At Birmingham last Saturday Mr. Lloyd George addressed a large
meeting upon the Insurance Bill. He devoted himself entirely to a general consideration of his scheme and a recapi- tulation of its merits, and brought no new arguments into the discussion. He began by declaring that he hoped to see the scheme an Aot of Parliament within the next three months, although it had taken three years to prepare it. But it naturally. took longer to build a house than to make up one's mind to buy it. Mr. Lloyd George proceeded to dilate upon the evils of the uneven distribution of wealth, which resulted in many people being without even the assurance of a bare subsistence. "Our object, our• goal, ought to be enough to maintain efficiency for every man, woman, and child." The Insurance Bill was aiming at this. Although Mr•. Lloyd George's speech was an effective piece of oratory,- it cannot be said to have been un- important contribution to the arguments in favour of the Insurance Bill.
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