The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-03-04
v. T. BORAH
DISCUSSES
PREMIER
Saws Secret of His Power Is
His Readiness to Admit
His Mistakes
ny DAVID NJ. CHURCH

tsrAFF CORRESPONDENT |. N. SERVICE
roxnON March 4.-AlthouEh 10
Downing street today denied tnh'
Premier Lloyd George would cohisr
with the unionist leaders at Chequehs
tomorrow. yet 1t is believed that a con-
ference will be held within the next
4s hours that will determine the th'e
of the coalition government.
when the premier departed for
cheoueys Yesterday he intimnted. ac-
cordinr TO an article published by the
Chronicle, that he doubted whether ~
would ever return to Downing street
Au.ten Chamberlaid. Arthur James
B,Ifour. Sir Robert Horne, and Lord
Rirdenhead, unionist leaders, who were
reported to be desirous Of comforting
v,,h the coalition leader Sunday. are
known to favor the latter remaining
in office.
nv SENATOR WILLIAM r. BORAH
written for international y. Service)
Omitted States Senator From Idahoo
CCopvright. 1929. by the I. \. Service
WASHINGTON. March Lloyd
George. according to the news dis
matches is again In peril. No one will
he surprised to see him escape un-
scathed and triumphant. In any event,
whether he succeeds in this particu-
lar instance or fails his career has
been one of the most eventfui in all
the history OF his country, country
blessed with a multitude OF great
names.
What is the secret OF his power? His
genius consists of his willingness TO
admit his mistakes-after all, rare
genius.
He has the courage to change his
program when manifestly in error
He has seen the fearful blunder Of
the versailles treaty He understands
that ft is this which is now holding
Europe In economic chaos and de-
moralizing the whole continent He.
therefore, wants II change CT a revi-
sion, of the treaty.
He also recognizes the mistake, if
not the crime, of the allied and asso-
citation powers IN their treatment Of
Russia He understands now the
blockade OF Russia after the a-mistice
constituted one of the great wrongs ri
history and worked detriment m
paralleied to Europe and indirectly to
the whole world.
He undoubtedly believes that time
has come to recognize the present gov
ernnenI Oh fAuSSidt u IliI6 1NHSSid
back into the family of nations, 10
open up trade and business with Rus
sia. and thus take the second most
important step toward the stabiliza-
tion and rehabilitation OF Europe
step without which the world cannot
recover and without which the bonuses
and tariffs and subsidies VIII not
bring prosperity. even to the United
States.
Lloyd George. in other words. has
the capacity TO realize when he has
been run over by events and the cour-
age to admit it and arrange future
programs in accordance with such ex-
periences.
The action OF the allied nations to-
wards Russia is almost incredible. Ii
IS based upon a narrow bigoted. short
sighted. policy, which. in different
ways has brought on almost as much
misery to the human family as the
war itself
We have appropriated millions To
feed the Russian people and yet our
action is helping TO retard immeasur-
ably the capacity OF the Russian peo-
pie TO feed themselves We connived
at the program which was to prevent
her recover after the war and we are
still engaged in the same policy Our
own people are paying for IL, not only
in the taxes which are assessed TO
take care Of the millions. but they are
paying for II in the retardation OF the
recovery OF Europe and thereby indi-
rectly of our OWL country.
There is no such thing as peace
either physically or mentally or spirit
ually. in Europe with 1s0.00.o0O people
outlawed and an entire continent har-
rassed and tormented as that conti-
nent is being harrassed and tormented
by the Versailles treaty.