On Thursday, September 18th, Lord Grey of Fallodon, spoke at
Edinburgh, and dealt mainly with the Russian Treaty and the Irish Boundary question. lie was, of course, noticeably more sober in his language about the Russian Treaty than Mr. Lloyd George had been, but it cannot be said that he fulfilled the hope of some 421 Liberals that, from his independent position, he would advise his party to accept the Treaty as a starting-point of discussion. On the contrary, he condemned it alto- gether. The speech must have been unpleasant medicine for the Westminster Gazette, the Daily Nei/cc, and the Manchester Guardian, but they swallowed it with suffi- cient courage. The House of Commons, said Lord Grey, ought not to take " any responsibility " for the Treaty, and it ought to refuse a loan till the amount was specified and repayment guaranteed.
