The Archive · 1924

Russian Treaty

Liberal Members of Parliameat displayed a critical" attitude towards the Government at a party. meeting presided over by Me, Asquith to-day, when the Campbell prosecution incident and the ques tion of the Anglo-Rus ied that if 9 were tabled in the former case, it ought to receive the support of the Liberals on the strenjeth of the explanation given Te was further Asquith should table a motion Parliament expressinze part practical ud busines to. improve Anglo-Russiaa relations, but opposing the Treaty in ils present ropoxed form on financial and other grounds, Conservatives lave tabled a Parliamentary motion of consist relating to the institution and with.

Arawal of the prosecution ajgainss campbell (the editor of the "Weekly" for alleged me of the fighting fares 40 orders).

Later Ominous clouds are now gather= nye on the political sky, and papers are forecasting a general election in the near future as a result of There is much" talk of the possibility of the Government ree ext week, If the vote of tabled by the Conservatives yesterday in connexion with th Campbell cave ix carried with the help of the Liberals, who are advised by Mr, Asquith to support the motion if "reasonable."

The groutest danger to the coi tinued existence of the Governmen howeve the Lib ed motion, for the rejection of tha Russian Treaty owiee to tha guaranteed loan propos.

Te is still possible, though unlike that the Government will modify policy' with regard to the Treaty in order to coneilinte the Liberals, but the rejection of the, Treaty if the Government Survive til then, ix now considered mort people a foregone col it ix dimieult to see ho fan appear to the country is avoid: fable inthe event of rej Reuter.

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