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Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 100, 1 May 1933, Page 7

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POLITICAL RIFTS. Churchill and Lloyd George Criticised. DIFFERENCE OVER INDIA. (United P.A.—Electric Telegraph—Copyright) (Received 10.30 a.m.) LONDON", April 30., Mr. Stanley Baldwin, speaking at Bewdley, regretted that Mr. Churchill and Mr. Lloyd George and their supporters had refused to co-operate with the Indian Comrnittte and were, on the contrary, trying to split the Conservative party. "I don't believe they will succeed," he said, "but if they do they will only render a return of the Socialist Government easier." He emphasised the necessity for the National Government, declaring that Britain was almost the only country in the world still steering the ship of popular Government safely, "I believe that if you get a feeble Government, and if the parties for sane progress are split, you might see a slide over similar to what has happened in other countries, taking the form either of Bolshevism or Fasciam. I want neither in Britain." RECRIMINATIONS. ENEMIES OF BALDWIN. LONDON, April 27. Recriminations have followed a declaration by Major Ormsby-Gore, First Commissioner for Works, that Mr. Winston Churchill, Mr. Lloyd George and Lord Beaverbrook missed no chance of calumniating Mr. Baldwin, whom they obviously desired to replace, and that it would be a bad day for Britain if they gained power. Mr. Churchill demanded an explanation, which resulted in Major OrmsbyGore withdrawing the expression "calumniating." Then Mr. Lloyd George, construing the speech as a declaration that it had been Major Ormsby-Gore's fixed aim to keep him out of the Government, inquired when "this noble purpose first struck his patriotic mind, as when I was Premier in war-time, he was not above seeking the protection of office, although hundreds of thousands of men of his age were achieving victory with their lives." Major Ormsby-Gore's rejoinder characterised the attack as unfair. He said he had never sought protection, and recalled his war service. He gained a commission as captain in 1915, and saw active service in Egypt in 1916, as an intelligence officer with the Arab Bureau. He added: "I joined the War Cabinet : as assistant secretary, at the request of Lord Milner, until I heard that Mr. Lloyd George and the Secretary of War thought the appointment should go to a more senior officer. I then urged Lord Milner to get me a military job, and returned to Egypt, Sir Leslie Wilson (the present Governor of Queensland) ■ replacing me in the Cabinet."