New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-19
Tells Commons He Hopes
for Tripartite Agree
ment at Washington to
Hold World i'm Check
FavOrs Settlement
On Pacific First
Says Dominion Premiers
Hold Empires Navy
Must Be Equal to
That of Any Country

LONDON, Aug. IS (By The Asso-
ciated Press).-The earnest hope
was expressed by Premier Lloyd
George in a statement to the House
of Commons to-day that the coming
disarmament conference in Wash
ington would result in a complete
understanding on the problems of
the Pacific and the reaching of tri-
partite agreement including Japan,
the United States and England in
great partnership insuring the peace
of the world.
If the alliance with Japan could
be merged into a greater under
standing with Japan and the United
States on all the problems Of the
Pacific, that would be a great event,
and it would be guaranty for the
peace Of the world" the Premier
said.
Praises Japan's Loyalty
Lloyd George was dealing specifically
with the Anglo-Japanese alliance at the
time, and explaining how the conference
had unanimously recognized that Japan
Loyalty had carried out her obligations
to Great Britain during the war, in let
ter and in spirit He asked if it was to
be suggested that Great Britain now
should turn her back upon Japan with
mere thanh you and goodby after
Japanese aid had proved one of the
turning factors in the war, in that it
had given protection to the transit OF
Dominion and Indian troops across seas
Even countries disliking the Anglo
British If, after such services, Great
Britain turned her back upon Japan.
The Premier said he saw no reason
why it should be impossible to re-
member obligations to Japan and at
the same time preserve a spirit Of
fraternity with the United States.
Must Be in Accord With U. s.
1t was cardinal principle of Brit
ish policy, the Premier continued, thar
Great Britain should act in as com
plete accord with the United States
as possible. He did not know of anv
country in the world with whom i
was more important to act in concert
He declared that the surest way to
make a success of the disarmament
conference was first to reach an un-
derstanding on Pacific questions, and
he hoped his view in this respect would
be taken at the Washington eatheriny.
The Premier said it was the conser-
sus at the recent imperial conference
tnat the empire must have naval force
equal to that of any country IL the
world. 1t would be unfair 10 leave TO
the motherand the whoic burden Of
naval defense, but the extent and ma
ture Of the contribution must be left
tc the dominions and India, because
each naturally was anxious to guard its
own independence.
"Some would like to contribute by
means of naval stations, some by oil
said Mr.. Lloyd George. "These oues-
tions must be decided by the parlia-
ments of the respective dominions
This is not a matter in which we could
presume to dictate, prescribe or even
suggest"
In his address Lloyd George revealed
that the conference of Drems"rs di~
not discuss the Irish question. He said
there was no burning desire to touch
upon that difficult matter
The Premier defended the action o.
General SHUTS, the South African Pre-
mier, with regard 10 Ireland. He SAID
General SHUTS had acted perfectly
straightforward and honorably, and THAI
everything he had done was done with
the full assent Of the king and the
ministry.
Says japanese Stood War Test
when you come to the question of a
renewal OF the Anglo-Japanese a]li-
ance," said Mr.. Lloyd George, "you
must take into account how it has op-
Grated. There was real test in the
late war. No man who watched what
happened could come to any other con-
clusion than that it was Loyalty and
faithfully interpreted and carried out
by our japanese ally The Pacific was
being raided by fast German cruisers
Our ships were being sunk. And we
had to depend on the help Of Australia
and New Zealand"
The Premier proceeded TO describe
how Great Britain's immense feet was
strained to the very last ship, new and
old. in the gigantic operations for pro-
secting Great Hritain's own shores IN
The North Sea, the North Atlantic and
the Mediterranean
''In the immense Pacific Ocean and in
the southern Atlantic" Mr. Lloyd
George continued, chow were we to
guarantee half million colonial and
d million Indian troops, crossing thou
sands of miles of sea, against the raid
ers? We could not have done it but for
the fact that our Japanese ally came to
our aid.
Guaranteed Transports Safety
The Australian and New Zealand
premiers admitted it, They said, we
would not have sent our troops with
out that guaranty And at the begin
ming OF the war we certainly could
not have given the guaranty but for
the fact that the Japanese fleet cama
there to assist US in chasing the raid
crs.
at was invaluable to it was ore
of the turning factors in the war
They Loyalty and faithfully to the
letter carried out their obligations.
and carried them out in the spirit.
"Is ii to be suggested that we now
should turn round and say to them.
Thank you You stood by US in
trouble, but we don't need you any
longer, so goodby'? Would anybody
behave like that in business The
British Empire mus. behave like
gentlemen.
"When you are dealing with afeoun-