BRITISH ELECTIONS.

Hokitika Guardian, 21 November 1923, Page 3

BRITISH ELECTIONS.

bIBE-HAi, MANIFESTO. POLK V OCTLTXEP. [ KIXTKRS TK LEG RAMS.] (Soc&ivcd this day at 9.25 a.m.) LONDON. November 2ik A Liberal tuanilcsto, .signed by Mr Asquith and Mr Lloyd Hc-orge on behalt of the party. declares that a (lovermiieiit which was elected a year ago mi a | rogramme ol live year- 1 1 auq ndity has suddenly derided to plunge lie- enui'try into the turmoil ol a general electiui: on the improved ami improvable allegation that tin ill's would cure '.meui ploy men t • The manifesto einideinns the pri-ci] itanry (f the (iovcriunent's lie! ion. which was solely dm l to the signal and disastrous failme of their eoudiad ol tin* foreign policy. In the erect matters that are essential to our livelihood the (Jovei nrneiit’s blindness, indecision and impotence iias been such that it has ceased to e.xerei-e a guiding inllnenee in Knrorcan idfairs. The .--11110 applies to its Eastern policy. Ibe shameless Treaty oi Lausanne surrendered all securities for British commerce to Turkey. A similar fate threatens the valuable markets in the Ear East. The Liberals’ j « 1 1 > is a prompt settlement of the reparations i|iiestion. coupled with the cunsiderat inn of the interallied debts, an earnest effort to cooperate with America, and the rc-npon-ine; o! full relations with Rus-da. The manifesto de-dares that a capital levy would be disasliens end demands •in improvement in development in Britain and tin l-.mpire, lor example, transport, aifore-tation. cheap power nn | tie- dcv< lopment of Imperial r,-~ Miiit-ees especially ill the Crown Colonies luilw-iys, buildings in the Dominions and India, the facilitation of oversells set. 1.-incut and the ehenpenjno of the mean lof inter-Imren.il t raiisport.