The New York herald., 1921-11-05
CLEARING THE WAY
FOR LLOYD GEORGE
Austen Chamberlain Says
Premier Will Go to Wash
ington Before Long.

Special Cable to THE New York HERALD.
Copyright, 1921. by THE NEW YORK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau,
London, Nov. 4.
With Austen Chamberlain, Govern
ment spokesman in the House of Com
mons, announcing that Mr.. Lloyd George
would go to Washington before long"
and with the House unanimously adopt
ing the motion presented by labor mem
bers warmly approving" the approach
ing Washington conference on limitation
Of armaments and Far Eastern prob
lens. after long discussion in which
numerous speakers supported the reso-
ence's success, the Premier's presence in
Washington came a step nearer.
British opinion is unanimous for seek
ing a settlement Of the Pacific Ocean
problems and for an arrangement for
cooperation with the United States in
suring against future war; of which
England Is so sick, with her recent out
pouring of blood and treasure. This was
indicated in the discussion which fol-
lowed the Introduction of q resolution,
fathered by John Robert Clynes, j. II
Thomas, Arthur Henderson, Stephen
Walsh and Thomas Shaw. all of them
labor leaders, saying
THAT this house warmly approves OF
the meeting of the international con-
ference at Washington and trusts that
supreme effort will be made to arrive
at such measures of agreement as will
secrre a substantial and progressive re-
duction OF the crushing burden of drma-
ments."
The House officially voiced that desire
and the vote amounts wellnigh to a
mandate to the British delegation In
Washington.
A significant feature of that mandate
is that officially England Is still loyal
to the League OF Nations. But every
word said at Westminster to-day seemed
to admit that with definite results ac-
complished at Washington 1t would be
but sterile fealty. Diplomatists here say
that the result would be that the League
of Nations would become merely the re-
pository for such treaties as Great
Britain or other member States might
make. Hence, whatever results may en-
sue In Washington, Great Britain as q
member Of the league. will have to reg
lister those results with the league.
Despite some expressions in the House
of Commons to-day that the Washing
ton conference will result in knitting W
the United States with the League OF
Nations. there Is perfectly clear con-
ception in the minds of responsible mer
here. particularly after Ambassador
Harvey's Pilgrims and Liverpool
speeches. that there is no hope of tying
In, Anti
European arrangement.
LONDON, Nov 4 (Associated Press).-
In the discussion on the Washington
conference problems j. r. Clynes said
1--WE cannot trust to alliances based
on present or past friendship and rest
ing on any material or economic in
terest. These alliances are not trust
worthy. They have failed us in the
past, and there is a growing conviction
that great international interests must
be considered In common and that the
future progress and good will of man.
kind can be secured only by the great
nations of the world all uniting for the
future peace of the world"
George N. Barnes, former Labor party
chairman who was a member of the
British delegation at the Paris peace
conference and was strongly interested
in the formation of the League of Ma
tions, said that If America were q men,
ber of the league there would be no need
Of a separate conference. The great
need Of the moment, however, be
thought. was that the peoples of the
world should be brought into closer
touch with the great issues involved.
Austen Chamberlain said the object OF
the motion was to give a clear. unmis-
taxable and unanimous message "of ouf
earnest good wishes for the success OF
the conference, and TO impress upon our
own people how vast the issues which
depend upon its deliberations and how
vital 1t Is to the world that these delib-
erations should reach successful Is
sue"
Lord Robert Cecil said he regarded
the conference as likely to be of very
great assistance 10 the efforts being
made by the League Of Nations. The
conference was by far the best hope the
world had for an immediate reduction
of the burden of armaments, he added
and on its success or failure depended
the Immediate hopes of the future OF
mankind.
Several other speakers supported the
motion, including Josiah c. Wedgwood
Labor member for Nnwcastle-under-
Lyme, who urged that Great Britain
should back UP America and thereby lay
a firm foundation for future cooperation
between the two countries, upon which
cooperation everything depended.
WALDO Urged AS AID TO WOOD