The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-10-14
CHAMBERLAIN IS
 STILL SUPPORTER
 OF LLOYD GEORGE
England Awaits With Interest Declarations to Be Made by Premier at Man.
 chester Today
By Associated Press

London, October 13.-Speeula ton tonight revolved on whether the speech delivered today at Birming- ham by Austin Chamberlain, govern ment leader in the house. may be taken as an indication of the line the premier VIII assume in his ad- dress tomorrow at Manchester. The speech revealed Mir Chamberlain as still d devoted eoalitionist and loy- ally attached to Premier Lloyd George.
 Political circles consider that per- haps the most notable point in MT. Chamberlain's speech was the plain intimation to his party of the danger of allowing a labor government to come into power accompanied by the dark shadow of direct action, eapi- tai levy and other similar blanks in the labor platform. His allusion to the laborites is regarded as suscep- tible of being interpreted in two ways; as the line of policy Tor the coalition in the event of an appeal to the country and as a mere hint to Mir. Chamberlain's own party which is now declared to be dangerously split into supporters and antagonists of Lloyd George. and a warning to them to close their ranks and still support the coalition
 Has Opposed Labor
 The premier, on previous occasions when confronted with difficulties has represented the labor party as a bolshevist organization against which the country must make firm stand. but critics declare he also has seemed to realize this as rather risky policy and generally has drawn back from pursuing 1t to is logical conclusions His hesitaney, it is as- serted, was motived by plain evl- dence that the British labor party repudfates communism, and also by the fact that many highly respected economists and fiaanciers have ad- vocated a capital levy as the only ef~ fectiee means to deal with the na- tious collosal war debt.
 Seemingly the general belief here is that the premier will not seize this occasion 10 affront the labor party There still Is enormous un- employment and constant sealing down in wages The labor party att tributes the eountry's bad trade and industry to MT. Lloyd Georges for eigA policy, which it is eontended keeps Europe in turmoil. The party advocates a policy of appeasement with Germany and Russia.
 In tlsa most recent by-eyeetious the laaor party has had big major ities over coalition candidates.
 Mir Chamberlain. it was declared either was unable 10 give any defl- mite time when an appeal would come br he was leaving this te his chief who is guarding any secret he may have to reveal tomorrow.
 MT. Chapberlain's speech is con sidereu to have been the strongest possible plea for continuance of the coalition in some form. His ref- erence to the labor party was promptly met by the labor leader John K. Clynes, in speech at Read ing tonight He said.
 'Bolshevlsm was produced in Rus sia by the suppression of all popular liberty. and rebellion can be foment- ed in this country by ministers seek 2 ing to put the labor party outside the pale of constitutional action.
 He complained that Mir. Cha aber- lain's strictures would foster class antagonism. He added that the labor party lis as constitutional political body as any other"
 j. II. Thomas. labor member of Parliament, in an interview said the labor party was quite ready to ac- cept the general election issue raised by Mir Chamberlain. namely either to return to Il coalition Wi -h all the talents and no principles" or stand the consequences of having a wicked labor government.
 In political quarters Mir. Chamber lain's speech is considered in effect to have thrown very little light upon the situation.