The New York herald., 1921-12-11
NEW TREATY MAKES
LLOYD GEORGE MORE
EAGER no VISIT u. S.
Hopes to Be IN Washington for
Glorious Cximination--
England Joyful.

Special Cable TO THB EEw YoxK HERALD.
Copyright. 1921, by THE Nrw York HnRALD.
New York HeraId Bureau.
London, Dec. 10.
The Four Power Treaty for the Pa
cifc has been received here with un-
mistakeable evidences or pleasure THE
New YORK HERALD correspondent was
informed tonight by close friend of
Mr.. Lloyd George that IL home affairs
can possibly be Strengthened out the
Prime Minister will ssl' for Washington
before Christmas in order that he may
be In on what is now looked upon as a
gloriously successful windup for the
Washington meeting.
According to this informant no final
decision has yet been reached even in the
Prime Minister'S own mind. but within
the last few days tremendous pressure
has been brought upon him to go to
Washington. and certain steps were
taken to-day in Official circles indicating
that he was seriously contemplating 60
Ing there. 1t was added that nothing
short Of complete and disastrous turn
ing of the political tide in Great Britain
will now halt the trip.
Granting the successful ratification OF
the Irish settlement. Mr.. Lloyd Georges
friend says the supreme desire of the
Prime Minister Is TO cross the Atlantic
and answer in person the flood of con-
gratulations that have poured In on him
from America and consolidate by his
own personal magnetism the opportu-
nifty of more perfect Anglo-American
Trfa
has brought about and to which the
Pacific treaty has given tremendous
impetus.
'Of course the Prime Minister has
been urged to go all along. and he
wanted to go, even to the point of sew.
eral times having his bag packed" said
his friend. but this latest burst of en-
thusiasm has been n revelation to him
one that few men could deny
Officially the situation Is explained as
follows: Parliament meets on Wedncs-
day and probably will rise before the
week has passed. The Prime Minister
must meet Premier BRAND OF France
on the 18th or aoth Ireland probably
will accept the treaty. Even * Ireland
does not a crisis will be delayed by
the necessity for n plebiscitc. Nothing
else OF political Importance awaits Mr..
Lloyd George until big Liberal meet
ing, which he Is to address on Janu-
ary 81.
He went 20 the Prime Minister'S
country house at Cheduers to-day COM
pletcly tagged out and with positive
orders from his physicians to take a
holiday. They say he could get week
OF rest crossing the Atlantic and
weeks rest coming back. with a week OF
change of scene in America, which
would probably do him the greatest good.
IL n on this that persons In Downing
street are besing their real hope that
Mr.. Lloyd George will go TO America.
They say he feels that the hour has come
for cementing the feelings between the
two countries by his personal explana-
ton OF what the Irish settlement means
and what British hopes are as It's result.
The Washington conference would be
a secondary interest. according to these
men. the Prime Minister merely con-
fining himself to an Endorsement OF Mr..
Balfour. Although Il was impossible to
reach any one In official position after
the terms OF the proposed four-Power
treaty became public here tonight, II
may be confidently stated in view of
many previous expressions that this In
dorsement will be of the heartiest char
acter both officially and popuiariy.