Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1920-01-26
Only An Explanation By
Lloyd George Can
Clear Situation, View
Of London Times.
Churchill, Long, Beatty
and Wilson Tried to
Upset Prenier's Plans,
London Rumor.
Cable to Great Falls Daily Tribune and
New York Times

Cable to Great Falls Daily Tribune and
New York Times.
London. Jan. 25-Sensational reports
from Paris If a split in the British
cabinet over the. governments policy
In regard to Russia and demands from
some quarters that Lloyd George shall
give clear definition Of that policy
are death with by the London Times
correspondent who claims he is able to
give some of the facts.
The Times points out the runors
were TO the effect. that Walter Long,
Winston Churchill. Lord Beatty and Sir
Henry Wilson hurried to Paris at the
end Of last week unbidden. in the hope
OF npsetting the prime minister's policy
Of treating with Russian GO operatives !,
that their attempt has been unsuccess-
ful, and that as Churchill's policy III
regard to Russia has been discarded in
favor Of the policy Of the prime
minister, serious friction has arisen
between the two men. That policy OF
sending eleven British battalions to
police the plebiscitary areas defined by
tho peace treaty has been radically
modified in view OF the decision to send
a large number-20O,OOO men were
mentioned--ts the Caucasus.
Basis for Rumors.
These rnmors. says the Times were
nourished by a Paris message to The
Evening Journal which dilated upon the
diyergency between the prime minister's
views and those Of the secretary for
war. and stated that Churchill and
Walter Long had hurried over to Paris
when the lifting Of the blockade was
announced in order to put baton III
the wheel Of the prime minister's policy
and by Longs attack upon Churchill III
ii Rpsfi sh fl. 4fr
sociated with the prime minister
The Times says the facts appear to be
that toward the middle Of last week
dispatches from the British military
mission at Denikins headquarters re-
ported the position as menacing and
caused some alarm as to the safety of
the mission itself. Instructions were con
sequently drawn up in view Of this ap..
parent emergency with the object Of
providing for the safe withdrawal of the
British mission and Of as many wives
and families OF loyal Russians as pos
sible
Plans are said to have been contem-
plated for the dispatch of small British
force in case Of need to assist iii pro-
tecting the embarkation Of the British
mission and others for whom accomoda-
were communicated to the prime minis
ter in Paris, who on receipt Of them
Waiter Long. Churchill Lord
Beatty and Sir Henry Wilson to Paris,
where they arrived after the decision of
the supreme council had been taken to
trade with the Russian Operatives.
Unaware of Scheme.
Until they reached Paris they are
stated to have been unaware that any
such scheme was under discussion 1t
appears to be true that the number of
British battalions selected for the service
in the plebiscitary areas has diminished
from. II to 3. but that the dispatch of
a large British force to the Caucasus or
elsewhere has never been contemplated
One effect Of the rumors and fnsinu-
atoms has been to intensity the feeling
hat the British policy in regard to
Russia urgently requires n definition by
the only authority who is qualified to
iefine it-that. is to say. the prime
minister himself He is felt to have
broken pledges which he gave spontane-
,nsly to the house Of commons on
November 13 that the government would
no new policy in regard to
Russia without giving the house the
ullest opportunity Of discussing it.
The Daily Mails political corresnon-
lent working On the same subject insists
differences between Churchill and the |
PREMIER did exist over the latter's
Russian policy and did develop at the |!
'arlS conference