New-York tribune., 1922-10-26
Fight Between Liberal
and Unionist Ideals
Must Go On, He Tells
Coalition Followers
Calls Bonar Law
Cabinet Mediocre
| Close s.r,glo : American
lies, Soviet Pact Urged
in Outline Of Platform
By Arthur S. Draper

Dy ThltiiQt ~. OEdpCE
From The Tribune's European Bureau
Copyright, 1922. New York Tribune lao.
LONDON, Oct. 25.--In a speech
before the Coalition members of
Parliament to-day Lloyd George
threw down the gauntlet to the Con-
servatives with the declaration that
national unity was more important
than party organization. 'If the
die-hards put up candidates who
either directly or indirectly attack
the Coalition Liberals" he said.
then there will be no alternative
but to spread the war"
The former Premier was once
more in fighting trim. His speech
aroused the utmost enthusiasm, par.
ticularly when he said that even if
the Conservatives won a working
majority in Parliament-a contin.
gency which he doubted-it would
not mean the end of the fight be-
tween the conflicting ideas of the
organization of the British govern.
ment.
Lays Aside Former Caution
Lloyd George was at his best. He
brandished the sword with all r,is
old-time vigor and confidence, drop
ping the cautious attitude he had
assumed in his Leeds speech last
Saturday eff we fall" he said.
I'VE will fall fighting, and fighting
where we can hit the hardest. If
that means fight for national unity
all around, We will stand for it all
around"
Referring to the foreign policy. hs
SAID ne believed in cooperation with
the Allies, but not Sin being. tied be-
hind the chariot of any country" He
would not impose burden upon Ger
many beyond her capacity to bear, he
declared, and if he again were piacesf ia 4
power he would favor renewal Of the
pact with Russia. The League OF Ma
tions, he said, must necessarily he crip-
pied until all the nations, including the +
United States, became members.
His attack on the Bonar Law Cab.
met brought cheers. He said il niust
be regarded as q mediocre one and re-
ferred particularly to those members
of it who would support the Pren4;e~
from the front benches of the Horss os
Commons. He matched Lord Baifour
against Lord Salisbury, throwing sha
latter into the shadows by the cnrn-
parison. Of Reginald McKenna ba
said: "He is the man who was most
responsible for the Liberal division es
1915. He would not conlpronise aiad
would not adjust differences. be pse-
fessed exaggerated anxiety te hrs
chief. He now says that his love lis
not for Asquith but for Law"
Turns Attack on Asquith
Continuing in. this vein he poured
ridicuie upon McKenna's attack on hSs
guns against Asquith and his faiiowers
who he declared were not ssf4:
more Independent than McEer Daa
'sThey remind me of flock ST angry
hens protecting their chiegsfs,' hs
said.
Replying to the statement, nade by
Lord Crewe, that the fall of the Coals@
tion government had been greeted wssa
satisfaction outside of Great Eritasn.
States it is just the opposite Ia that
great country, whose friendship Is niost
important, have not seen auy eyidents
of satisfaction. / haven't seem III t1ls
Italy. have seen it only III ErAnse
among the chauvinists, who rejoicos iss
the prospect of what they rous ldaxs ~
more pliable government. heaf als
that the Bolsheviki and the Turks ii a6
agree with Lord Crewe." =
Coming to the attitude Of the Labor
pasey. he gave credit to the leaders fer
their moderate stand Int adged that
there were determined psopfe down
below who had great power ii the or-a
ganization and pertinacity fhsS
amounted to fanaticism Hts critictsns
Of the iaborites was nearly rs sharp as 4
that directed toward the Col. i.se rva Ives,
For example, he said:
"Curzon declares that there is ne
danger of reaction. curzon has snany
great qualities, but never regarded
him as bulwark against reacti@n or
as q matter of fact, ssainst any thissz
else" In this manner the sword of
the fighting Weishman piagsd eoza-
tlnously against the members % sx19s
new Cabinet, only those directly
hind him in the historic Carlton
meeting escaping the thrusts. !s q
New Cabinet Sword M s.ss s
Prior to the meeting fnealAex
the Cabinet surrendered their &e&3a ex
the Privy Council and tha ns# ~ al
bers were sworn in. The new fEafia
Minister visited the King agais1 t8~ s
and then plunged into the work of
completing his Cabinet. Tonight he
left London for Glasgow. where he
will define his policy in a speech to
his constituents tomorrow.
"The policy Of the Labor party ID
neither Communist nor Bolshevik, but
common sense and Justice" declared
manifesto issued by the party to-
day, The revision Of peace treaties,
inclusive of the League of Nations,
is the main point In the party,s
foreign program.
Graduated levies on fortunes en-
ceeding $4,000 arc stressed as d means
of redeeming the war eSSs s-ssssr
change as speedily as possible by con-
structive measures the economic sys-
tenn which confers an undeServed ads