12 SEPTEMBER 1924, Page 1

In the rest of his speech Mr. Lloyd George declared

war on the Government with regard to their Russian policy.. That , he would do, this had already become obvious. He predicted that if the Government went to the country on the Russian issue they would have an overwhelming disaster. Nevertheless Liberals were de- termined to vote against the GoVernment if they persisted with Mr. PonsOnby's "foolish and faked " Treaty. But are all Liberals resolved to do this ? We suspect that Mr. Lloyd George's reckless speech, with its failure to distinguish properly between the loan policy of the Treaty and the general policy of recognizing and dealing with RUssia, will not be found at all to their liking by many Liberals. They will feel that it was an illiberal speech. If Mr. Lloyd George has his way, angry and false divisions will be created and the light will be shut out.

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