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THE CYJOLRODORIOJ* RECEP- TION. MR. LLOYD GEORGE AND POLITI- CAL CONTROVERSY. la the evening Mir. Lloyd-George attended a reception given by the Cards' Cym- mrodorkra Society, over which A-iderman Robert Hughes, J.P., presided. By reason of its national character, theevenilng gathering rivalled, if it did not excel, in nce and enthusiasm the civic function of the afternoon. Invitations had been sent out by the president, on behalf of the society, to prominent Welshmen throughout the Principality, as well as to a large number of. Cardiffians, and the response was so general tha.t there was tt fear that even the capacious assembly-hall would fail to accommodate those who wished to partici- pate in the national tribute to the guest of the day, no less than 1,850 people being present. The President (Alderman Robert Hughes; formally welcomed Mr. Lloyd George on behalf of the Cymmrodorion Society, and, addressing the crowded assemblage in his native language, said he endorsed every word contained in the beautiful stanzas of the Archdruid, to whom they were deeply grateful for singing their distinguished guest's praises so well. 111 the name of the Cymmrodorion he (Alderman Hughes) thanked Mr. Lloyd George for the great public services he had rendered to- this country and to the Empire by the successful negotiations in the late railway dispute. (Cheers.) This large meet- ing—may I not say brilliant gathering?—the most brilliant*, gathering that will ever be held within tlsese walls—is typical of Cymru lfln, gwlad y gan," added the president, turn- ing to English. That was a great day for Welshmen and Welsh women. It was the first, time in the history of "gallant little Wales" that such representative gathering had come together from all parts of Wales to pay homage to one of Wales's greatest geniuses. (Cheers.) It was also typical of the present unity of the great Welsh nation, and that evening he was permitted hy the Cymmrodorion of Cardiff 'to offer to Mr Lloyd Grorge their grateful appreciation of his excellent services. Since Mr, Lloyd Grorge had been President of the Board of Trade- he had quickened that department into life, so that it was now a living force (Cheers.) His Presidency of that department would ever be memorable in the history of the Empire. The time had come when thev Walesshould from that meeting imbued with the same aspirations ajid ideals j', ,tnei" ^eat Nationalist friend-Mr Lloyd George. Let them forget nartv and work for the State. (ujd c^rsf ?^te,re ,~a,a PleQty of material in dear xittle Wales to enable them to do so He believed the nucleus of that union wm ta°.be,sef m that representative audienc^f and he bespoke on their behalf that tw^ Mould follow Mr. Lloyd George's Sorbin whatever way he would be pleased t^go They would pray earnestly that he would he long spared to the nation, and he (thZ speaker) felt that he was also hespeaki/x» their voices and hearts in hoping that in the near future Mr. Lloyd George would be Prime Minister of England. (Loud cheered Mr. Lloyd George would have *ho warmer friends in Wales than the Cardiff Cymmro- dorion. They considered it a great honour that Mr. Lloyd George had been good enough to receive their homage. It would stimulate them to further efforts for the benefit of gallant little Wales." He would again ask Mr. Lloyd George to accept their grateful thanks for his distinguished public, services, and would reiterate the hope that he would be long spared by God's providence to continue his great work of the past in the future for the benefit of the Statu. (Oheern.) Mrs. Robert Hughes was theu invited to come forward and invest Mr. Lloyd George with the picturesque badge of the society. This little ceremony having been performed very gracefully by Mrs. Hughes, the Preei- dent characterised it ae the marriage of Mr Lloyd George to the Cardiff Cymmrodorion society. MR. LLOYD GEORGE'S SPEECH. Mr. D. Lloyd George, who was given an enthusiastic reception, the audience upstand. ing, waving liajadkerctiiGfs and. prOgTMllmffi, and renewing the cheers over and over again' commenced his address in Welsh. He said-' Mr. Chairma.n. and dear Fellow-countrymen -I tha.nk you sincerely for the warm and kindly reception which you have givem me When my friend the chairman first invited me to come here he promised me that there would be no necessity for me to deliver a speech. But th0 grea.t kindness that the Car- diff Cymmrodorion have shown me is sum- cient excuse for his breaking that promise, Proceeding to speak in English, the right hon. gentleman said: I *was rather .ppalleo at the prospect placed before me by the chairman in bis speech when he said that I was to deliver a speech here to-night. I have but very few wands to give to you. There is the speech I haws spoken this after- noon, and you have su«h an excellent pro- gramme of music that r would not deprive you for more than a wsry few minutes of the pleasure of enjoying it. (Cries of Go on," "Never mind the music.") It is a great distinction wlrch you have <sonf erred upon me, and I appreciate it all the more that it is a distinction tHat comes from my countrymen, not ae partisans, not as sect lions, but as men and women who belong to the same nationality as myself. (Hear, hear.) I con- gratulate the Cymmrodorion of Caerdydd upon every effort which they maker-and they have made a, good many—to multiply the occasions upon which Welshmen can meet without distinction of party. (Applause; There are too many things that separate ua without multiplying them, and anything that unites us in one common sympathy and in one common action is in itself a source of gratification to every true lover of hit kind. THE LINE OF BATTLE. Although some of us rejoice in oontro- versies—(laughter)—and I could not help thinking that there was an amusing side to my being welcomed here to-night as a peace- maker—as we get older we are glad to get to ►that common ground where we can shake bands (Applause.) I recollect what an American soldier once said when he was asked—he belonged to the Federal Army— "When you aim your rifle at the men on the other side, do you hate them?" He replied "No; I don't fire at anybody. I «imply fire at the line of battle." (Laughter and applause.) And. really, that is what I have been doing all my life. Renewed laughter.) I have not been aiming at any- body in particular—(continued laughter)— and if I hit anybody it is because he has been unfortunate enough to be in the line of battle. But, mind, there is a good deal of philosophy- and truth in that. People who do not take a keen and active part in con- troversy cannot realise how very devoid of personal rancour and animosity men are even in intense moments. So much is that the case that I remember perfectly well that, when I practised in the North as a solici- tor. if my client- saw me shaking hands with the solicitor on the other side he thought we were, as they call it, "linked together." We had arranged matters amongst ourselves to Stive him away, and if we proceeded to lunch together after the case was disposed of he thought it was foul treason on the part of both of us. (Laughter.) And that is the reason why it is very difficult sometimes to explain why it is possible to have the great-eat pos- sible pen-eon a 1 friendship whilst disagreeing root and branch about political principles. But, after all, we are gathered here to-night as Welshmen and Welshwomen, and I appre- ciate the compliment which you have paid mo by coming here to-cigat to welcome me. (Appla-use.) It is the kind of thing that encourages men in poditioal life. (Hear, hear.) There is Quite plenty to discourage us. • Difficulties, endless obet&cles in the wa,y of gefcftiag the smallest things done- things wbich YOU woruld not Íitn&g.iue :WOUJ4 have taken the slightest difnonity to dispose 01. You need all the et you

PHOTOGRAPH OF THE SCENE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER. ;—— ——— — PHOTO WILLS, CARDIFF.

AT THE BOARD OF TRADE OFFICES. I.AKGUAGE TESTS MD TRAINING OF BOYS. Accompanied by the lord Mayor, the deputy-mayor, and the officials of the Board of Trade, Mr. Lloyd George visited the Board of Trade Offices on Saturday, and was received there by the superintendent. Mr. Shaw. The party inspected the sea- owners, could inaugurate a training school for boys, which would fit, them for tho mer- cantile marine service. He pointed out that this had been done at Liverpool, where boys who seemed to be drifting away from good citizenship were picked up practically from the streets, and educated to become seamen. This is a suggestion which the chamber of commerce and the Shipowners' Association would do well to consider.

MANUFACTORIES WANTED, MR. LLOYD GEORGE EXPRESSES T1 REGRET. Lloyd George was seen at the Great ru railway Sta-tior by one of out-

i MRS. HUGHES, The First Lady Mayoress oi Cardiff ALDERMAN ROBERT HUGHES, J.P., President of the' Cymmrod'aricn' Sccirtv, in liis robes as first Lord Mayor of Cardiff. representatives just before his departure for London on Saturday afternoon, and asked to give his opinion of the Cardiff Docks, which he had inspected in the morn- j!, ¡r, "The docks are magnificently equipped," he said, "and the facilities for shipping are altogether admirable. But what I felt was that Cardiff ought to have more mills and factories, and not be so much of wliat one gentleman in the party termed a 'one-horee show.' There is no earthly reason why Car- diff, with all its natural advantages, should not be at least on a level with the Clyde. I enjoyed my tour of the docks immensely, but I should like to see more works when I. go round next." Mr. Lloyd George expressed deep gratitude for the great kindness and warm hospitality extended to him at Cardiff. FOOTBALL AS A SOUVENIR. It is the intention of the Cardiff Football Club committee to present the ball that was played with in Saturday's match to Mr Lloyd-George as a memento of his visit to Cardiff. All the Cardiff players who took part in the match will sign their names on the leather, and it will also be mounted with a silver plate bearing a suitable inscription. It would be rather a happier idea (writes "Forward") to present the ball to Master Gwilyin Lloyd George, who was tremendously interested in the game, and who said that he enjoyed the football match more than anything else during his flret visit to the Welsh Metropolis. Inspector Seaborn, of the Great Western Railway Station at Cardiff, would scarcely allow anybody to touch his right hand on Saturday night. He was the last man to shake hands with Mr. Lloyd George in Car- diff, and he did it while the train was steaming out of the station.

PUBLIC INQUIRY WANTED. CARDIFF GUARDIAN CHARGES MASTER AND MATRON. ,r- E- Morgan at a meeting of the Car- diff Guardians on Saturday moved for a public inquiry into charges made by him against the master and matron of the work- house (Mr. and Mrs. Ingledew). The follow- ing letter from Mr." Morgaii was read.- + ,r.e^^e^ "he necessity of directing your attention to the discourteous conduct of the master ot the Lardui Workhouse in snatching from me yesterday the officer's time-bock so as to prevent me from ascertaining the actual time his wife (the matron) was absefit from the workhouse on the ISth iaet., when she was supnesed to be on duty. In spite of his opposition and arbitrary attitude, 1 succeeded jn finding out that she was absent for over three hours and a half. I have also to complain that the master made what I knew to be an untruthful statement to two guardians, and which was afterwards contradicted by the porter in the presence of these two guardians. I must complain also of the conduct of the master and matron as the result of their joint action in preventing Louisa Davies, aged 15, an inmate of the workhouse, from obtaining a good situation in a most respectable home which I had found for her. I wish also to call attention to the quality of the potatoes supplied to the poor little children there at a dinner on the 18th inst., which in my opinion were only fit for pigs to eat. I ask the board to institute a public inquiry into these charges in the interests of all concerned. The Rev. j. Williams (Grangetotod.) moved that the letter be referred to the workhouse visiting committee. Mr. John Enoch seconded, the Chairman (Mr. O. H Jones) expressing the opinion that Mr, Morgan should be requested to attend. Mr. Morgan thought a copy of the letter should be sent to every member, and that the committee should meat at an early date. They would be in a better position to judge if they had the facts before them in ample time. Mr. r. T. Beavan; Keep it open until we know what it is all about. The resolution to refer to committee was adopted. MR. INGLEDEW DECLINES TO SAY ANY. THING. Mr. Ingiedew, master of Cardiff Workhouse, waited upon subsequently by one of our representatives, courteously declined to say anything in relation to the matters in dis- pute. Easy confidence as to the issue was the attitude of Mr. Ingiedew. LAND FOR UNEMPLOYED TO WORK ON. Mr. Alfred Good gave notice of a motion that the board, acting upon the powers already possessed, acquire land for cultivation as a means of profit and help for respectable unemployed working men, and thus lesson the great distress that now exists. 111". Good further suggested immigration to the home lands instead of emigration to Colonial countries as a means of providing occupation and as an aid to industrial pros- perity. TAFF VALE APPEAL COSTS. The board, on the motion of Mr. F. J. Beavan. adopted the report of the assessment, committee allowing tho further payment of £ 292 to Messrs. George David and Evans, solicitors, for fees to counsel and expenses to the amount of £ 28 12s. Ed. in con- nection with the Taff Vale Railway appeal. Trie principal payments, were to Mr. Abel Thomas, K.C., and Mr. A. Macmorran, K.C.. whose fees for holding briefs in the King's Bench Division aud in the Appeal Court were each £ 55 16s. and £a 10s. respectively. A LADY PREFERRED." At the irivitatioil of the education com- mittee that the board should nominate 13. representative (a lady preferred) on the school canteen committee Mrs. Stanfield was appointed. A COMPLAINT FROM PENARTH. Mr. G.j.. A orris (Penarth.i wrote a'sking- for informaluju as to the price the guardians pay for bread at Pcnarth, and also making I comments upon the action of some of the officials. There was more than one letter, and Mr. O. H. Jones (chairman) described them as very offensive. Mr. J. James: Ask him to come and read them. (Laughter.) The Chairman hoped the board would not give coisnt. One of -he letters, a long epistle, suggest- r ing that a Penarth baker was being paid fid and 6id. per loaf with the ratepayers' money, and alleging that on his calling at i the office about it the writer was put out, J was eventually read to the board, cansing a good deal of amusement. JT The Chairman moved that the other letters X be not read. (Hear, hear.) Mr. F. J. Beavan, in seconding, said he had jp never before heard euch a letter. r The Rev. E. T. Davies: And we have d complete answer to it. We go round in turn* MR. HUW J. HUWS, Secretary of the Cardiff Oymmirodoricn Society. [Photo, Dura., Cardiff- and are supplied at the best current prices* NOTIFICATION OF PHTHISIS. MERTHYR BOARD TO ARRANGE A CON- FERENCE. The Rev. J. O'Reilly presided At the ordt' nary meeting of the Mesthyr Board of Guar dians on Saturday, when1 it was decided W purchase a piano for the workhouse in- firmary from Mr. Gwilym Lewis. The house visiting committee reported tbS,t the master had notified that there were present 580 inmates in the house, and explained the arrangements which he been obliged to make in order to find rooto for that number, which greatly exceeded recognised accommodation. The ooinmitto recommended that, in order to lessen the ovef, crowding, the master be directed to selec such of the inmates as he thought might o out and could find accommodation outside and offer them 6s. a week out-relief.-Tllo recommendaion was adopted. Mr. T. T. Jenkins moved a resolution 111 favour of inviting a conference of local authorities within the union for the purp?3 of discussing the advisability of phthisis a notifiable disease.—Mr. J. Pro'"1, seconded the resolution, and it was agree to, Mr. William Harris, who spoke in opposj tion. urging that the most effective way^ MR. JOHN ROWLANDS, One of Mr. Lloyd George's Private Secretaries.. „ [Photo, Long, Cardiff^ fighting the scourge was by getting rid 1 r slum dwellings. CARMARTHEN. NO SUFFRAGETTES WANTED. The Carmarthen Guardians on Saturd:1 passed a vote of condolence with the f, clf of the late Mr. Jonathan Phillips, Yscuborstone, who had been a va-hJ*^ member of the board for many years. Miss White, the only lady °-ua.rdian | the board, asked permission for a I Kirby. who was touring South Wales, 1 13 j attend one of their meetings to lecture ° ? the caro of the feeble-minded. iJ Mr. Johns (St. Clears): I hope she is not suffragette. (Laughter.) p The Rev. A. Fuller Mills: Is she orthod^ j We don't, want half-a-dozen on the ta here. (Renewed laughter.) The request wa.j granted.

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£ !t m 5111)110 life ^able you to surmount them. »nt VALUE OF CONTROVERSY. SifiTm?ran struik a which grained me \er y considerably when )u, appealed to us as members of thf same do. There is much we Sf aWs™ = deprecated aitosethe*- T remember the very beautiful lin^s writte^ SL/T friWLd* of Sir Marcliant wtu! liams I. mean Professor Morris Jones— (loud la.ughter)—and when I am talkin- of controversies I ccu^ n °i,h «2 £ « im+t'oUect how much conti-oversv in Wiies in the past has done to strengthen, to purify and to exalt it. The right hon. gentleman — I DR. RICHARD PRICHARD Vice-President of the Cardiff Cymmroio^. then recited the folio-wing Iin^~t7~Tv.- bad alluded:- to h* Cana,i'r bioharen main ei d^ly Canai fyth yn lleddf ei Pa,in Oofio roedd am bob anghydtod iSydd yn rh.a.nu Cymru gain. Meddwn wrtho, "Dyna'r brwydm Sydd i baro gwlad y gan, Deffro lonaf loisiau'r delYll. Tyn y mel o'r tamiau man (Loud applause.) We must not b* ♦ squeamish, continued Mr. Ll0vd rv, about these little controversies-seSri^' controversies in the past. I am think that most of them are in the cast- T am at, gladder to think that a flw ofth'-m are still left for the present. (Laughter"ft religious people could always iive in ^eace well, what a dismal life it would hi ,'u laughter.) And, therefore I do It w to them same of the pleasures wh^h ^?11 remain for poUtical persons—the arguing with your neighhonr" tanan difficulties in the pa«+ h j' doubtedly, strengthened the calibre of tie people, and taueht think out and sift matters for th<S^veS° I would not banish political contro^Il Wliat would become of politiein n Jp (Laughter.) It has its useg, and it ia always MR THOMAS LOVELL Treasurer of the Cardiff Cymmmdorion. LPhoto—Cox and Co., Cardiff. by hammering these questions out that at last you get something which approxim u!! to the truth, or. at any ra*e, a practica^olu taon which passes for the truth until the next generation comes and finds it r-thi™ of the kind. (Laughter.) There i, danger in these controversies, that we mav overiook the larger, wider, deeper question on which we have fundamental unity w« are all united in love of Wales. We are all united in our desireJ^^see her prosper and thrive, we are all united in pride in her ™st and faith in her future, and we are united in the endeavour which is necessary to help her along the. road. I need hardly tell you I have great belief iif the future of my little country. Little nations have done the greatest things in the past, and let no man defspise Wales because she is small. She £ £ 1^' It Ls a great thing 5Ann!?1 ^tic,nahty evca to have survived hundreds of years you have had tsist.s.nt. con stan f,"alid orgari:sed efforts to stamp out Welsh nationality, and (motion- ing towards his grea.t audience) this is the result (Applause.) There is no party which is not represented here; there is no creed which is not represented here; -i.ere, no nationality in the United ngdom which is not united here, and has not been absorded by Welsh "atiOnal,ity--afffT hundreds of years of organised endeavour to stamp it out as a separate entity in this land. I do not know whether I have told you this in Cardiff; if I have, it will bear repeating. One thing always strikes me in the chief town in my own constituency. It is an old Roman encampment, nearly 2.GCO years old. Go there now, and you can see the ruins of walls built by the Romans to stamp out any nationality in its people and grind them to one pattern, the pattern of a great empire which was then dominant. That empire has vanished. Many empires have sprung, up and disappeared since then. There is another institution there, close to the ruins of that wall where children are taught a living language. Side by side in the same curriculum they are taught another—a dead language. T#e dead language is the lan- guage of the empire that built the wall, I the living language is the language of the barbarian whose nationality was to be wiped out. (Applause.) Let that be a lesson to those who would stamp out the nationality of Walee. CONFIDENCE IN THE FUTURE. There is one thing in particular which giree me confidence in the Welsh future. There is a section that imagines that Welshmen are full of ideals, full of sentiment, full of emotion, and that it all ends there. The history of the last hundred years has proved WoLi 1STTno b,etter organiser than the Welshman. He has organised his religion; he- h" organised his education in such a way V? V • y edcational system in Wales, 'hich is purely Welsh in origin, in inception, in action, in control, is quoted as an example by all nationalities. (Hear. hear.) What greater combination can you have tham that -the combination of high ideals and the gift of organising effort to aspire to them? That is why I predict great things for my country. e are working all together more i. r ^ar by year, than we ever did before. The sphere of education is one almost entirely in which we can act all to- gether, and what I would say to. my country. men would be this: Work in the same faith, work in the same harmony and spirit, work with that confidence in the future, and witH Pride in its possibilities, and I have no doubt at all that Wales will in a few years come to be su6h a nation that not only will she rejoice in her own greatness, but the Empire itself will refer to her achieve- meats with pride. (Anplau&e.) For some minutes after Mr. Lloyd George resumed his seat the vast audience oheered and cheered again, and never has the right hoii- geutlemaii captured the hearts of a nlultitude more coropletely than he did on this memorable occasion. A PATRIOTIC GREETING. ti^S«fal i!'ems werc Kivwl after the restora- Choir Mr "TV by tbe Cardiff Male Voice .Trevor Lewis, Madame Clara fwH iL ™S Glee SiT1 £ ers. Miss Wini- ifelecti^^ff an Miss Elizabeth Hall, t-be appropriate an^1 choruera hieing most feelin^n haH audience, whose patriotic sane the L!^ thorougbly roused, then ^sfd bv PriHrn,g/ersee' specially com- to the distinguish^. a greetiJHf GREETING. (W0Ids by Principal EDWAKDS.) NOW the gr-thbgs of a nation We present with acolamatloa Through, the Cardiff Cj-miarcilorian To our guest and friend; ^ot the •< Freedom of the Cit- But the •' Freedom of oar rS,nV™ Bar)^ to Eryn Wo to him ext«ii<i. Not with pomp or splsndaur We our patriot honour, But with, love our tribute bring To one of high endeavour- Not encased in gold or sllvar Whose bright lustre will irwl But in hearts that love for Will our Freedom lie. er Bepeal— Splendid is the merit, Noble is the spirit Of the man whose aim has been That all should peace inherit And from youth till age is w.t,- AU shall tell the now he won renown and flory. "Which shall never die. n. 0 then ttoble eon of Cambria! Loyal is thy heart to G-walia, Yet thou servest all Britaamia' By high duty 1-4: I And to-raght the Cymmrodorion Place thy Country's benediction, In one act of coronation, On thy favoured head. Through thy tact and wisdom Peace reigns through the Kingdom, And the wheels of commerce stSl Bevolre with perfect freedom. Of our Trade, thou noble Captain, Steer the gallant ship of Britain, Through cross currents o'er the ocean, To the haven of rest. I Repeat- I And a grateful nation, Full of admiration, Weave3 a garland for thy brow with joyous inspiration: But although our Empire's iea4er, We shall place upon our banner, George belongs to Wales for ever, V. ales he lo-eth beet." A most Taried and interesting programme, o wlnc.i all the artistes contributed their respective parts in a style worthy of the most successful function ever held in connec- tion. with any purely Welsh society in the Principality, concluded with the singing of Hen Wlad fy -s!iac!au and the National Anthem, the whole audience standing. While some hundreds of people were flocking from the Assembly-room to the Marble-hall scores of ladies gathered round Mr. Lloyd George with autograph books, and, to the delight of moot of them, he kept on writing his signa- ture until ho become thoroughly exhausted, and m the end had reluctanly to refuse to go on any ^er As he was leaving the hall he was fairly mobbed by men and women eager to shake hands with him, and it was oniy with the greatest diffi- culty that he could be S?,voo from his friends. Light refreshments were provided in the men's engagement room, and Mr. Lloyd George closely questioned the clerks ae :• the system of dealing with foreigners o: hoard British vessels, particularly whethe: they understood the fo.rms they were a-skee to fign, especially remembering the remark: of the Cardiff stipendiary in a recent case, where, it was alleged that a vessel was icst owing to a member of the crew—a foreignej not understanding the captain's orders. -not understanding the captain's orders. Mr. Lloyd George also inspected the register of rejected foreign seamen. He made an important suggestion to tb. Lord Mayor, and afterwards repeated it in conversation with one of our representa- tives, on the point whether the mer- chants at thie Docks, especially the ship. TIIE RIGHT RON. D, LLOYD GEORGE, M.P. (photographed at the Mansion House, Cardiff, last week.) [Photo—Wills, Cardiff. luncheom-room, a the day's ceremonies cams to a dose about eleven o'clock.