Evening star., 1921-11-10
LLOYD GEORGE SAYS PARLEY IS
GREATEST EVENT IN 1000 YEARS.
Comes None Too Soon, He Declares at
Banquet-Disarmament Onl " Road
to Safety for Human Race. -.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, November 10.-The lord
mayors banquet yesterday evening as
sumed more than national Importance
when the prime minister. replying to
the mayors toast to the cabinet min
listers. followed the cutom of such
gatherings at the historic Guild Hall
Of speaking his mind regarding for
eign affairs.
The tradition has been that the
prime minister must touch only on
foreign policies his annual Guild
Hall speech. but n response to the
guests anxiously awaited news of the
Irish conference Mr.. Lloyd George
quickly expanded the statemen, made
early in his speech that the Wash
.inGton conference Is like rainbow
in the sky" and then passed to the
question Of Ireland.
He declared that there was better
prospect Of Great BritSn's proposals
to Ireland being needed today and Of
Ireland accepting the invitation to
enter the British commonwealth as
an equal than for years, but that the
stage. Beyond this he carefully re-
Trained from divutgins the results or
the possibilities Of the Conferences
which ares now being held with the
Irish representatives.
Cyclone Already Spent.
In his opening remarks the premier
alluded to the economic troubles af-
Ffticting the, world. such as followed
the Napoleonic ware. H. expressed
the conviction that the force Of the
cyclone was already spent and fol-
lowed with a recital Of numerous
symptoms indicating that a revival
was coming, particularly the fact that
lin every land the slackness that
seemed to overcome labor is passing
away"
OF the Irish nesotia tions he said
In conclusion:
Il cannot reveal any secrets Of the
conference room; that Is the way tc
bring a conference to nauKht All ]
can say is that there IL a better pros.
pect OF our invitation to the people
of Ireland to come into free partner.
ship in the British empire as equale
being needed today than at any time
I'VE are now at the most critical
stage of the. conference. There have
been many faults-uot all on ont
side. But Shall; say, nothing that
rive at an agreement. There arc
three parties to. the conference, all
with their own susceptibilities.
Secret Of Irish> Success.
Success depends on the extent you
differences of tempera1rent. of ira.
dition and of interests. In order u
do that, all parties must be prepared
to give and take
He repeatedly emphasized the ne
eessity of peace, saying that it was
needed for the welfare of the empire
as well as for the good relations o.
Of family quarrel, he added, was
not only that it caused unhappines:
within the family. but attracted thu
attention of neighbors. '--
Declaring that there could be n
peace, and that a great opportunity
would be lost II each party approach
ed the tangled problem determined
not to bulge an inch. he exclaimed,
1--WE who are in the conference in be.
half of the British government ant
pe0ple regard ourselves there as the
trustees Of the empire. the guardian
Of Its honor and security. 1t is a
high trust; We promise you we will
not betray It,"
Harvey Drinis From Cup.
The American ambassador, Mr.. Har-
vey, participated in the ancient Gus
tom Of drinking from the lord
mayors loving cup and passed it to
followed tradton and stood at att n
ton while the foreign secretary
drank, which, according to the story
handed down for generations, Is nec-
.sssary to protect the one. who drinks
from possible attack while toasting
the new lord. mayor and lady
LORD Curzon. .toasting the dipIo.
mats. alluded to the late .Ambassa-
dor Pages correspondence as proof
of how. a wise. .tactful and high
minded ambassador could exert a
which he was accredited without the
slightest derpgation Of his loyalty to
hfs own country. He referred to. the
gathering OF statesmen At Washing.
ton as conscious grouping of the
9f ns Msrd Ss. inter-
the old balance Of power and the sole
remedy for the evils from which the
nations, were xsuffering. ;;
The Spanish Ambassador, Senior
Merry Del Val, responded, In behaif
Of the diplomats. ---g-.; 4,
(. Arms Parley Like Rsiabow.
Tho British prime minister referred
hopefully to signs Of coming improve
mentf in trade. - &: ), . Z. ~
work." said Mt. Lloyd George, and
IT. i .wor alonn That. wi AZ Ile
depleted tills. which WE1 enable pnf-
chasers to come to the ABArlkets. The
blue sky IL beginning to emerge; the
Washington conference, suHnmened by
President Harding. 10 like rainbow
in the sky. For. without the assur-
ance of peace, restoration Of business
is impossible. This conferences comes
none; too soon. So far tho war has
not: had the effect which every. ssne
! man anticipated from Il Ia arresting
tho growths Of .arnnansHts. ~ -. &
MAN is the most unteachAhle OF al
snimale. = you infict punishHett upon
any other animal he quickly learns the
lssson Hnt ssise the iata. war. ~ va