BRITISH POLITICS.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 November 1922, Page 3

BRITISH POLITICS.

EtON; A. BOXAR LAW. REVIEWS THE POSITION. ■HUBTBAT.IAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION

LONDON, Nov 2. Hon A. Bonnr Law address id a meeting of women voters in London. Ho said women had a tendency to be conservative, not in the political fen.se, hut cautious, and that is what we want in tho Government of this country. Mr Lloyd George spoke of my simplicty, but he was good enough io couple honesty with it. Air Bonnr Law said he wondered if Air Lloyd George knew where he was. So far he has not issued an election address. It is unfair to suggest he is waiting on Providence, before, he [nits hi s views in print. There was absolutely tlo foundation for the statement th«t‘the Unionist Party had been unfair to Air Lloyd George ; 11 war had ondjod the Asquith regime,' instead of Lloyd George, he believed the Coalition would have been between Air Asquith and Air Balfour who had deplored the death of the Coalition, asserting it had been wantonly destroyed. That was not a true picture. The fundamental reason for the change la\ in the fact that the people everywhere felt that under Air Lloyd George they did not know where they were to-day, and could not tell where they would he to-morrow. The ex-Prime Minister was a man ol tremendous energy and surprising vitality, and when any big question emerged he undertook to deal with i That was not his (Bonnr Law's) idea of fulfilling an important function. His idea, was that the man at the head oi a Big Business should allow his work to he done by others under his genet al supervision. That was the change they intended to make.

It was a great mistake to suppose the new younger men in the Government would Pot do the work equally efficiently. He did not want to dismiss the old stagers right away. He did not think it quite followed, because Air Lloyd George, was so good in the war, that he would he equally good m peace. Air Lloyd George was a drummer. He did that better than anyone else could have done, hut when the charge was over, and some laid fallen and some were in hospital, the drummer would he rather out. of place in the hospital, miles (the drumsticks were taken from him. There are times when it is good to still go He hoped America would gradually tako an interest in the League of Nations in some forms or other and would gradually feel it her duty to help to dissipate the post war chaos of the world. Our. relations wtitli France must be the keynote of our policy. \\ e must maintain our naval position and retain forces adequate to the security of the Empire.

SIR EDWARD CARSON. LONDON, Nov. 2 Sir Edward Carson ill a letter to the press, says Air Chamberlain at Birmingham spoke, the truth when he described the signing of the Irish Ircaty ns the cause of Conservative dissension, but Air Chamberlain and his colleagues were apparently unaware of the results of the policy over which they were gloating. Sir E. , Carson draws a dark picture on the disordered stale of. Ireland, hut admits the new Government must give the treaty a lair trial, hut the question is how long the trial should last, is one for grave consideration. He concludes with alt earnest hope that the people ol Epglund will insist on a more sympathetic treatment of loyalists in Ireland, who at present are living in indescribable misery and destitution. BURDEN OF AVAR DEBTS. LONDON, Nov. I. Mr ,1. dynes, Labour AI.P., speaking at Hamel Hempstvd, said that no plan of economy, ordinary taxation and sinking funds would avail to rid the country of the intolerable burden of the war debts which was the cliiel cause of dislocation oi trade, lie war debt could only he paid by the means of transferring private p ss s sinus to the State. The opponents of a levy ought frankly to acknowledge, that.'without it, the country would he | saddled with ruinous tixtUiou per-j manently. The payers of a levy would sirni reap a reward in the shape ol re- j dured taxation and improved trade.

municipal election;-

LONDON, Nov. 3

Out of fourteen London Hurough Councils, Labour lost IT9 seats, and gained four seats.