The New York herald., 1921-08-17
ALLIANCE STRONG AS EVER,
~ ASSERTS BRITISH PREMIER

the Greeks were invited by the Supreme
Council to occupy Smyrna and Thrace.
III any part of these territories had
been assigned 10 us for protection IL
would have cost us scores of millions"
I'VE felt that 1t was quite impossible
TO get an atmosphere of peace until
France felt that she was free from the
menace of that great army which In
ficted such a hurt upon her in the last
few years. Once these armaments are
disbursed II will be impossible. and |
do not care what anybody says to the
contrary. to build great armaments IN
secret
TT takes a long time but It always
gets out.
Secondly the security of France de-
pends upon the recollection ny Germany
of the ruin the great war which she
inaugurated brought upon herself. and
thirdly. upon the knowledge which every
aggressor must have that whoever wan
tonly provokes war brings the whole
world against them and that initial sue
cesses in the end only aggravate ruin.
A nation which has been exasperated by
an excess of provocation would not
reckon the cost, and 1t Is only where
there Is wanton attack that the world
at large will come TO the rescue, and
that Is the real security of France"
Fears Anarchy In Asia Minor.
The Prime Minister summarized tho
events leading to the position in Asia
Minor, saying There is danger OF
anarchy and its consequences in these
various areas France occupied Cilicia
with view largely to protect the Ar
menian population, the Italians occupied
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the Greeks were invited by the Supreme
Council to occupy Smyrna and Thrace.
IF any part OF these territories had
been assigned to us for protection 1t
would have cost us scores of millions"
He then reviewed the history follow
ing the treaty of Sevres and said the
events showed that former Premier
Venizelos was right in thinking that he
could have disposed of the insurrection.
but that the Allies attempted mediation
which failed and 1t became necessary
to let them fight 1t out.
war has one merit in that II teaches
respect for facts he said, "and / think
that both of these races 1.-THE Greeks
and Turks] will be easier to deal with
when their oyn limitations have been
brought thoroughly and clearly to their
minds, which will be soon. The time
it does, have no doubt that Sevres will
have to be considered.
II hope the Greeks won't make the
mistake they nearly made In 1913 when
after a series of brilliant victories they
insisted on exaggerated terms and put
forward extravagant claims which
raised host Of enemies. Moderation
In victory is no less important than the
victory itself I go beyond that and
think that moderation Is more impor-
tant than the victory, for there are
many tragedies written across the page
of history which have arisen from VIC
tory turned to bad use. Therefore |
must entreat Greek statesmanship not
to put the Greek claims too high"
Mr. Lloyd George said that according
to dispatches received from Robert Nj.
Hodgson. the British representative In
Moscow, $4,000. 900 would be required
for the relief of the masses of the peo-
pie, of whom 80 per cent. are children.
moving about In search of food. The
Premier appealed to the Commons to set
aside prejudice. Nobody in Paris had
tried to make political capital out of
Russia's needs.
would Help Starving Russia.
The Prime Minister announced that
the British trade agent in Moscow had
fully confirmed the gigantic nature of
the famine in Russia. He empha sized
catastrophe was some international ef-
fort. and declared the surest means
through which the Soviet Government
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