BRITAIN CRITICISED

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23060, 10 June 1938, Page 11

BRITAIN CRITICISED

ATTITUDE TO DICTATORS P ' ' MR. LLOYD GEORGE'S VIEWS P REBUKE FROM THE TIMES t LONDON. Jline 7 " It is a sad thing for an old fellow;! in his 76th year to Bee the British ~ flag becoming the jest of nations/'said Mr. Lloyd George in the course of a speech at Stafford. " The National Government hag' crawled and 'crumpled before the dictators who are terrorising Europe," 1 continued Mr. Lloyd George. " Wei: have sent twittering little protests; like a frightened bird to Spain, but; none to Italy and Germany. These pro- . tests are becoming the joke of thai) world." The Times, in commenting on Mr* Lloyd George's speech, says: "It iSi almost sad to see how much nonsense a brilliant politician can pack into ai single oration. People abroad may haven ascribed more importance to him thaß - s people at home who realise the great difference between the war leader and the disgruntled critic of to-day." The Times adds that Mr. Lloyd JS George's assertions that Italy and Germany were ready to abolish bombers and submarines in the past, buti Britain was the stumbling-block, are grossly misleading. On the contrary* it says, the British disarmament plan' , nr was most comprehensive. , s . • " Leaders of certain- States are exploiting the wholesome reluctance of most countries to engage in war, but they may be aggressive once too often," says,the paper..