Lord Grey on Lloyd George's Dominance Through His Personal Fund: Possibility of Complete Split Forecast London, Jan. 14.
That a Liberal reunion has still not been consummated was made favident to-day in a speech by Lord Grey, who was re-elected President of the Liberal Council, which was horn of dissatisfaction with Mx, Lloyd George'ssupersession of Lord asquith in 1916, Dependence upon a personal fund, Lord Grey declared, was fatal to any party, Even' the Liberal Headquarters felt that the position was unsatisfactory. There was anxiety to raise a real party fund, but even then the question of the Teadership would remain, audit at the next General Election there was no change, the Liberal Council must fight with its own organiza tion and its own fund, Lord Grey added that the leader must be a member of the House of Commons, and that the younger men must be thought of. But he urged those who were thinking of turning towards the Labour Party Hot to hurry to take a definite decision—Reuter, 4 Misconception Alleged London, Jan. 14, Viscount Grey, upon his revelecion as President of the Liberal Gouncil, spoke of the differences with My. Lloyd George, the Liberal Leader, which hid not been settled, Ho said the Liberal Council was founded originally by people who had great trust in Mtr, Asquith, but they could not have the sameconfidence in Mr, Lloyd George. They also felt very strongly the invidious, and impossible position in which the Party was put by its headquarters! finances being dependent on Mr. Lloyd George's personal fand and not on the Party fund.
Referring to the, proposals which Mir. Lloyd Gorge issued before the last general election as his policy for dealing with unemployment, Viscount Grey said the Liberal Council separated themselves very distinctly from any responsibility for the pledge as to how much zorild be done to relieve unemployment in any particular year, bue the Council had no hesitation agreeing to the principle of the proposals, which was that it was better to' relieve uttemployment finding work for, the unemployed than to Leave them idle or on the dole, Somewhat unwarranted advantage, he said, was taken of that by the Liberal Headquarters. The: whole Party was represented as absolutely united George. Since the self has been criticized for not having, during the election, pointed out that misconception.
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