BRITISH POLITICS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 20075, 11 October 1920, Page 4

BRITISH POLITICS.

MR LLOYD GEORGE’S ADVICE. THE INDUSTRIAL OUTLOOK. By Telegraph-rPiess Association—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association, (Received October 10, 5.5 im ) ' ' r T1 LONDON. October 8. Air Lloyd at the opening of the ' autumn political campaign at Llandudno, had a rousing reception from a typical Welsh audience. He put-up a vigorous defence of the Coalition The Premier said that if ; the Coalition was a sin against Parliament " then Mr Asquith, who /m, 3 author, is a Jehoshaphat.’” (Then hliezer, the roh of Dodovah of Mareshah prophesied against Jeliospliat saving. Because thou has joined thyself with Ahaziah, the Lord hath broken thy works.") Every country that engaged in the war. except America, had adopted the Coalition system in order to save the State. America cam© in late, her assistance was ' crucial and determining, but her loss of life was only equal to that of tho plucky Dominion of Australia', “Ho are still in the zone of hurricanes,” he said, “ and that is why I am in no hurry to get back to partv wrangles. I would not take the responsibility before Rod .of quilting the helm of the ship of State. My advice to my countrymen is : Put on your eou’westers. We want peace on earth, goodwill toward men, not merely in Russia and Poland hut here in our own factories, workshops and mines. The world cannot be rebuilt on rocking foundations. ’ the war the number of strikes in Britain in a, year was flight hundred thousand. The number had OTcdW to two and a half millions m 1919. Whatever happened. Mr Lloyd George said, he was determined never to surrender the rights of the community to a minority. This would mean the end of democratic government and the beginning of Sovidt government. There were simis of reason and commonssnse prevailing in the coal crisis, hut everybody must resolve to produce to the utmost- He was glad tun-. Mr Smillie had courage to tell the miners what their d'utv was. The Premier asked ’his Liberal tnends to realise the difficulty of makmg peace with Russia whence a, poisonous atmosphere was emanating. In view of , the unsettled position a middle course was the only safe one. ■ Mr Lloyd George did not refer to the Irish crisis in detail, but ventured to predict, that Home Rule would be passed by the Coalition Government.