New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-31
Denial Cabled
By Northcliffe
Pleases KING


to Lloyd George" Mr.. stecd said later
10 reporters, NOR what Lloyd George
SAD to the King. l could not there
loTe talk about their conversation for
publication"
The Philadelphia Public Ledger had
printed the interview, Mr.. Steed said,
with no mention of the alleged re,
mark about shooting the Irish.
The substitution OF Lord North
clifte's name for his own, Mr.. Steed
SAID, had been explained as an error in
transmitting the story by cable. No
actual circulation of the interview had
taken place in London through The
DAILY Mail, Mr. Steed said, as the edi
tion in which the interview appeared
had gone to Manchester and other
points outside of London, and to Ire
land.
Speech Praised
Cablegrams from London printed
yesterday quoting the Kings COM
munication as read by Lloyd George,
sad that the interview had appeared
in The Daily Mail and The Express.
Mr.. Steed said that the interview
he had given to the New York Times
reporter was in effect that the magniti
cent speech made by King George at
Belfast had been the immediate i'm
petus toward a quick settlement Of the
Irish problem. The next most i'm
portant factor, in Mr.. Steeds opinion
was the bringing of General Jan
SHUTS to Great Britain to deal with
the Irish leaders.
General SHUTS twenty years ago.
Mr.. Steed said, was in the same posi-
ton about that the Irish leaders are
now. He was leading a republican
movement against the British govern
ment. When General SHUTS entered
the Irish situation he was in position
to say to the heads of the Irish repub-
leans: Boys, listen to me. l have
been through this sort of thing my
self, and then to give them advice born
of his own experience"
Mr.. Steed said that The London
Times, owned by Lord Northcliffe anc
edited by himself, had always given the
government and Lloyd George loya
support. News collected by The Lon
don Times was always at the disposal
of the British Foreign Office, Mr.. Steed
said, and he added:
I'VE give the Foreign Office far more
news than they ever give us-news col.
lected more rapidly through our core
spondents than that which comes
through the usual channels of the For.
eign Office"
Talked With Geddes
Mr.. Steed concluded by saying that
The London Times would support
Lloyd George asNlong as the Premi er's
efforts in the Irish situation were con.
tinued toward a peaceful and success
full conclusion. He deeply regretted, ir
the case of The New Yorl Times in.
terview, that he had not insisted or
revising the copy before publication
When shown Washington dispatch
saying that Lord Northcliffe would be
officially unknown to the British Am
bassador to Japan, Lord Reading
Viceroy of India, the Indian Governor
General and to General Allenby ir
Palestine, Mr.. Steed said that certainly
Lord Northcliffe, travelling as a private
individual, did not expect officia
honors.
The Canadian Club of Vancouver hac
already sent an invitation to Lore
Northcliffe to be it's guest there, Mr.
Steed said. So far as Ambassado,
Geddes, in Washington, an old friend
was concerned, Lord Northcliffe hae
had several cordial telephone CONVEX
sations, and Mr.. Steed himself hac
taken luncheon at the embassy.
Lord Northcliffe's itinerary include.
Hawaii, New Zealand, Australia, China
Japan, India and Palestine. His gol1
clubs, rafting loosely in a caddy bag
and ready for instant action, were il
the custody of a secretary as the party
left the hotel for Grand Central Ter
minal.