New-York tribune., 1919-11-18
Financial Burden at Home
Makes Further Effort
Against Bolshevism Inn
possible, He Declares
Won't March Into "Fog''
No Danger of Red Menace
in Amy Well.Governcd
Country, Premier Holds

LONDON, Nov, II (By The Asso-
ciated Pressl.-premier Lloyd George,
speaking in the House of Commons to-
! day. IN the course of his debate on
Russia dwelt upon the complexty of
the Russian problem.
I'm whichever direction we CO." he
said. we are marching into fog"
Inc Premier was asked concerning
the testimony given before the Senate
COMMITTEE on Foreign Relations by
William c. Bullitt. recently attached
to the American peace commission, and
replied:
Il never heard of Bullitt until he rc
turned from Russia. | never knew of
his existence until one day President
Wilson said to me: There is young
fellow returned from Russia who might
be able to give you interesting views
about Russia But he added | was not
to attach too much Importance to him"
II saw him, and that was all l have
to say about him.
"Regarding the statement | described
as tissue of lies, read them in
Paris in The Daily Mail They were
that | gave written statements on
Russia. and that | was prepared to
send Lord Robert Cecil to Russia.
Both were untrue. A third state
ment was that l would have sent
Lansdowne to Russia had I not been
afraid of The Daily Mail | leave
that to the House"
Says Bullitt Betrayed Confidence
After declaring that Bullitt had "be-
trayed the confidence" of Mr.. Lloyd
Georges secretary, Sir Philip Kerr, and
stating that his secretary saw hun.
dreds of people for him, including
Bullitt, and had never referred to Bull
hit, the Premier continued:
"Bullitt got hold of documents in
the office of the American delegation
IN Paris and published them. No public
man in England would have soled his
fingers by using evidence of that kind"
Reverting to the general question of
Russia, the Premier referred to the
operations of Admiral Kolchak, and
emphasized the enormous distances and
the difficulty of England helping Kol-
chak.
There are countries" lie declared,
''in much better position to help
Kolchak than we. These powers are
next door. They are in the alliance.
criticising them. But if there has been
failure it is not our failure"
Further Aid Declared Impossible
Pointing out that nobody knew what
| Central Russia wanted, and that any
attacks upon Bolshevism carried beyond
a certain point had failed, the Premier
declared that with Great Britain's own
burdens it was quite impossible to 90
on financing civil war in Russia indefi-
nitely
"Our own country is our first con-
cern," he said, "and there is no surer
road to Bolshevism at home than finan-
cial bankruptcy. We have contributed
more to anti Bolshevist elements in
Russia than France, Japan and America
put together. | boast OF that because
it was an obligation Of honor for u.s."
Mr. Lloyd George admitted the &C
curacy of the French press report that
France and England were in agreement
sia because, as he explained; it was
impossible further to burden the
French taxpayer.
Clashing Interests Indicated
Dilating upon the almost insuper-
able difficulties of formulating a pol
icy, when on one side there were anti
Bolshevists like Kolchak and Denikine
fighting to reknit and reunite powerful
Russia, and on the other side border
states equally anti Bolshevik, seeking
their own independence, and therefore
the disntegration of Russia, the Pre-
mier said.
eve are faced by three claims for
intervention. The first and second are
Russia and Armenia. Those opposing
intervention in Russia advocate inter
vention in Armenia. Armenia is
good cause, and Britain is one land
able to restore semblance Of justice
and good government. But can we
do all these things, considering our
great burdens?
"The third case is the Baltic prov
inces, where the Germans must be
cleared out, or the peace of Europe
is unsafe.
"Will any wise man advise us to un-
dertake the terrible responsibility Of