The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-07-29
KING TAKES A
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that Ambassador Geddes would be
guest at the Mclean dinner tonight
in honor of Lord Northcliffe.
Lord Northcliffe today repudiated
the interview in which he was report
ed as having quoted King George as
informing Lloyd George, You must
stop killing my subjects"
After reading the statement read by
Lloyd George in the house of COM
mons today, Lord Northcliffe sent
WickhRm Steed. his editor, to meet
the press and make this statement:
Lord Northcliffe denies having
made such a statement"
Britain Is Aroused.
London, July ga rumpus which
is marked by steadily increasing Bit
terness and which now has assumed
international ramifications today has
grown out of the hostilities between
Lloyd George and Marquis Curzon, the
foreign secretary, on one hand, and
Lord Northcliffe, the great newspaper
proprietor, on the other.
The latest development, and one
which promises to increase the hos
tility, was the cancellation of the Lord
Northcliffe's dinner at the British en-
bassy in Washington.
The importance of this incident
was shown by the fact that the for
eign office today took official cogni-
zance of it and issued a formal state
ment saying the Marquis CurZon had
nothing to do with the action OF Sir
Auckland Geddes. the British ambas-
sador in Washington. Before this de-
NAL was issued. friends of Lord
Northcliffe had charged the foreign
secretary with responsibility for the
cancellation. They declared Marquis
Curzon was getting his revenge for the
attack against him in Northcliffe' S
London Times when the foreign sec
rotary was characterized as a pom
pous and inefficient" and an insult
able delegate to represent Great Brit
ain in the Far Eastern conference.
Premier Lloyd George was attacked
In the same article and Northcliffe
has already felt the effect of the pre-
nier's displeasure thru the closing of
special channels of information which
the London Times formerly enjoyed.
If it is to be a war of reprisal. the
next move is up to Northcliffe, who is
now in Washington.
The whole nation is watching the
battle with keen interest.
King Takes a Hand.
King George today took a hand in
the Horthciiffe-Lioyd George contro-
versy and denied Lord Northcliffes
statement IN New York that he (the
- king) had said TO the premier;
You must stop killing my sub
jects."
King Georges statement repudiat-
ing the accuracy of Lord Northcliffe's
interview, was contained in an author
lied statement which Lloyd George
read in the house of commons.
The statement read by Premier
Lloyd George follows:
Statements have appeared in GER
tain organs of the Irish and English
press attributing words of great con-
Germ to the king relating to Irish
policy.
They appeared in an interview
which Lord Northcliffe seems to have
given out in the United States and
which was sent to newspapers here
1t is quite impossible to deal will
calamitous statements but here they
are of very categorical characte anC
they attribute a very serious state
ment to the sovereign calculated a
the present moment to prejudice tn,
chance of an Irish settlement. TIL
statements have been circulated yer!
freely especially in ireland.
King Denies Statement
THE king therefore authorized m
to issue the following:
His majesty has had his attention
directed to certain statements reporte,
in an interview with Lord Northcliff
appearing in the Daily Mail and re
produced in the Daily Express an
some Irish newspapers. The state
ments are a complete fabrication. N
such conversation took place nor wer
such remarks made by his majesty
Following the reading of the state
ment, Premier Lloyd George said:
Il hope this statement may d
something to sterilize the effect of tn
criminal malignity To serve persons
ends, he (Lord Northcliffe) is endeay
oring to stir up mischief betwee
the allies, MISUNDERSTANDING betwee
Great Britain and the United State
and Illustrate the hope of peace
Ireland"
The premiers remarks were n
ceived with applause.
General Christian SHUTS, premier
South Africa, who has taken a leas
ing part in the Irish peace negotis
tions, denied references made to Kir
George and himself in the intervie
given by Northcliffs in New York