Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-04-16
MEET SAVES
WORLD FROM
MANY PERILS
Says Foe May Be Given
Demands in Week-To
Leave Russ Alone.

London, April 16.-The allied
representatives in Paris have
arrived at complete under
standing on the great funda-
menta' questions that would ef-
feet peace with Germany, Pre-
mier Lloyd George declared in
addressing the house of COM
mons today The allies had
formulated their demands, and
he hoped that by the end OF
~next week they would be pre-
sented.
London, April 16.-RepIyfng
in the house Of commons today
to previous criticisms OF his
activities at the peace confer
ence in Paris, Premier Lloyd
George said the situation was
still fnll of periiS for all cOun-
tries" He pleaded that "those
who were trying 10 do their
best, be let alone"
No conference in history. said
the premier had been faced with
problems of such variety. magni-
tude and gravity. The congress of
Vienna, which was the nearest ap-
proach to 1t, took eleven months
for its work. but that congress. Mr
Lloyd George pointed out, sank
into insignificance as compared
with what had been settled by this
conference.
After referring to the world wide
extent of the war the premier said I
that new states had sprung into !
existance. some of them independ- !
ont, some semi-independent and !
some that might be protectorates. !
and although their boundaries |
might not be defined some indica- !
ton of them must be given.
No Dissensi0n With L. s.
ut is not true that the United |
States and Europe have been at |
-Sariance,' the premier declared |
He deprecated attempts to SOW
dissention among the delegates.
Questions have cropped up at the /
peace conference which imperiled !
the peace of Europe but the pre-
mier believed that the conferencei /
had surmounted those difficulties.
Would Leave Russia Alone
II would rather leave Russia to I
the bolsheviki until they see their
way out of it than see Great
Britain landed in bankruptcy was
one of the premier's declarations.
In answer TO a question from
IL frh0
whether approaches for peace had
come from the Russian govern
ment. the premier said
I'VE have had no approaches of
any sort or kind None have been
put before the conference"
Armed Move Stupid.
LLOYD George said that if
yas his earnest conviction that
military Intervention in Russia
would be the greatest act of stu
pidity
Much as the British government
deplores conditions in Russia, the
premier continued, it is not its
duty to commit England to a gi-
gantic enterprise in order to i'm
prove conditions in Russia He
added:
Russia is country very easy
TO invade and very difficult to get
out of.
There was no question. he con- I
tinued. of recognizing Russia 1t
had never been proposed and has
never been discussed.
The premier said reliable in
formation showed that while the l
oolshevik force was apparently l
growing. boIshevism itself was
gradually breaking down {
before the relentless force of eco q
1omic facts.
Says League Saved Time. r
London, April I6.-The time |
;pent by the peace conference in 1
raining the league of nations plan
iaved time instead of wasting it,
lloyd George declared, as the h
eague would provide means OF ad- d
ustment of possible errors. t
In his reference to his league of c
lations deliberations. Lloyd George b
aid the conference might have TAX o
n more time. but for the fact that &
{ was setting up a machinery cap z
bile of readjusting correcting pos c
.ble mistakes.
. And that is why the league of g
ations. instead of wasting time, u
aved time" he added C.
Harmony Despite Difficulties. il
The conference had to shorten its t;
abor, continued the premier be b
ause. while it was trying to build.
4 many lands. the foundation of o.
Gciety was tumbling into the dust d
q body of men worked harder or l.
4 better harmony than the peace Fl
difference cOnferees, he asserted r
nd he doubted whether any body C,
men ever worked under greater II
iffi culties. e.
stones were clatterinE on the W