New-York tribune., 1922-10-26

oR kas LapSrsfes policy On social Airna.
Ihe sasnifesto proposes the nation
alisatsou Of railroads and mines. with
improved compensation fox workers, an
oid-age pension scheme and a national
aesssng plan.
it Ia clear that she Laborites are
eosiseioas Of the concerted attack being
.aads upon them by the otners parties
and are pitching their revolutionary
note NJ low as possible in bid for
votes outside their own ranks. r. G..
Grifbtii. Labor member OF Parlis-
sneps, said ta-night that the party was
confident Of winning $50 seats in the
sios.ss and possibly 500, thus making it
sessible TO take over the reins of
government
The Lloyd George Liberals tonight
e:s-leed 20 place candidates in the field
wherever possible TO oppoee the ksquith
candidates. TITS decision was made on
tha croEnd that the Asquith group Ii
opposing Liberal aiefabers who are
recognized followers OF Lloyd George.
gsia getiox makss i -.s-ar that any
Aone Of veunising these two factions
rnust be abandoned.
Lloyd c. 1rge has arranged for a
MEETING in Edinburgh on Saturday night
folfcwing his speech ia Glasgow in the
afternoon.
The campaign to date has been
notable in one respect. All the caEdi-
dasee have treated the League of Ma
fioHs with respect. The time evidently
Bas arrived whesa the league must be
regarded aa having worthy object
whscfrscannot be ignored as O political
ssspc IN which the people have no in
Serest. Even the Conservatives, who
re, more nationalistic than the Lib
s4ss, give support TO the league, pos
sihfy not because they have faith in
II. but because they feel that any
ether attitude would work political
njusy to them.
Another interesting feature of the
campaign is the attitude Of beth the
Conservatives and Lloyd George Lib
erals toward the Labor party. Both
ars making attacks upon it with vary
ng degrees of bitterness. The As
Iuith Liberal organs are angered by
me assertion of Mr.. McKenna that the
dea OF levy on capital will work
an injury TO the state and they are
1cprinting extracts from Mr. Bonar
Laws speeches in which he expresses
sympathy with the plan.
AS the election develops, even in
IS Increasing and Great Britain is al
leady in the throes of the most violent
campaign in recent history. Even the
shrewdest political observers are at
ea regarding the result, since so much
1atcrparty strife is developing
Declares for Middle Course
LONDON, Oct. % By The Associated
Press) Former Prime Minister Lloyd
George in his address to the coalition
liberals to-day reiterated his declara-
tion.o intention to support any party
or government pursuing policy of
peace, economy and steady progress,
neither revolutionary nor reactionary.
I'VE are eonfronted,' said Mr.. lloyd I
George at the outset, with very i'm
pertaDt decision affecting not merely
tie future of those here and those who
support them in the country, but de-
eision which affects the interest OF the
country itself. That is n more smpor-
tant matter for US all.
"Qne chapter IN the history Of the
folitics Of this country is for the mo
fnent closed. A new one is opened.
What is printed on that page will de-
pend largely on the attitude we adopt."
He counseled calmness and courage
and asserted the. interests Of the coun-
try must come first.
Stand for Nation First
Il have seen parties destroyed by
personal resentmeuts," continued the
former Premier. 81 have seen parties
rendered impotent by personal resent
mentS. | have seen. their judgment
detected, and for that reason they are
not making the contribution they
ought TO the wellbeng OF the people.
for whose prosperity we are deeply
concerned. We will not make that
mistake, whatever happens. We will
consider the land to which we are
deeply attached first. It's interests
terests must be highest in our concern.
Great Britain first any party, even
our own, second and even last.
Now, that is our policy. We have
stood for national unity, that is, unity
~ all men. all creeds. parties and sec
uons, for the purpose, first of all, Of
winning the war, and afterward ex-
Treating the country from it's after
the-war difficulties"
II was not their fault, declared Mr..
Lloyd George TO his hearers, if party
faction had arisen and unity had been
Tor the moment broken. The war had
oeen won and the country was getting
{nrough ITS troubles in peace gradu-
ally, and throughout the world re-
establishment and successful granplinp
with financial difficulties were being
accomplished
Rivals Cupidity Aroused
lur credit was being built up in a
way that amazed the whole world"
continued Mr.. Lloyd George. Trade
was beginning to turn, unemployment
was gong down. In fact, success was
i1eeohiihg SO manifest that ome people
',noagnt 1t time to seize the profits.
eactlon had been revived and the sue
sss OF the coalition had made some
the abiest, most experienced and
Tost honorable men in the Conservn-
tive party say This isn't "iannockni.
provincial English for flair plavaA
Referring to the Conservative wh =
broke away from the Coalition and h,.
heir defeat of Austen Chamberlain as
conservative leader, brought about the
= .seesslon OF Andrew Bonar Law to the
Tremiership. he said:
car understand the revolt of the
n"uof-secretaries There were subal-
,i eias @ho would like to be captains.
sau captains who would like to be
s.aae colonels or full generals" AT
interest is the thing that matters =.
nc beginning. at the end and ali the
ING. The peril is not over. Alone the
conservative party cannot defend tbs
great Interests which are our eorr,nn
concern. ''''oi
Sees Conflict Continuing
the Conservatives may win the nex.
Nlcsory' \ doubt that. but supposins
4neF DO; that is not end of the war be.
tween the two great conflicting ideas of
fGTrsAniYnflnn Of =