New-York tribune., 1921-07-24
Trade Advantage of Ger.
many, Relieved of Mill
tary Burden, Makes
England Act, He Asserts
Irish Peace Plan
Made Last Year
Viscount Arrives Smiling
and Keen for Golf Match
With Harding This Week

liant over the prospect of years free
dom from the editorial Offices of The
London Times and The Daily Mail dur
ing which he may play golf at New Ro-
chelle, Washington, Toronto, Van
couver, Kobe, Melbourne, Calcutta,
Cairo and at any other intermediate
points on his tour around the world
where links may be found, arrived yes
terday on the Aquitania.
AS the ship steamed up the bay the
British publisher, wearing d loose pom
gee suit, a soft-collar shirt, a bright
red polka dot necktic, a panama hat
and sprig of heather stuck jauntily
in buttonEole. made it known that
while he had the Irish question, prob
lens Of the limitation of armaments,
the future of aviation and the bitter
feud between himself and Premier
Lloyd George still in mind, he intend
ed for the next year at least to look
upon British politics from the van
tage ground of a golf course.
Golf Alone Interests Editor
Asked if he would comment on an
announcement made in London since
ms departure from home that Mr..
Lloyd George had been selected TO at-
tend President Hardinc's limitation of
armaments conference at Washington.
Viscount Northcliffe squared his
broad shoulders and with twinklinp
eyes replied: .
II understand they have golf
course at Kobe, but none at Toxic. Do
you know anything about that?"
Two emphatic assertions, however,
came from Viscount NorthcIiffe with
out qualifica ation. One was that Eng
land already has begun disarmament
on a scale as yet not realized by the
rest of the world, because. he said. it
was seen that Germany by the dis
armament forced upon her by the AL
lies had received a great economic ad-
vantage in that she is able to devote
practically all her energies to reha-
bilitating her trade.
His other revelation was that the
brltlsh government considered the DOS
slbllity of comforting with Eamon de
Valera, president of the Irish repub-
time when De Valera was still in this
country. He said the reason for the
delay was belief that a truce could
not be agreed upon or, if agreed upon,
De Valera would not be able to keen it,
ldnS ItSSlCenLldl Match
hmm ediately on his arrival Viscount
Northcliffe went to New Rochelle.
where he will be the guest of Walter
F.. Bullock, his New York representa-
tive. He expects to put in two DAYS
at golf practice preparatory to play
ing with President Harding over the
course at Washington
On Tuesday, before leaving for
Washington, he will stop at the Hote,
Gotham. where reception will be
given him by the Association of For
elgn Newspaper Correspondents. From
Washington he will go to Toronto to
begin his trip via Vancouver to Japan
and thence around the world. He is
accompanied by H. Wickham Steed
editor of The London Times. and John
Prioleau, motor expert of the North
cliffe publications.
Premier Lloyd George and Marquis
CUrzon, the Foreign Secretary, which
closed government news sources to his
newspapers on the ground that his at
tacks on the government at this time
were inopportune, Viscount North
cliffe would make no comment other
than to refer to statements he already
had issued.
In recent speech in Parliament Mr..
Lloyd George likened the publisher to
a "grasshopper," and said his attacks
on the present government were due
to disappointment in being excluded
from the councils that were settling
world affairs. In reply Viscount North
cliffe asserted that the Premier and the
Foreign Secretary were politicians,
anxious to be in the public eye,' -
and trying to get to Washington as
the representatives of the British peo-
pie, whereas they go to Washington
d,scredited by electoral defeats of I'M
rrecedented number and volume"
"I have said all that needs to be
said on that subject" said Viscount
Northcliffc in referring to his state
nents. In mid-ocean, he said, he had
made public short statement by wire
less in which, referring to another at
t. ck on him by Mr.. Lloyd George, he
said he had declared that "it is char
acteristic of the Premier to attack me
when | am out of reach"
So far as getting government news
is concerned, he added, The Times and
The Daily Mail can get more, better
and quicker news than either the Pre-
n,ier or the Foreign Secretary can sup
ply.
''Do you favor disarmament Wis
count Northcliffe was asked.
"Certainly," he replied. II woult
Continued pago thrse)