COALITION AGAIN.

Taranaki Daily News, 25 October 1922, Page 5

COALITION AGAIN.

BELIEF OF UNIONISTS. UNITY AGAINST LABOR. SPEECHES BY LEADERS. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received October 24, 10.5 p.m. London, Oct. 24. Important speeches were made at a dinner at the Hotel Victoria to Mr. Chamberlain, Lord Birkenhead, Lord Balfour and other Coalition-Unionist exMinisters. Mr. Chamberlain said: “The whole difference between Mr. Bonar Law and myself is that I am thinking of the best way to preserve the unity of the nation, while Mr. Bonar Law is thinking how to preserve the unity of his party. I do not believe that the new Parliament can be carried on except by a coalition of parties. I and my friends go to this election in loyalty to our own party and trust it may be possible not merely to preserve the unity of our own party, but bring to the support of the constitution and society those other forces with which we worked in harmony so long.” Lord Balfour paid an impressive tribute to Mr. Lloyd George’s great work, which would be immortalised *n history, ne said his Unionist colleagues could not go to Mr. Lloyd George and say: “We find our party machine ha-s had enough of you and we must ask you to leave.” Lord Balfour added that personally he believed a system of cooperation would come. Lord Birkenhead said: “I have been called the Judas of this crisis, but, unlike Judas, I resolutely refused to abandon my leader. No one is going to drive me out of the Unionist Party. There is no doubt that the forces that make to the 'left are growing in strength and the ultimate challenge will be addressed by the Labor leaders, so Coalition-Unionists will not consent to weaken their vital forces, which alone can resist Labor.” —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

LABOR AND LIBERALS. THE PARTIES ORGANISING. Received October 24, 11.10 p.m. London, Oct 24. Mr. E. Short (ex-Home Secretary) will not seek re-election. Labor intends to contest seats against every member of Mr. Bonar Law’s Cabinet.

A special meeting of the executive of the National Liberal Federation passed a resolution expressing unqualified satisfaction at the Coalition Government’s downfall and the disruption of the Coalition Party, on the ground that the Coalition was an unwholesome product of an unreal election. The federation was not surprised that the combination was now broken up, owing to the disastrous conditions of affairs, due to the Government’s own blunders and inconsistencies, and it trusts this will produce a return to honest politics, founded on straight-forward principles. It appeals to all. Liberals to support only men and women standing openly and independently as Liberals.

. “NO FRIEND OF INDIA.” JUDGMENT ON LLOYD GEORGE. Delhi, Oct. 23. Indian extremist papers welcome the resignation of Mr. Lloyd George as removing the inveterate enemy of Islam, and characterise him as no friend of India. The sober .papers state that the Coalition failed because its mission was fulfilled and its usefulness had ended, but it was impossible to forget the ex-Premier’s war service.

A prominent business man expresses the opinion that the resignation will quieten Mohammedan India and improve the economic position.