New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-08-08
Woes Besiege
Lloyd George
On All Sides
Troubles in Poland, India,
ireland, Egypt, Mesopo-
tamia and Own Cabinet
Put Him to Supreme Test
Premier to Take Rest
Downing Street Discusses
New War Within Two
Years of Signing Truce
By Arthur S. Draper
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Copyright. 1920. New York Tribune Inc
LONDON, Aug. THE sixth ami
versary Of Great Britain's declaration
of war with Germany fell on day
when Premier Lloyd George was dis
patching note TO the Moscow gov
eminent, threatening war measures
against the Bolsheviki.
Less than two years after the con-
clusion Of the armistice, which was sus-
posed to write fms to all wars, the
Downing Street home of Lloyd George
was the scene of a Cabinet meeting
where the chief topic conferred in the
discussion OF another war.
Lloyd George has had week of
worry, furious work and disappoint-
ment His skill as & statesman and his
courage have been put to the supreme
test. Trouble has faced him on every
side N Ireland, India. Egypt, Meso-
potamia, and even in his own Cabinet
not to mention the perplexinC issues
mat nave confronted him in Germany
and Russia.
Premier to Take Rest
With Parliament about to adjourn
until fall, the Premier has decided to
take much needed holiday in Switzer-
land; but even now he fears to let &c
the reins of state. Though the Polish
catastrophe developed slowly, and there
was ample opportunity to study the
course of events, the full significance
OF the debacle was not appreciated un.
III this week. The ridiculous stories
Of the Bolshevik collapse, and the
equally uptruthful reports of Polish
strength served to blind most pconle
TO the actual conditions in Eastern
Europe.
Still at the eleventh hour. MANY peo.
pie expected miraculous reorganiza.
1lon OF the badly beaten Polish forces
and accompanying heavy reverscs tc
the BoishevlE~ armies, though the lat
Ter advanced many miles with practi-
caly no opposition CONSEQUENTLY
there has been rather a rude awaken.
in& and no small amount of bitter
comment.
The French have followed affairs in
!oiand much moro closely than the
ffitlsh, for they had infinitely more
az staHe. but they were surprised bv
the completeness of the Bolshevik sue
cess and enraged by the impertinence
ct the Moscow diplomats To the nrcs.
ent 1t has been a diplomatic strugqle
between Bolshevik leaders at Moscow
80 iI"yu George, acting for Alice
1'''cSnlei'. Actually 1t IS Lloyd George
en- one side and Trotzky on the other
Ni0n marked adherence of opinion
j" oo'h camps.
Big Developments Coming
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