India.

Part of Orders of the Day — King's Speech. – in the House of Commons at on 14 February 1922.

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Yes, but he started in this House as a Liberal. Those of us who heard his speech to-day must have regretted that he does not still call himself a Liberal. I think he must have given the Secretary of State for India somewhat furiously to think, after his own speech. When the right hon. Gentleman rose to reply to the attacks he was cheered from these Opposition Benches, and that fact drew to him the jeers of the fathers and promoters of the Amendment. I do not think the Secretary of State for India need have been ashamed to have been cheered from these benches. It is not the first time that we have saved this Government on Indian matters. But our cheers were superfluous, because he followed the tactics of the Conservative leaders at Liverpool, who saved themselves by making die-hard speeches.