The Washington herald., 1921-06-21
Premier T ellis Imperial
Delegates Nippon
Keeps Faith.
DESIRES HARMONY
AND GOOD FEELING
Says Treaty Has Helped
In Keeping Peace
OF World.
(specisl Cable to The Washington Herald
and United Eews.\

(suscisl Cable to The Warrington Herald
and United Eews.\
LONDON, June 2o.-opening the
British imperial conference today.
Premier Lloyd George emphasized
the necessity for accepting the re-
sponsibilities assumed under the
treaties resulting from the war.
That each nation should do this. the
premier said. is the first prerequisite
of permanent peace.
On behalf of the British empire.
he offered to discuss limitation OF
armaments with the United States.
He also discussed British relations
with Japan and America, praising
Japan for her record as a faithful
| ally.
Aims In Pacific.
There is no quarter OF the
world" the prime minister said,
| where we desire more to maintain
peace and fair play for all nations
and to avoid competition in arma-
ments than on the Pacific and in the
Far East"
The prime minister here took oc-
casion to say that the Anglo-Japa-
nese alliance had been a safeguard
of the peace OF the world.
I'VE desire" he said. ito preserve
that well-tried friendship and apply
it to the solution of all questions
Of the Far East where Japan has
special interests and where we. like
the United States, desire equal op-
portunities and the open door.
China looks to Great Britain and the
United States for sympathetic treat
ment and fair play. No greater
calamity can overtake the world
than that there should be further
accentuation of world divisions
along racial lines"
Danger of War.
Departure from this policy. the
premier said, would divide the en-
pire against itself and increase the
danger Of war; British foreign pol
icy never could range itself upon
either side of a question of race or
of the Eastern civilization against
that of the West.
Continuing the premier said: I'VE
look confidently to the government
and people of the United States for
sympathy and understanding in this
respect. Friendly cooperation with
the United States will be with us a
cardinal principle, dictated by in
stinct as much as by reason and
common sense. We wish to work
with the great republic in all parts
of the world. Like the United States.
we want stability and peace on a
basis of liberty and justice. Like
"a Tnt a n
the growth of armaments whether
in the Pacific or elsewhere.
Policy to United States.
I'VE rejoice that American opin>
| ion should be showing so much
earnestness in that direction now.
We are ready to discuss with the
United States any proposal for the
limitation of ornaments which they
may wish to make.
Meantime we cannot forget that
the very life of the United Kingdom,
Australia. New Zealand-indeed, Of
the whole empire-has been built
up on sea-power. Necessarily sea-
power is the basis of the whole en-
pres existence. We aim at nothing
more. but We cannot possibly be
content with less.
Questions to Settle.
'T am confident that the world
is slowly working truth into its
troubles. Two of the gravest prob
lens have virtually been solved
Germany's disarmament, and repa-
rations. Two more problems are to
be solved establishment of the
boundaries of Poland, where she
adjoins Lithuania and Upper Sile-
sia, and the conclusion of peace
with Turkey. Once these are set
tied. think we may say that peace
has been made, but not until then.
The first essential of peace-es-
| tablished peace-of reconstruction.
is that we should stand by our
treaties. There are those who grow
| weary of these great responsible
ties. who speak as though 1t were
possible to renounce them in this
quarter or that without injustice to
other peoples or detriment to our
selves. I venture to say that such
arguments are short sighted and
false"
Power Of Treaties.
could be made in the rehabilitation
Ol EuI0pc VI to"dEu the eStdOiiSH-
ment of permanent peace except on
the basis of the acceptance and en-
forcement of the treaties with pos
sible retaxations and notifications.
Unless the treaty faith is main
| tained an era of disorganization,
of increasing misery and smolder-
ing war will continue" he said. land
civilization may very easily be de-
stroyed by the prolongation of that
state of things"
Tribute to Dominions.
Glowing tribute was paid to the
dominions for their staunch devo-
tion throughout the war, and the
100000 troops they contributed to
prevent the victory of Prussia be-
fore the arrival of Americas ar
mics. The premier asked the do
minion premiers to make the full
est suggestions as to foreign rela-
tions of the empire, reminding them
that there was time when Down
ing Street, the premiePs official
street. controlled the empire, but
today the empire is in command of
Downing Street. Liberty. he said,
must be the binding principle of
the British empire, a saving fact
in a distracted world.
The conference will reassemble
tomorrow to hear the opening state
ments of the various dominion pre-
miers and of the representative for