BRITISH POLITICS.

Taranaki Daily News, 30 March 1920, Page 5

BRITISH POLITICS.

PREMIER AND MR. ASQUITH. A SPIRITED SPEECH. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. London, March 2G. There was a piquant situation when Mr. Lloyd George was entertained by th? leading Radical Club in the same room as Mi'. Asquith spoke in on Wednesday. There was a large gathering, some active supporters of the Coalition and others present expecting a lively rejoinder to Mr. Asquith. They were not disappointed, as Mr. Lloyd George was in his most combative mood, and administered hard hits against Ms Liberal and Labor opponents. He again and again aroused loud laughter and cheers, and proved that he was in no way afraid to take up the Liberal challenge. He said that it was cheap and sloppy common-place talk to say he attacked a class. The wording-class was not responsible for the Socialist, programme, and the vast majority of working men repudiated it. He warned Mr. Asquith as an old friend not to walk too far along the towing path with Lords NorthelifFe and Rothermere, Here Mr. Lloyd George paused find added: "Unless he can swim." (Loud laughter). In another effective passage he twitted Messrs Asquith and Huntiman with abandoning the Paris resolutions which professed to protect key industries and prevent dumping. They did not like talk about the Paris resolutions now. They were fine babies once, but now Mr. Asquith was abandoning his war babies and Mr. Runciman said he would kill and strangle them the first chance he got.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.