PARTY UNITY
MORE THAN HOLLOW - PHRASE (Rcc. October 17, 5.5 p.m.) London, October 16. “I have worked for the unity ol our party long before many of my latterday critics were bora,” declared the Earl of Oxford and Asquith in a speech at Greenock, referring to his resignation of the leadership of the Liberal Party, “but unity must be more than a hallow desceptive phrase.” Referring to the general strike, Lord Oxford said that it was the first duty of Liberalism, not to parlev, not to falter, not to wait upon events, but to condemn it root and branch with the utmost promptitude. There was a tendency to look back’upon the strike as a trivial, transient incident. There could not be a worse example of distorted political perspective. t At the conclusion of his speech Lord Oxford broke down, his emotion culminating in tears. LLOYD GEORGF~ ADVICE TO ' PARTY. (Rec. October 17, 11.5 p.m.) , London, October 16. Mr. Lloyd George, in a speech at South Molton, Devonshire, referring to the Liberal split, said: “Let us stop snarling. Unity of action should henceforth be our aim. The Liberal Partv demands less strife and more life.”
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Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 19, 18 October 1926, Page 11
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194PARTY UNITY Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 19, 18 October 1926, Page 11
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