Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-02-13
SLAV QUESTION
UNS0LVED BY
LlLoYD-CE0RGE
81 . ~ s go
Intervention and. 1naction
Both Have Serious Faults,
Says Premier.
(By The Associated Press)

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London, Feb, 13.-Premier Lloyd
George spoke again today on the gen.
eral peace situation.
The premier, defending the proceed
ings of, the peace conference, said the
government had been devoting Its
time to speeding up agreements. til
was sanguine that a complete agree
ment would be reached concerning thu
German western boundary, but the
eastern boundary was a different mat
ter. Until the commission sent to ex-
anime the matter reported, the Allies
would be in no position to make de-
mands upon Germany. The confer
ence was unanimous. he said,' that
Germany had forfeited all her rights
to her colonies. ttt :.
Mr.. Lloyd-George commended with
regard to indemnities the British gov
eminent was. in advance of any gov
a commission to DEAL with this matter.
= He declared that there had never
been. n proposal advanced at the
peace conference o.recognize the BolZ
shevists. Russia was easy to dogma
tie about, but difficult to deal with:
Russia represented in area over half
of Europe. and nearly all OF Asia, and
made, the whole of this immense ter
ritory would be seething in anarchy.
disorder and b%loodshed. There would
be no peace in the world.
No Aid from America
II troops were to be sent to Russia,
who would send them? America. he
said, would send neither men. money
nor material, and the work would fall
uponsthe British and French
The Bolshevist machinery in Russia
was ruthless and brutal. but there
was. no doubt about its efficiency, and
1t was the only machinery there.
fered in Russia had come to grief.
eff we won, how long should we
occupy the country" he asked, land
what guarantee would there, be that,
when we withdrew. a dependable gov
eminent would be set up?" :.
Referring to the alternative OF al.
lowing the fire in Russia to burn itself
a brutal policy. and added that 1t
would be useless to send food to Pet
rograd when the only distributing or.
ganization was BolshevikL
Supporting the Prinkipo proposal
the premier argued that it was by nc
4 means unknown on the northern
frontier Of India to harley with brig.
ands and even -assassins. The Bolshe.
Wiki system could not last forever. and
in the. meantime. he was informed. the
threat Of intervention. was driving the
moderate elements in Bolshevik
hands. F;. 49,
Mr.. Lloyd.George was sorry to hear
, members talking in rather sighting
tones about the league of nations. ANY
one attending the peace conference
must realize how much the little ma;
lions were relying OF the league. The,
were not only unanimous; but eager
in It's support.
IT was suggested that Presiden
Wilson represented only one party re
garding the league, but former, Presi
dent Taft, he said, went much furthe
on the mandatory question than Presi
dent Wilson himself. and much furth
err than Britain could follow him
II have, been assured! by a promin
tent Republican," he continued, "tha
SO far as the league Is concerned. tn
Republican workingmen of Americ'
i. are Just as keen as the Democrati
: workingmen and that American pub
lie opinion is not divided on thealeagu
although there may be differences o.
details. I agree that q. nation ough
1'not to be committed to war by an,
league without having the responsi
bilfty considered by ITSELF"