The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1921-06-16
LLOYD GEORGE CONFERS

This month there is to be conference
held in London under the direction of
LLOYD George. The premiers Of CANADA,
New Zealand, Australia and the Union of
South Africa, will be IL attendance and
also representatives from India. This
conference will be pregnant with events
which are expected to be of great historic
importance to the British empire. The
conference is likely to be star chamber
affair, in which Lloyd George will en-
deavor to cajole these, the most powerful
of the dominions of the empire, into sup
porting England, or, accurately speaking,
a few Englishmen, in their plans for
eventually bringing the world under the
dominion of the British navy and British
trade. Incidentally there will be discus
sion as to ways and means for holding
firmly to Afghanistan, Arabia, Persia,
Mesopotamia, and other stolen lands
Disarmament will probably he the matter
on which we shall get the most Informal
ton C?) but we may as well set it down
as settled that England will not reduce
her navy because she dares not. Without
a powerful navy England could not main
tain the allegi ance of her widely distrib-
uted possessions. India would rebel and
Australia would set up government house
keeping under systeml of her own, Per-
haps President Harding is wise in wish
ing to delay the calling of disarmament
conference in Washington, England and
Japan can be called upon to show their
hands in reference to naval disarmament
after it is known whether or not those
two powers decide on Il renewal of the
treaty of alliance between them, which
will, in the near future expire by limita-
ton. This matter inv: olives the naval
policy of the United States, of Great
Britain and of Japan, and what is of far
greater Importance to US, is the fact that
the interests and safety; of this country
are likely to be involved"
British diplomats are bot alone in rec
ognizing the possibility If future COM
pact between Germany, Japan and Rus
STA. In that event it vi jill be the Hun,
the Monaghan and the Slav arrayed
against the Caucasian in a struggle for
the mastery of the world, If that time
comes the United States and Great Brit
ian will be equally endangered and should
each be ready and entirely free from sus-
picion of each other. Lloyd George is in
quandary He knows that the people of this
country will resent a renewal of secret
treaty between Great Bri9an and Japan.
He knows, too, that great many people
in Canada, Australia andtNew Zealand
are not favorable to such al alliance. On
the other han John Bull is crafty. He
as past master in intrigue He is &C
quisitive. Whenever he han seen port
which IS the outlet of productive region
he has grabbed it if he could, and where
ever he has obtained a foothold, there he
is today. He desires to renew his alli-
ance with Japan because he and the Mi
kado intend to despoil China, Japan on
the north coast and England on the
south. Japan has Korea, Manchuria and
Shantung. England has Shanghai near
the month of the Yang-tse kiang river,
5000 miles long, the Mississippi of China,
draining vast, productives and populous
part of China and which borders On India
and Tibet, both dependencies OF Great
Britain. Hongkong is another large city
in this part of China, which is held by
the British. Some day, speaking of this
region, the world will hear Great Britain
say: "This is mine" 1t is not surprising
that both Great Britain and Japan should
wish to have what is called gentle
mans agreement" and divide their plum
der under that agreement, but Lloyd
George hesitates. He has called con-
ference.