The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-08-02
SCH|SN POSSIBLE
IN PARLIAMENT
ATTENDANCE OF WAR COUNCILS
LABOR MEMBER AT PACIFIST
MEET ETIRS TROUBLE.
PRE- M|ER EXPLAINS
Government Did Not Sanction Such,
But Lloyd George Warns House That
1t Should Go Slow in Stirring Strife
at This Critical Time.

London, Aug. flames Henry Thorn
as. labor member in the house Of com.
mons, warned the government yester-
day that if labor members were pre-
vented from discussing peace by re-
fusal Of passports to countries where it
is proposed to hold conferences, it
would be inviting the labor party to
step in and force the governments
hands.
Premier Lloyd George assured the
house that the government had not in
the least altered its view on the only
possible conditions of peace consistent
with the honor and security Of the coun.
try.
The debate was on the question of
whether the government was acting con-
stitutionally and in the national inter.
est in permitting Arthur Henderson,
member Of the war council, to accom-.
pany pacifist mission, including James
Ramsay Macdonald and George James
Wardle. both members Of parliament, to
Paris.
NOt lHuOFStu UIIlclaily.
The government, continued Mr.. Lloyd
George, proposed TO take no part IN any
conference such as Mr. Henderson de.
scribed. either by a representative or
by having any member Of the govern.
ment present. 1t would allow no sec.
tonal conference to disclaim efforts OF
peace That was the responsibility of
the government.
Il happened to be in Paris at the
same time as Mr.. Henderson" said
MIR Lloyd George, but was discussing
the best means Of prosecuting the war:
and the conference which IL is proposed
to resume in London in the next few
days with representatives of the great
allied nations will have the same pur-
pose"
Proceeding to allude to Mr.. Hender.
sons dual position. the premier. after
paying tribute to Mr.. Henderson's war
work on munitions and recruiting. said
there were similar dual positions in
Paris, where labor had done great ad.
ministrative war work, and before be
considered what had been criticised as
anomalous, he should like to discuss IL
with his French colleagues who are in
the same position; and the French pre.
mier would be here within IS hours.
Must Weigh Problem.
Mr. Lloyd George agreed that there
was something in Mr. Henderson's con.
tention as to advantages and disadvant.
ages which should be weighed. He won.
dered whether the house realized the
explosive material there was about. He
never despaired the allied cause. and
felt confident Russia would recover hut
he begged them to give her a chance.
He continued:
The man In charge OF the Russian
destinies is facing overwhelming diff.
culties. He has to deal with a nation
bursting into life and blinded with lis
dazzle staggering. cropping. stumbling.
Ihe Russians have asked US 10 as
sist them and we are doing our best
to help them and not give offense What
mas happened in the last few days has
opened the Russian eyes. They saw the
perils Of the catastrophe"
Mr.. Lloyd George begged the house
OF commons not to pass hasty iudr.
/ ment. IL must realize the vital neces.
sity OF preserving unity in order TO ac.
complish victory. England was a coun.
try whereupon the allies depended more
than any other.
Sees Danger Ahead.
II they began to dissolve. and dis.
integrated. and fling one colleague after
another into the arms OF those fight.
ing for the pacifsts' ends. then ne really
would despair. He appealed 10 the
mousse to preserve unity in order that
We might win a victory worthy OF the
cause for which so many Sacrifices
have been made"
After hearing Mr.. Hendersons ex.
PLANTATION Of his mission. which strong.
ly emphasized his views that the nro.
posed conference should be merely con.
sultauve and cannot In any way be
binding and Mr.. Lloyd Georges renlv
a motion OF Viscount Duncannon. nm.
ionist, to consider whether the eoverr.
ment was acting constitutionally in per.
hitting Mr.. Henderson to accompany
the mission was talked out.
Press critics OF Mr.. Henderson and
the government are dissatisfied with
the debate. The speeches. they say. did
not appreciably modify the hostility Of
large section Of the house. including
strong labor element. Mr.. Hender.
sons patriotism is unimpugned. but
the fact that he did not repudIate a
Willingness to meet German delegates
at Stockholm leaves the atti,udo 20 ~