Mr. Lloyd George went on to explain that the - Party
could not, for example, help anybody to upset Free Trade or anybody else to set up a Socialist State. Nevertheless,, he rejoiced when he thought of the vast territory common to men of progressive minds in all parties which could be cultivated on " terms honourable to all and humiliating to none." But Liberals would never consent again to put Labour into office without conditions, as they did in 1924. In the end the question of the best course to pursue in a particular juncture must be " left to consultation among the chosen leaders of the Party at the It was noticeable that in' a speech at Cardiff afterwards' Mr. Snowden used words strangely resembling those of Mr. Lloyd George—the members of the Labour Party must " trust their leaders to choose the right policy in any particular 'juncture."
