this country, has
been closed. / have no personal
reproach. have received much
kindness and much consideration
from men who differed from me en-
tirely. I've never concealed from
them. and I've never concealed from
the. House Of Commons. and I've
that my sympathies always were
democratic. No Conservative can say
D have taken him in. None. They
know it, every one Of them. My
bringing up was in the sympathies
OF the old bent Of mind, democratic;
and they allowed for these things.
They did not like 1t, and they got
to like it less and less. But I'm not
complaining. They stood it very long.
But, after all. when you're con-
cerned for the difficulties Of the
under dog-education. housing diff
cultjes, disarmament, peace with
Ireland more liberty for India
these are not things that sound well
to Mayfair, and they make no ap-
peal to Belgravia, and so the revolt
began there. and soon 1t spread.
Partisan Appeals.
Party appeal is q very deep one.
And when you have a number of
people sounding 1t very loudly and
very often you call a certain re-
sponse in very many honest and
sincere minds. It's very difficult !.
to resist 1t, believe me. There's
always the suggestion on the lips Of
partisan fighters that IL you do not
respond to the partisan appeal you
are betraying some principle.
have suffered as much as anybody
from that kind of call. can read
lily understand these men getting
gradually uneasy. as the party call
was constantly sounded. The most
distinguished, the most experienced
and the ablest men Of the party
We're all against It. They are still
against it. (Cheers.)
1t was ono prominent die hard
addressing fellow die hard who
said: We've not got one man of
outstanding ability among u.s."
Who can question their honesty
after that? They are honest up to
the point of simplicity. (Laughter.)
Bonar Law himself was reluc-
.tant. 7 regret he allowed himself
to be led, not by the best brains Of
the party, not by tho wisest heads
of the party, but by the least in ex-
perience and ability. He has put
himself in the position as a horse
man. not OF holding the reins but
holding by the tall daughter
He is neither dignified nor particu-
larly secure.
Discarded Personality.