BRITISH POLITICS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 13 November 1922, Page 5

BRITISH POLITICS

HONOURS RESIGN'EI.)

(By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.j (Australian fc N.Z. Cable Association.)

LONDON. Nov. 10

The following honours are announced in connection with a resignation of the Lloyd iGeorge (Government:— Lord Birkenhead receives an Earldom. Lords Lee and Leverhulme viscountcies; and 'Messrs'Hall Caine. Winston Churchill. Rev. J. S. .Jowett are made companions of Honour.

The recipients have resigned their honours. The honours were recommended by nation.

LEADERS SUFFERING FROM STRAIN LONDON, Nov. 10 Messrs Bonar Law, Lloyd George, and Mr AsfjuitL are all suffering from the strain of electioneering. Mr Bonar Law lias been ordered by his doctors to_ remain in bed for a fe'w days. Accordingly to-morrow's engagements at Manchester and Sheffield have been cancelled.

Mr Asquith telegraphed to Paisley asking to be excused from to-night's meeting, owing to fears that his voice may fail. Mr Lloyd George, on medical advice was unable to unveil a memorial at Llanludno. LONDON. Nov. 10

Mr Asquith, speaking .it Newcastle, said if the Tories were to govern for five veai's he hoped a living powerful Opposition would be formed which %vould function bettor that the bodyguard suggested by the ex-Prenuer. _ Lord Novar, speaking at. Glasgow m support of the Prune Minister, said he had decided to support any Government, whatever its political label, which would undertake to deal energetically with the financial situation at Home. Mr Bonar Law was the man with a real bcottisn respect for the bawbees, who express! himself in sober language, not m the pelting hurricane of oratory of Celtic politicians, who saw visions and dreamed r S Londonderry, speaking at- London, appealed to*the opponents of the Irish Treaty to broaden their outlook and reinsert was a fax higher yation to be member* of a gP«it Jody of associated nations like Hie BnMh Empire than to concentrate on their own grievances and decry the British name. 8 Lord Derby, responding to the ; Aimy tort at the Guildhall should refuse to cut down the Army below what he believed was the safety stage for the Empire.

LORD CURZON'S REPLY Nov. 10. Lord Curzon, replying to Mr Church ill describes the latter'* statements as chaiacterised bv copious inaccuracy and no smaU malevolence. Lord Oanon declares that he attended the Cabinet meeting on 15th September, despite ill-health, which was keeping him in the country, but though in telephonic communication with Mr Lloyd George on 16th he was not told there waa any need to come to, London or for the issue of a statement of policy, which he read in the..newspaper on 17th with consternation. He was not surprised to learn subsequently that this was the work of Mr. Churchill and'Mr Chamberlain. The latter rang up to complain that Lord C.urzon was not present at the Cabinet meeting on 16th.

REJOINDER TO LORD CURZON LONDON, Nov. 11. Mr Winston Churchill, in a further rejoinder to Lord Curzon, claims that the salient facts are undisputed, and suggests that Lord Curzon should be content with landing himself by an extraordinary somersault in the nick of time in the opposite camp, and should not make reflections upon the colleagues he abandoned. ; .• Mr Churchill, in conclusion, records .the genesis of the communique of 16th September. He,says that, in the absence of Lord Curzon, Mr Lloyd George asked that Mi;, Churchill should make a draft for. his consideration. Mr Churchill, as he felt strongly, that the public were entitled to information, consented, and sent the draft to Mr Lloyd George, who consulted those of his colleagues who were accessible,; made certain alterations, and authorised the publication.

MR CHURCHILL AT DUNDEE

LONDON, Nov. 12.

Mr Churchill made his first public appearance since his illness, giving an address to his constituents at Dundee. He had to be carried into the hall in an invalid chair. Mr Churchill said lie felt sure float after the bitterness and prejudice of the present time had passed away history will render justice to the maimer in which the country had been guided through the harassing and dangerous period. Early post-war plans for reorganization pitched hopes too high. The people had not recognised sufficiently the exhaustion entailed by the war. "I am a strong supporter of Lord Balfour's note. I disagree entirely with Mr Asquith's suggestion that ' i should remit all debts and reparations owing fo us. There is not even a sentimental reason why the United States should show us similar forbearance. There is no reason why Germany should not pay 2500 millions sterling. The Coalition ' recently effectively prevented war against the Turks, but the trouble was not over yet, I approve of the new Cabinet's declaration and hope they will adhere firmly thereto whatever the Allies do, and thus earn the support of all patriots. Every party attributes the fall, of the late Government to the dtehards' fury and resentment against the makers of the Irish Treaty. Now every party, even the diehards agrees that the Treaty must be carried out in its entirety. The Irish have fully and finally gained the right to manage their own affairs. They now have to conquer the republicans or perish." Mr Churchill added that he had no doubt the Irish would eventually become masters in their own house. Ulster had been really made secure.