A BITTER WRANGLE.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1852, 11 September 1913, Page 7

A BITTER WRANGLE.

fr-, MR LLOYD-GEORGE AND THE CECILS. ON POLITICAL ETHICS By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, September 10. Tho controversy botween Mr. LloydGeorge (Chancollor of the Exchequer) and Viscount Wolmer (Unionist M.P.) continues. Mr. Lloyd-George previously accused Viscount Vi'olmer of misrepresenting tho facts in regard to Marconi sharo purchases, and of being guilty of moan falsehoods and calculated lies. "Lord Wolmer," said tho Chancollor, "is not particular as to tho consequences, but, like other calumniators, distorts mischievous inferences from innocent facts. Ho and his family have been peculiarly offensive in. negotiating huge contraots with tho Unionist Governments when in office. In. common decency ho should have repudiated such transactions if ho wanted to take a high lino respecting Ministers' investments. Lord Wolmer and his fellow Cecils should begin their lessons at home. I could' furnish them instances for instruction."

Viscount Wolmer, in reply to Mr. Lloyd-George, declared that tho latter, having failed to specify his charges, retired from tho controversy in a cloud of Billingsgate.

(Rec. September 10, 11.25 p.m.)

London, September 10. Mr. Lloyd-George, in his latest reply to Lord Wolmer, describes tho latter as "a person who, through blind malignity, blunders into, a chargo ho knows to be untrue, and then, instead of apologising, tries to sneak out of it by blaming the reporters." The Marquis of Salisbury has now entered tho controversy, and in a letter, lias asked tho Chancollor to furnish tho "instances" to which he referred.