11 NOVEMBER 1938, Page 3

Mr. Lloyd George's arguments are not always new, but he

still uses them with unsurpassed pungency and effective- ness. The main theme of his speech was the Government's neglect of Russia. Disarmament was the test of any arrange- ment that might be reached, and how, he asked, could general disarmament be achieved without the co-operation of the Soviet Government ? He urged the Prime Minister to take Parliament into his confidence and to reveal his intentions in foreign affairs. In this part of his speech the House was certainly with him. At present all parties are in the dark. There is a general feeling of uncertainty. The future alignment of British politics will in all probability be deter- mined by the foreign policy which Mr. Chamberlain must shortly formulate.