The sun., 1919-06-09
LLOYD GEORGES
ENEMIES USING
WILSON AS CLUB
British Politics Boils Over
on Peace Chickering's and
Presidents Ideals.
PREMIER BETWEEN FIRES
London Papers See Relations
With U. S. verging on In
ternational Ill Feeling.


Copyright. 1919; all rights reserved.
LONDON. June s.-As a direct result
of the political pickering at the Peace
Conference there has grown UP in
England a widespread and strong i'm
preston that the relations between
the United States and Great Britain
arc growing more delicate. and are
verging upon actual international Ill
feeling. In the last half century there
never has been a time when the Brit
ish press so openly displayed such
doubt as TO England's relations with
America.
Press reports from Washington and
New York are partly responsible for
this amazing condition. for during the
lest fortnight there has been a con-
tinuous stream OF dispatches about
American politicians urging the
United States to beware Of England's
crafty statesmen, to keep clear Of
ertangling alliances and to let Europe
stew in her own Juice.
public opinion. already fired against
tho Government. Since Premier
Lloyd George openly denounced Lord
Northcliffe during his recent speech
In the House Of Commons, English
politics has been on the point OF
boiling over. Apparently the time
has come for Lord Northcliffe to re-
to.iate, and is doing SO with vicious
| thrusts, simultaneously trying to stem
the tide of anti-American feeling.
The latest reports centre around the
rumor of Premier Lloyd George weak
ening and agreeing to modify the
peace terms, which are universally
greeted with astonishment and dis
Fay, but for unknown reasons are
connected directly or indirectly with
the Premier's trucking to Wilson or
t, American opinion. Hence a great
hue and cry has been raised against
the wilsonian theories, American
| ioealism and against anything else
which shows signs of having orig
ireted across the Atlantic.
Use Wilson to Beat Lloyd George
The Evening Star, attempting to throw
oil on the troubled waters, says editori-
ally;
Let us be wary and skeptical regard
| ing all the peace lies from Paris Lev
US cultivate an incredulity about tne
malicious suggestion that wilson is
fighting against his own ideals and his
! ha of
as a stick with which to beat LLOYD
George is too impudent to deceive the
ereenest greenhorn. 1t is true that An
| glo-American solidarity Is In grave Dan
ger. and Wilson's supporters are unit
| ing with his opponents In demanoihE
! that America repudiate the treaty and
leave Europe TO stew in her own juice
America won't pledge herself to guaran-
tee anything but clean peace. II
| America and Great Britain keep together
the peace must not be seed plot 1or
future wars. and mustn't plunge Eu-
rome into a new era of armaments. con
scription and brute force. We hope the
better mind OF Britain will fortify tnt
better mind OF America"
| England's labor press Is railing al
Premier Lloyd George with Just AS much
venom as Lord Northcliffe, but where
the latter rakes the Premier Tor weaken
ing and showing an infrm front against
the enemy. the laborites cry out against
the Cruelty and wickedness'' of the
| terms which destroy Germany and ther
make her pay.
| A labor organ declares that the term:
cannot be fulfilled and ought not to bt
fulfilled. and that any nation which IN
sists upon their fulflment Is making
a publio exhibition of malice and ig'
norance. II also says that the worker;
see in the rapacity and tyranny OF the
/ paris bureaucrats the same weapons
used against them.
",rhe old diplomats live In the past,
Il says. THEY see the future through
a mist Of greed and falsehood. They
must clear out and allow the worker:
to come In"
Caught I'm Party ImbrOElio.
The Weekly Spectator, under the cap
tion. BRITAIN and the Party Struggle II
America" says:
1--WE have anxeties regarding oul
specIal relations with America. II tn,
matter were not so serious we could finc
a good deal OF ironic amusement In th'
topsy turvy conditions of the presen
situation. Our delegates in Paris, pub
lie opinion here In newspapers and II
Parliament have been In favor OF play
ing up to Wilson as the American rep
resentative In order to show our graft
tude for help generously rendered, ant
still more to make clear the touch o.
blood kinship. The national attitud,
has been to say, Well II the Americana
insist let them have their way even 4
n is not our way We have been con
tent to leave matters entirely In vii
sons hands regarding the things whicl
he wanted rather than have friction will
America. We do not regret that bu