28 OCTOBER 1922, Page 3

Why had the reckless act of breaking the Coalition been

committed ? One reason had been to substitute Lord Salis- bury for Lord Balfour Mr. Bonar Law had spoken of tranquillity. He himself had preferred to speak of peace, but after all they both meant the same thing. As regards responsibilities abroad, Mr. Bonar Law had said that there was to be no extension of them. But Britain must never be afraid of her responsibilities. If there were a tendency in that direction he would resist it. Until there was cause to the contrary, however, there must be no " factious opposition " to the Government. Mr. Lloyd George, in fact, repeated the very phrase of Mr. Chamberlain and his co-signatories.