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BRITISH TRADE POLICE

SPEECH BY MR. LLOYD GEORGE

DECLARES FOR FREE TRADE

(By Tclegraph-rress Association-Copyright

(lies. December 10, 10.1(1 p.m.)

London, December 7. Mr. Lloyd George, in a speech at the Manchester Kelorin Club, address, ing tho gathering as "fellow-Liberals," pointed out that the conditions within tho Liberal Party had been distressing di-ring the past three years. His separation from tho party had pained him deeply, but reasons which all'eclcd tho v hole country made tho split imperative, (hough there was no disagreement on questions of principle, lie lmd done his utmost to avert the split, but he would have been a traitor if ho had acted otherwise than ho did, Ijceausa he believed that unless a now spirit were imparted into the war the Allied causa would have been last. Continuanco of national unity was still as necossciry !,s. in war-time. Party conflict should not vet be resumed, lie had never in bis lifetime quarrelled with Mr. Asquitlu and lie would never utter a word of unkindnesa against him. Party strife in America had resulted iii jeopardising peace, and endangering the League of Nations in a country which took a prominent part to promote it. Was not this a warning that wo wero not through the wood? Germany thought sho vould be able to tako advantage of tho differences in America.

The Prime Minister declared ho was a Freetrader. Proceeding, he outlined tho legislation passed by the Coalition Government as evidence of what a so-called "reactionary Government" lad done .'or piogress. lie hoped, ho said, to mako a successful contribution to the Irish question. He pointed out (hat the "Unionists were prepared to mako great sacrifices in order tcr preservo national unity, but it was useless to discuss the problems of Irish liberty whan criiim and anarchv wero rampant. He denied that Free Trade was inseparable from dumping, which injured Free Trade. The Government had been asked to divide the nation in faco of a vigilant enemy in order to.unito tho Liberals on Ger. man dumping. Mr. Lloyd Georgo admitted that the Anti-Dumping Bill was retrogressive, but said that the promoters of tho Tariff Bill of 191G, or Mr. fiunciman's resolutions at Paris, whicji singled out ona nation for hostile legislation after the war, cannot condemn the Government's attitude. He, as a Freetrader, refused to believe that the cause of Freo Trado was inseparable from permitting dumping, which Mr, Asquith styled unfair competition. To remove dumping would strengthen Free Trade. This ona measure was evidently to be used to urga the Liberals to abandon their pledgesand further divjdo the nation and hamper reconstruction. They wore asked to leave tho combination which carried the greatest Reform Act, and the greatest land reform ever carried, and pledged lTomo Rulo and liberal institutions in Irdin '

"We aro nsked," ho said, "to divide tho nation in the faco of a vigilant enemy in order to reunite tho Liberal Party on the German dump-heap. That was'not going to make Liberalism a living forcc. The Premier paid a. tribute to the loyalty of his Unionist colleagues to their election pledges. He said that Mr. Kunciman had recently advocated the co-operation of the best elements 0* Liberals and Labourites. The same thing apdied to the best elements of Liberals and Unionists. Ho asked Mr. Asdu'th whether he, if in power the ehfi of the war, would have dismissed his Unionist colleagues who had helped to win the war. Tire only alternative to coalitfbn was confusion. Thero was a new challenge to civilisation affecting the whole fabric of society. It declared that private enterprise was a failure which must be rooted out. Those who believed in tho virtues of private enterprise must remove the evils which had provoked the challenge to national unity. This alono could save Britain, Europe, and fiio wor'd. Ho appealed to Liberalism to participate worthily in a united effort to save the world—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter.

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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 66, 11 December 1919, Page 10

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BRITISH TRADE POLICE Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 66, 11 December 1919, Page 10

BRITISH TRADE POLICE Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 66, 11 December 1919, Page 10

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