15 APRIL 1922, Page 2

Mr. Churchill went on to defend the Coalition as necessary

in face of the Socialist •menace -to our liberties. He emphasized the_differences between_Liberalism and_Soeiellifee, and aid. great stress on the despotic nature of the Socialist State. He pointed once more to the painful results of Socialism as applied in Russia, which had not only lost her freedom, but was also being reduced to a desert. It was, he thought, a grave matter that a large party should be working in Great Britain for that " absurd, visionary and perilous Utopia." Conservatives and Liberals must continue to fight -the Socialists. There is, we may add, much truth in Mr. Churchill's diagnosis: Unfortunately, the leader whom he follows does not command the confidence of those who are most anxious about these dangers,