Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-10-26
GREAT BRITAIN
MUST PAY i. s.
ALL HER DEBTS
This Declaration Is Made
by Lloyd George, Former
Premier, in an Address
to Coalition Liberals.

tGIEItNte W. VII fNS~' WV
to Coalition Liberals.
London, Oct. 25.-(by the Asso-
ciated Press ~ will support any
party and any government that
pursues a policy of peace, economy
and steady progress, neither revo~
lutionary nor reactionary, and
does it efficiently" Former Pre-
mier Lloyd George told the coali-
ton liberal members of parliament
at a meeting this morning. In an
other part of his speech, he made
the declartion:
Great Britain must pay America
ell her debts"
Referring to the coalition govern
ment, which he had headed, he
said:
eve have stood for national
linity--for unity Of the men of all
creeds, parties and sections.
Winning of the War.
"Our object first, was the win
ming of the war and afterwards eX-
Treating the country out of its
after-war difficulties. 1t was our
policy then and it is our policy
now"
Referring to the conservatives
who broke away from the coalition
and by their defeat Of Austen
Chamberlain as conservative lead
err brought about the accession of
Andrew Bonar Law to the pre-
miership, he said: =.
thp fspUn1t nf
tho under secretaries. They were
subalterns who would like to be
captains, and captains who would
like to be made colonies or full
generals"
AT another point, he said:
'rThe country's interest is the
thing that matters at the beginning,
at the end and all the time. The
peril is not over. Alone the con-
sentative party cannot defend the
great interests which are our COM
mon concern.
1.-THE conservatives may win the
new victory. I doubt that. but,
surprising they do, that is not the
end of the war between the two
great conflicting ideas of the or
ganization of society. Our business
is to see that his blunder shall not
do harm to our country"
Unity of action between Great
Britain and the United States was
urged by Mr.. Lloyd George in his
speech.
Is For the Ieague.
"I am for the league Of nations
he said, but until you get the
United States and all the great ma
tons OF Europe, as we'll as the
small, the leagou will be crippled
and cannot serve its full purpose.
america and Great Britain must
work together"
On the question of German
reparations, he said:
I'VE should not attempt TO Inn
pose upon Germany any payment
which is beyond her capacity.
What is within her capacity she
ought to pay"
He expressed himself with some
definiteness as regards the cues
ton of Russia. ~'I am strongly in
favor of the renewal Of a pact
with Russia" he declared.
Foreign Relations.
Dealing with Great Britain's
foreign relations in general ne
said:
Z ut is said Great Britain is not
going TO extend her responsible
ties. But you must not be AFRAID
OF your responsibilities. The pol
lev of Great Britain must be
pea ce- loving but unafraid. If
stand alone, / will resist any de-
parture from it. .-,
II will never let Great Britain
down. ! will not stand by or tof
anv man who does. Whatever gov
ernment is in power, we must not
offer. it any actious opposition
There must be no nageing cfiVI-
cism: there must be fair play"
I'VE are told that the new gov
eminent is a government OF tran
guilty. In what respect does a
policy Of tranquility differ from
ours? II tranquility means any
change from the existing condi-
lions of things then it is bad.
1--WE have made peace IN Bu-
rope; We have made peace in the
Near East. What does the new
policy mean? It's no use using
words unless they mean something.
81 am all for cooperation with
the allies, but Great Britain hasl
her own responsibilities. She has
her own mission in the world and
she must stand by it,"
In dealing with home affairs,
Mr.. Lloyd George declared the first
purpose of any government In its
policy at home must be to DOL
everything TO improve trade.
Economy Is Essential.
"Stern economy is essential" heI
added, land \ ask that the new
chancellor of the exchequer shall
pursue the policy of the old. Nc
Kenna says things are worse. ]
know Mr.. McKenna and quote
frankly was the man most respon-
sible for the liberal division in
1915.
"Mr. McKenna was always de-
nouncing me because from pro-
found convictions I thought II es-
sential there should be no change
in the direction Of the war.
you must have industrial CO.
operation in this country" he said,
in continuing to deal with home
questions. Capital and labor
must work together.
ST also should like TO see a pol