Evening star., 1922-10-21
NATIONS CAUSE
PUT BEFORE PARTY
BYLLOYD GEORGE
Banner of Strife Hoisted by
Coalition Foes, He Tells
Cheering Crowd.
PICTURESQUE SPEECH
PACKS HALL At LEEDS
People Must Decide Between Self
ish Politics and Service,
He Declares.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LEEDS, England, October 21.-
David Lloyd George, the retiring
prime minister, speaking at a great
meeting of coalition liberals here
this afternoon, declared the banner
of party strife" had been hoisted at
the recent meeting of conservatives
at the Carlton Club which voted
against continuing the coalition.
ut is for the people of this coun-
try" he exclaimed. Ito decide whether
party come first or the nation first.
i stand for the people"
Mr. Lloyd George asserted that the
combination which had achiereo tne
victory in the late war had been
brought to an end not because IT had
ceased to serve the nation, but be
cause a party was not getting enough
out of it.
He then launched into a vigorous
defense of his administration IN MS
usual picturesque language.
Given Loud Applause.
The speaker addressed great
meeting of coalition liberals and was
greeted with loud applause. The hall
seats 5000 persons. and more than
twice that number applied for ad-
mission.
With the ex-premier on the plat
form We're Sir Hamar-Greenwood
former chief secretary for Ireland
Charles y. McCurdy. eA-parliamen.
tary secretary Ot ,ne treasury, and
some otner members OF the late gov
ernment.
Il have sought honestly. sincerely
and with it my donnnani purpos.
to serve my native land to the best
of my ability" said MIR. Lloyd George
in defending his adninlstra.l, isc,s.
I'm the war the government DID
everything 1t could. L am told: You
may have been very good war min
lister, but You are no good IN peace.
War is not d Dad test. and L nave done
Q few things in peace.
Side by Side With U. s.
AIluding to the United States. Lloyd
George said: The United States of
America and ourselves march side by
side on the path of peace and inter-
national good Will.
IF Lord Balfour had not come to
the disarmament arrangement with
the United States of America you
might have had competitionffn arma-
ment and a huge increase IN taxation.
which would have Ueen crushing.
Some of his pungent uttei ances
were: THE treaty of Versailles has
become a charter Of liberty to tens OF
millions OF people tOOdy.
THE first clauses OF the treaty OF
Versailles established the league OF
nations. Although we have not rid
Europe of the burdens Of armanents,
that treaty Is the first act in the
great drama of peace. l predict that
the democracies OF other lands wall
not continue to bear the burden OF
large ornaments when they see GEN.
trail Europe free from that oppression.
1T is a great human charter that
will be attained more and more as
the years go by.
Re-Establishment OF Credit.
1.-THE next task we set our hands
to was the re-establishment OF ma
terial national credit.
I'VE are the only people in Europe
who have completely balanced our
budgets. ,.
the dollar In the face on equal termA
We have recaptured the money mar
ket of the world. Our credit Is as
good as it ever was. and better.
I'VE have peace throughout the In.
dustrial world. If 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 OF
mine and I should be sorry to say
anything that would put an end to
that personal friendship.
.rMr, Bonar Law has put himself
in the position OF a horseman who Is
not holding the reigns, but who Is
holding on by the tail.
ELECTION LIKELY NOV. 1s.