New-York tribune., 1921-10-01
British Show
Deep Interest
I'm Arms Parlev
Display Almost as Much
Concern in Harding Com
ference as il, the Peace
Negotiations at Par 5
Premier Urged Not to Go
Irish and Unemployment
Require His Attention;
Law May Be the Envoy
From The Tribupe's Europed, Burcau
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Copyright. 1921. New York Tribune Inc
LONDON, Sept. 30.-Thc views Of
nearly a score of leading British pro-
fessiona, and business men, as cx-
pressed to the Tribune correspondent,
bring out the belief prevailing here
that 1t would be a mistake for Prem e /
Lloyd George to 90 to Washington for
the November conference on armament
limitation and Far Eastern questions.
Most of these men believe he will
be needed here for conferences on
Irish peace and unemployment, and
argue that the work of the WASHINGTON
gathering can best be done by experts.
anyway, who can concentrate on the
problems before them without having
domestic affairs of different sort to
worry them.
An indication of the interest that is
being taken here in the conference is
seen in the decision of nearly cverv
important London newspaper to send
one or more special correspondents
with the British delegations Even the
newspapers with Offices in America are
sending special men.
Premier Prolongs Holiday
The British press is making almost
as elaborate plans for reporting the
Washington session as it did for the
peace conference
Because Lloyd George is only just
To
the vacation he has been taking in
scotland he has prolonged it until the
end of next week, which means that
cabinet council for the discussion
OF the personnel Of the British dele
cation to Washington and the policy
which they will adhere to cannot be
held before October %, the day before
the date for the conferences in London
with Eamon de Valera.
everything seems to be shaping to-
ward the selection of Andrew Bonar
law, former government leader in the
House of Commons as head of the
delegation 1t looks as if Winston
NhurchIll or II. A. L. Fisher would 20
too, along with Sir Laminr WORTH
ngton- Evans and Lord Lee. The mis-
sion Is expected to sail on the Rorcn
tore Armlstcc Day. The staff of sccrc-
tarles viii sail csrlier on the Olympic
The British arc following with con
siderable interest the row in Pals in
which Raymond Poincare, former Presi-
dent, IS attacking cx-Promjer Glenn
enceau and opposing Premier Rciand's
plans for going to Washington The
Paris correspondents OF the London
press are at great pains to show how
America is asslduously wooed and an
intense pro-Amcrican propaganda is
being carried on in France, as the
Westminster Gazette puts it.
Resent Crop of Insults
They offer no criticism of this cam
paign. but point out that it is accom-
panied by "dailv crop Of insults for
england" One correspondent explains
this as follows:
Now France. who is only mildly in
terested IN the Pacific and the problem
of big navics, is grealy interested in
the matter of land forces. She NAV h. b.
crlticized-he statesmen NAV he
quizzed by eager reporters. Her case
must be put forward as we'll as
possible"
The correspondent agrees that the
question of the cancellation of the AL
he'd debts to America will be raised
at Washington. There is no question
but that the hope has been revived in
Europe in the last few days that Amer
lea viii reconsider her refusal to wine
out these OBJ cations Englishmcn
consider the chances of Americas
canceling the debt as slim. but thew
believe that no harm will be done bv
raising the question at the conference