No Truth in Rumoured Sécession from Party: The Coal Dispute London, May 20
Ylew of rumours that Mr. Lloyd George is seceding from the Liberal Party, it 18 considered noteworthy that it is intimated to-day that ho recently wrote to Sir Godfrey Collins, the Chief Liberal Whip, indicating that no useful purpose could be served by his continued attendance at the so-called "Shadow Cabinet," composed of the principal Liberal leaders.
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It is reliably declared that the resignation of Mr Lloyd George from the Chairmanship of the Liberal Party or from the leadership of the Party in the House of Commons has never been considered, Tt now appears that the letter to Sir Godfrey Collins was written with reference to a meeting of the "Shadow Cabinet" convened during the strike and that Mr. Lloyd George decided not to attend on the ground that Liberal policy on that question had already been declared by the Earl of Oxford and Earl Grey in the "British Gazette,"
Dispute Over Mr. Llogyd George's Articles to U.S. Press May 26.
A definite bronk among the Liberal leaders is marked by the publication of correspondence bee tween the Earl of Oxford. and Asquith and Mr. Lloyd George, The former regrets the course pursued by Mr, Lloyd George when the "Liberal Party was united against "an anti-Social campaign and the general strike" and rebuked Mr. Lloyd George for his disagreement with the statements of Lords Oxford and Grey. and Sir John Simon which were published in the "British Gazette."
The correspondence deplores Lloyd George's contributions to 1 American "press "containing despondent though highly-coloured Picture of our national. straits."
Mr. Lloyd George's reply, which couched in moderate terms, defends his attitude during' the Kencral strike, and declares that his American newspaper articles with regard to the strike were misrepresented in England, although admits that he miscalculated the course of events, The ex-Premier concludes offering to meet Lord Asquith and other Liberal leaders in order to. discuss the position,
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