16 OCTOBER 1920, Page 1

.Mr. Lloyd George's opening speech was to the Welsh National

Liberal Council at Llandudno on Friday week. The Irish question was excluded from the speech, which dealt chiefly with the virtues of the Coalition. After an historical defence of coalitions, Mr. Lloyd George said that in every groat country now except America a Coalition was in power to save the State. Although Mr. Asquith was now very strong against coalitions, he himself had actually formed a Coalition. If a coalition Va_sa sin against the State, then Mr. Asquith was Jehoshaphat.