1 JUNE 1929, Page 1
A Liberal Manifesto The only Party which sprang an eleventh
hour surprise deliberately was 'the Liberal Party, and this surprise did not amount to very much, though it was described as a "bombshell." It was a business men's manifesto on unemployment written in support of Mr. Lloyd George's scheme and pledge. The signatories included several famous employers, but as they were already known to be members of the Liberal Party their manifesto was not 'startling. There Would have been a surprise iiii)rth talking about if eminent Liberal industrialists': had announced that they 'repudiated Mr. -Lloyd George's pledge'! *