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DEFENDS WORK OF
PEACE CONFERENCE


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ment, he added, stood by every word
of this pledge.
The premier defending the pro-
ceedings of the peace conference said
the government had been devoting it's
time to speeding up agreements.
He was sanguine that "a complete
agreement would be reached concern
ing the German western boundary but
the eastern boundary was a different
matter. Until the commission sent
to examine the matter reported, the
allies would be in no position to make
demands upon Germany The con-
ference was unanimous he said that
Germany had forfeited all rights to
her colonies.
Speaks of Indemnities.
Mr.. Lloyd George contended that
with regards to the indemnities the
British government was in advance OF
any government as it was the first
to appoint a commission to deal with
this matter
He declared that there had never
been any proposal advanced at the
peace conference to recognize the
Bolshevists. Russia was easy to dog
matize about but difficult to deal
with. He admitted that the horrors
of Bolshevsm were so great that
there was sense of disgust when
they came to deal with it's leaders.
!. Russia represented in area over
half of Europe and nearly half of
Asia and he pointed out il, peace were
not made the whole of this immense
territory would be setting in anarchy,
disorder and bloodshed: there would
be no peace in the world.
Calls BOlshevists ,Assassins.
The Bolshevists, the premier de-
calred were assissins guilty of the
crimes laid to their charge. The allies
had given the anti-Bolshevik govern
ments financial support and much of
their equipment. The allies were anx-
ious to keep the rich territories of
Russia out of German hands.
If 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
upon the British and France.
The Bolshevist machinery in Rus
STA was ruthless and brutal but there
was no doubt about it's efficiency and
it was the only machinery there.
Everybody in the past who had in
terfered in Russia had come to grief.
There was no idea of recognizing the
Bolshevists. 1t was quite impossible
to do so slong as they were pursuing
their present methods.
Oppose Intervention.
He was unable to disclose the fig
ures that intervention would involve
but after seeing them no sane man,
he declared, would advise the allies
after five years of war to undertake
the enterprise.
Referring to the alternative of al
lowing the fire in Russia to burn
itself out the premier characterized
this as brutal policy, and added that
it would be useless to send food to
Petrograd when the only distributing
organization was Bolshevik.
Supporting the Prinkipo proposal,
the premier argued that twas by no
means unknown on the northern from
tier of India to parley with Brigands
and even assassins. The Bolshevik
system could not last forever and in
the meantime, he was informed the
threat of intervention was driving the
moderate elements into Bolshevik
hands.
UphOlds League.
Mr.. Lloyd George was sorry to
hear members talking of rather slight
ing tone about the league of nations.
The little nations were not only I'M
animous but eager in it's support. It
was suggested that President Wilson
only represented one party regard
ing the league but former President
Taft, he said, went much further on
the mandatory question than Presi-
dent Wilson himself and much fur.
Their than Britain could follow him.
81 have been assured by a promi-
nent republican" he continued chat
so far as the league is concerned, the
republican workingmen of America are
Just as keen as the democratic work
ingmen and that American public OPP
inion is not divided on the league al
though may be differences of opin-
ions of details. / agree that a nation
ought not to be committed to war by
any league without having the re-
sponsibility considered by ITSELF"
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