On Saturday Mr. Lloyd George also made a characteristics speech
on the Insurance Act at the Kennington Theatre. The occasion was the eve of the Act coming into force, and it had been proposed by some Liberals to celebrate it as a "Joy Day." There was no "Joy Day" apparent, but several speeches were delivered, as usual " explaining " the Act—it was, if we may say so, more of a Jaw-day than a Joy Day. Mr. Lloyd George attacked the Times at great length, but quite misstated the nature and motive of its criticisms. The Times welcomed the Bill, as we did, because it ap- proved of the principle, and had advocated it. Criticism began only when it became the obvious intention of the Government to rush an extraordinarily complicated measure through Parliament without a semblance of proper discussion. Mr. Lloyd George also analysed his dispute with the doctors, and predicted that a settlement would be reached before next January. But he remarked that if no settlement were reached the doctors themselves would probably be the only losers.
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