Arizona republican., 1919-07-04
Mention of Covenant Before House of Commons Brings
 ForthLaughter- Nobody Wants It. Shouts Member

LONDON, July 3.-(By the Associat- ed Press) Premier Lloyd George de- livered in the house of commons th1s afternoon an explanation of the peace treaty which he described as the most momentous document to which the British empire affixed it's seal
 Though showing the effects of his long labors at Paris and lacking his usual fire, the premier at times made impassioned utterances, and was loudly cheered. His announcement that the former German emperor would soon be placed on trial by a tribunal sitting in London was cheered most of all, whit his presentation of the Anglo French convention providing for British aid if Germany should attack France unpro- voked-a convention analogous be- tween the United States and France was greeted with unrestrained ap- proval.
 The scene recalled some of the great speeches of the war. All the seats were taken and every inch of standing room was preempted. The prince of Wales. the American ambassador and Nelson Paige, the Japanese and Italian ambas- sador and many noted persons were in the distinguished visitors gallery. The gallery behind them was unusually col orful, because under the recent rules , women were admitted to this section, and nearly monopolized the space The premier had a good reception from all sections of the house. His speech was largely impromptu and dis cursive. He told of the peace confor- ence's efforts to prevent wars in the future, and reviewed some of the strik-
 
 the treaty signed at Versailles. Urges Trial of Kaiser Discussing the determination of the allies and associated powers to place on trial William Hohenzollern, the former German emperor, as the man held chiefly responsible. for the war he declared that if such a course had | been followed after other wars there would have been fewer wars" It was i the intention to make such an example of Germany as to discourage other countries forever again to repeat this ! infamy." There was a significant pas sage when the premier first mentioned the league of nations. Many of tht members cheered. but seemingly nearS an equal number burst into laughter.
 q beg of you to try l beg of vol to take it seriously the premier pro. tested
 Proceeding, he declared;
 If it saved only one generation iron the horrors of war it would be a grea achievement"
 One member shouted;
 Nobody wants it."
 Praises British Experts
 The premier paid special tribute t the work of the British expert advis CTS. which he said, had been the obJec l of the admiration of the nations at tn conference, and ended with an appea for the victory loan, with one of hi typical flashes-'.don't demobilize tn spirit of spiritism."
 Speaking of the territorial terms o the treaty, MT. Lloyd George said tn
 territory taken from Germany was
 matter of restoration. It was restora
 ton of Alsace- Lorraine, he added
 taken forcibly from the land to whic it's population was deeply attached;
 was a restoration of SchleSwig- Hol stein, the taking Of which he describe as the ''meanest of Hohenzoller frauds, robbing a helpless country i the pretense they were not doing it, an ; then retaining the land against tn wishes of the population; restoratio of "a Poland torn to bits by Russian Austrian and Prussian autocracy an ; now re-knit under the flag of Poland.
 And, he added, they are all territo