New-York tribune., 1919-08-19
Huge Figures Are Given


rowed 81 200 900, 900 from America and
Canada for the same purposes. Our
allies, including Russia, owe US sl,-
800, 10000
Wants Faith in League
Dealing with the difficulties Of econ
omizing on defences the Premier as
serted that notwithstanding the fact
that the great menace to Europe was
gone, and it was under that idea that
the government was prosecuting its ex-
animation into army estimates where
1t was believed il could effect consider
able reductions, in this matter it was
essential that the great nations which
mad prompted the league of nations
should show their confidence in it and
trust it. Those who believed in the
league most must trust it most, and
the rest would follow. This was the
Fundamental and first condition Of real
economy in world armament
In a moving peroraton Mr.. Lloyd
George appealed to the House for fair
treatment for the government. 1t had
had to deal with tremendous issues,
where mistakes and errors in judgment
were inevitable and judgment on it
Il needed goodwill if at crisis like
the present confidence was to be re-
stored between all sections Of the peo-
pie to enable the nation to cope with
difficult problems.
The government have done their
best to give direction" the Premier
concluded. Let all who will man boats
and save the nation
Ignores Irish Question
The Premier, when he appeared in
it was his intention, in his address, to
deal only with Great Britain's trade
relations and her industrial position,
including the coal mining problems
Many members said they expected
the Premier to announce the govern
ment's plans for Ireland and expressed
appointment that this subject was
not 10 be discussed.
The occasion for the speech of the
Premier was the closing of the summer
session of the House of Commons.
While Mr.. Lloyd George spoke with his
old time fire, held the attention of the
House and frequently gained its ap-
plause, he really was speaking on the
remarkable bonn bardment from q
large majority of the newspapers of
the kingdom, which are charging it with
enormous extravaganza under headlines
such as The Road to Ruin"
Lord Robert Cecil, Great Britain's
sponsor for the league of nations, who
followed Mr. Lloyd George, spoke feel
ingly regarding the league.
at would be better to scrap it alto
gether," said Lord Robert, unless the
government means to work it as a
reality l am not satisfied with the
attitude of some of the officials and the
spirit Of the bureaucracy toward it."
The need for assisting Armenia, Lord
Robert continued, was overwhelming.
"To take away the British troops"
he said, means to condemn these un-
happy people to extinction, the rem
nants OF them Will be slaughtered al
most to the man. woman and child. If
there is any competition between help
for Denikine (the anti Bolshevik COM
mander in southern Russia) and help
for Armenia, Armenia surely has the
first claim
The Laborites sharply criticised the
governments coal-mining proposal and
its failure to nationalize coal mines.
William Brace, Labor member for
South Wales Mnrs' Federation, de-
scribed the governments plan as "the
establishment of gloritied combine
AuUTfSS AJtIdttS NioN Us
T. P. O'Connor, president of the
United Irish League of Great Britain
and Nationalist member for the Scot
land Division of Liverpool complalned
that in a three-h hour speech Mr.. Lloyd
George had not uttered even a word of
sympathy for Ireland. He declared
that one of the causes for the delay of
the United States in ratlfylng the
peace treaty was the failure of Great
Britain to settle the Irish question.
Many members spoke with regret of
the Premier's statement concerning the
withdrawal of the British troops from
the Caucasus. Andrew Bonar Law, the
government spokesman, replying, said
he had reason to hope that the anticl-
pated dangers to the Armenlans were
greatly exaggerated. Moreover, he
added, the demobilization would be slow
on account of the shortage of shipping
and would continue we'll into October.
Looks to United States
Mr.. Bonar Law said if there were
any signs of help coming from the
United States for Armenia Great Brit
ain would gladly welcome il. 1t was
an American, rather than a British, af-
fair, and the Americans were in bet
ter position to deal with it. He added
that American interests were even
greater than those of the British, and
said he was sure that if the United
States government in similar case
had asked the British government to
hold out little longer, until arrange
ments had been made, the British
would have done their best.
The speaker said he was unable to
hold out much hope of keeping the
British in that region for any length
of time, but that he had reason to feel
that, owing to the presence of the AL
lied commissioners, the evil so much
dreaded would not materialize.