Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-14
LLOYD GEORGE PLEADS FOR
PEACEFUL END OF NEAR EAST
TROUBLE IN MANCHESTER SPEECH
He Says, However, He is Not the Sort Who Believes It is
The Business Of Christians to be Massaued by Turk
Or Pro-Tmk Outlines Objects Of Great Britain in the
Moves II Has Made.
By As,ocl9,ed Press 20 Every Evening.


Manchester, Oct 14s-Prirns Minister
Lloyd Georges speech 20 tho liberals
OF the Manchester Reform Club This
afternoon. expected 10 be a historic
utterance. was disappointment, be-
cause the premier gave no intimstion
regarding his plans or his program. In
that respect his Grafton was similar
to that OK Austen Chamberlain At
Birmingham yesterday.
OF his address OF one hour and
twenty minutes. Mr. Lloyd George
devoted nearly an hour TO a defense
Of his Near Eastern policy and 20
ridicule of his critics.
In a brilliant peroration, recalling
his services TO the nation. he said:
Il cast myself on the people because
I never have betrayed them"
After expressing his love of free
dom and saying no one would wei
come change more than he, the pre-
mIer added:
Three years ago T was anxious %
go out and begged Mr.. Bonar Law 20
take the office. He declined. never
sought the position I never wished
/ - retain g. but VIII serve my
country in any capacity.
Il shall watch many things" he
added. II shall watch 70 see how W.
I are 70 forgive Germany her repars-
tions and yet make France love us
more than ever. shall watch how
we are 70 pay the United States all
we owe her and forgive every other
country all they owe Us.
1T VIII be an interesting expert
ment." the premier said, TO gee the
work Of others That ls one OF the
Joys I have IN store"
( When cries Of speech" were heard
Mr.. Lloyd George paused a moment
and then. commanding silence. with
upraised hands. he said:
Il thank this great gathering eor
greeting me 10 this city TO put tho
case Of the government IN the efforts
which, they have made 70 establish
European peace and prevent bioodshed
from spreading throughout eastern
Europe"
AT one point IN his speech Mr.. LLOYD
|, George declared. There has be.n
speech after speech Of intolerable
{ ]
Christian, but there are too many peo-
pie about the world who think IL "a
. the business Of Christians to be mas
a sacred by Turk or pro Turk. 7 am nos
\ one Of that sort OF Christians"
= A little further on the prime minis
ter said:
IF there is TO be a change there is
=. no man who would welcome IL more
than l. have had a long spell and 9
very hard one. I love freedom. Their,
are lot Of things I want to say"
This statement by the premier wal
after he had turned 70 home policies
. a subject on which the whole ernpir,
!, was awaiting his pronouncement II,
asserted there were die hards" 9Th,
o ultra conservative), on both sides
L. There are some who would like u
= make me die hard and soon"
l. In beginning his speech at n,
IS luncheon. Lloyd George. referring {,
n the Near Eastern crisis, declared IN.
[. people Of this country must not be
3 lieve that their government had en-
d deavored 10 rush Great Britain int,
war. We have not been warmonsers
re- but peacemakers," he said
al The premier rose amid a tens
r silence Of expectancy on the part o
N his hearers, who were looking to hin
is 10 begin the fight for his political life
A great array OF journalists eagerI
seized upon his words and rushe-
: them of 20 the four corners of tn
globe. Continuing his defense OF IN
- governments policy regarding IN
% Near East, Lloyd George said the ne
Is gOtiatiOn had been conducted in
g manner unprecedented in this country
o. The government. he declared, had. bee
lg assailed with Misrepresentation sue
re as no government had ever bee
so subjected 10. The country would re
sent this, ne declared. adding tha
at there were queer people let loose" Z
ed the press in these days.
Is My task has been made muc
easier" declared the premier, b
~ the speech which Mr.. ChamberIa.,
Of with clarity and lucidity. point an
n force, delivered yesterday.
Our object in the action we too
was threefold. the freedom Of n
straits. the prevention OF the wa
spreading into Europe and the pr,
vention OF the repetition IN Constant
W. nople and Thrace OF the unutterao
horrors OF Asia Minor.
THE war OF 1914 practically bega
ais in the Balkans. We had 20 j,
10 promptly, resolutely and irmly. Sine
20 1914 the Turks. according 10 offic-
hit. Continued on page s.
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