The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-17

F! mon worked harder or In better har-
| mony than the Peace Conference, he
| asserted, and he doubted whether any
| body OF men ever worked under greater
dlfnculties.
stones were Gathering on the roof
and crashing through tho windows and
Wild men were screaming through the
keyhole while enormous issues depended
! upon them which required calm DELHI
Grafton" the Premier said. He asked
| for the opportunity for such delibers-
ton for the rest OF the journey. which
| was not at an end.
The Premier paid tribute TO George
Nicoll Barnes. the labor leader. and those
| associated with him IN the plan for In.
ternAtionai Arrangements for labor.
Then" he added, there 10 that great
organization. a great experiment, but An
experiment upon which the whole peace
Of the world hanes--the Society Of Ma
| tons"
with almost every nation in the world
engaged In considering these problems,
the Premier said. the delegates were
Justified In taking some time Tor their
work. as a blunder might precipitats a
universal war, which might be either
near or distant He continued 70 point
TO the dangers OF not allowing the oon-
ferees the calm elaboration they re-
quired.
Asks for Patience.
"1t IL full Of psrils for this country
and for ali 1ande--psrils for the peopie
OF the world" he declared, He bexsed
that the men who were doing their best
should be left in peace. or else men sent
to do the work. The delegates were
dealing with many nations, most Of them
- AAAl.
a different point Of view, and Il required
all the tact, patience ana skill that 'couid
be commanded 70 prevent the varying
interests developing into conflicting in.
terests
The Premier said he believed the con-
ference had surmounted these difficulties
but 1t was not an easy task. There
were questions one never heard Of which
almost imperilled the peace Of Europe
while the conferences was sitting, he
added -
Questions that have never been heard
OF before the war had nearly produced
conflict between two Of the allied
States Mr.. Lloyd George continued. and
there were number Of such questions
But, he added, after all II was ouarres
over small States which had made the
great war. He spoke Of the difficulties
In the Balkans and added:
"One OF the features OF the present
Nh. Central E,nenires IL ,Sst n.ntr.i ~.
ROMA ~. Mean pa,,s, t.ns IT,. - a.,
states Csrs ,,,,,s, he tsSsn iast ,srsss
M f,,tv,s ,,nra.t he o-satss ~, ~. -.
ti.msn, snsd." W ~''
A....sr. r.srs, ar.r
"
The Premier made a vigorous attack
TN thRk NJ AnA ss.t a.
dissension, distrust and suspicion" be-
tween the nations whose cordially and
good will toward each other was essen
tial." He could not conceive Of q worse
crime. he declared, at a time when moth
ing could save the world but keeping
the nations together.
The Premier said his fsrst impulse
when he returned to ENGLAND from
France was to await the much adver-
tised criticism Of him. but Inquiries had
shown that these were not Forthcoming
The. reason aseirned was. hs was fold
that he must no, expeot criticism until
the House was informed what the peace
delegates were doing
me reulier sa'a ne snouia not nave
would be regarded as the slightest basls
for criticism. but he was FULLY aware
there was a great deal Of impatience In
the world. and he proposed to address
himself TO the real. sincere. honest i'm
patience which was felt in all lands,
at is not true that the United states
and Europe have been At variance"
Lloyd George declared, adding that no
one could have treated more sympathet-
ically the peculiar problems and special
susceptibilities OF Europe than President
Wilson. The Premier deprecated at
tef,1pts to create dissensions among the
delegates,
The delesateA said Mr.. LLOYD George.
had never forgotten what France had
zone through and they had not forgotten
TO what che was entitled-Y,ot merely 80.
c,,rity asainst A repetitIon OF the 1e,.
man attack. but to feel A sense of ne.
c,,ri.v aaainst Il Tho oonference had
come TO A unanimous conclusion on all
the questions before Il. Including A de-
eisIon frat IN nublish the neaos terms
before they we're discussed With the
enemy would be n frat class blunder,
Their nrenoature nublication, ne con-
tended could only eerva 20 enooura ee the
teslatance ~ the enemv
sticks to Cam pa ign Declaration.
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concurred IN oy ali the party leaders
Inc premier SAID ne hau not como 10
the House OF Commons to ask release