11 NOVEMBER 1922, Page 25

Mr. Bonar Law made on Tuesday his most important speech

during the campaign. In it he laid down what will be the policy of the present Government on the chief problems of the day. Though he was cautious in his handling of Mesopotamia and Palestine, he did not declare that we are bound by any irrevocable obligation to remain in those countries. He only promised, as he has a right to do, patience and caution amounting to a reconsideration of the whole position. He further endorsed Lord Grey of Fallodon's proposal for a con- ference with the Dominions. Perfectly correct and satisfactory was his statement that we must work in complete harmony with our Allies, France and Italy. That, of course, is essential.