15 MAY 1920, Page 2

A meeting of the General Committee of the National Liberal

Federation was held at Leamington on Friday week, when there were extraordinary scenes which are bound to have a marked effect on the future of the liberal Party. Several Liberal Coalitionist Ministers attended the meeting in order to explain their position; and to try to save the party machinery from being captured by the Independent Liberals. An Independent Liberal resolution was' moved rejecting Mr. Lloyd George's Invitation to Liberals to enter into closer co-operation with the Unioniste ; affirming that such an alliance would "aggravate class warfare " ; and urging liberal Associations to maintain the independence of the parby.