Mr, Lloyd George, the Liberal leader, in a speech at the National Liverul Club to-day denied the existence of a Liberal-Labour pac He said the Liberal party was determined to get electoral reform dif they could not obtain, pro. portional representation they ought to accept the alternative vote system and thus secure the defeat of Protection unless a majority of the electors really wanted Protection.
Yesterday evening in the House of Commons the Premier, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, announced his intention of introducing an electoral reform bill into the House before Christmas.
There was but lukewarm enthusiasm during Mr. Lloyd George's speech, which was addressed to Liberal candidates and Liberal members of the House of Commene.
In marked contrast there were loud cheers when Herbert Samuel afterwards tersely defined Liberal policy as hearty ce-operation when the Labour government adopts measures in accordance with Liberal policy but otherwise frank opposition and the maintenance of Liberal independence in all circumstances—Reuter. ed to Britain yesterday evening led Commander Oliver Locker-Lampson, Conservative member for Hands-worth, to ask in the House of Commons' to-day whether such an a dress, which incited B workers, to revolution, was a breach of the Soviet understanding.
The Forvign Secretary, Mr. Arthur Henderson, replying, said that the Foreign Office had only received the full text of the address that afternoon. He considered that, while it did not constitute an incitement to revolution, it departed from. the Soviet undertaking in regard to Propaganda. He was therefore instructing the British Ambassador at Moscow to address a protest to the, Soviet Government. it Kingsley Wood, Conservative member for West Woolwich, asked how many protests were now out-
Commander Locker-Lampson asked the Foreign Secretary to listen hard to the next similar address, Mr. Henderson replied that he hoped he would be better employed.
Mr. D. Kirkwood, Labour member for Dumbarton, concluded by asking if a right good revolution would not be practical polities at the present time (laughter)—Reuter.
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