New-York tribune., 1922-10-16
Conservatives
Plan to Dropl, g.
Lloyd George
tcontinusd from pase ens,


more than double their representation
in the House of Commons and thus die
tate the national policy to large
extent,
Six months ago the fortunes of the
Labor party were at low ebb, but the
whole country has been profoundly
moved by the eveEts of the last few
months, and to-day the Labor party is
back in the position it held two years
ago.
"The Sunday Times" stanch sup
porter of Lloyd George, to-day sum-
married the situation III this wav:
"The unwanted election of March is,
net alone the wanted. but needed cleo
tlon of November. Every party wants
IT and the nation needs it. The die
hards have found leader; labor, in
the interval, has perfected it's organi-
cation; the Liberals Nave prepared
many rods for the back of Lloyd
George, and the Premier himself, as
ore would infer from his Manchester
speech, is as incapable as ever of re-
1uslng challenge to combat"
j. l.. Garvin, who created political
sensation last week by his attack on
Lloyd George after supporting him
through thick and thin for years, em-
phasizes,. in "The Sunday Observer
to-day, that his objections are not to
the Premier personally, but to the co.
afition system with it's lack of con.
aisteney and it's wobhling policy. Or
the other hand nobody has the temerity
TO forecast that any party will have
majority or that purely party
government is now possible.
Few expect Lloyd George to drop on
OF the iimelight completely. If he i.
not a member of the next governmen,
Iney iigure him as a power in the mex
,aoase opposition, There his infnit.
showledge of every detail in the prob
ieHs OF state could be used to en-,
nafrass any government which he dix
net IKE. In his comment to-day MIR
Safvin says: Sooner or later Lloys
Georges unrivaled dramatic gifts ant
ms matehless power of agitation vii
make him Premier with somethin,
more than majority of his own"
French Note Claims Peace Credit
= PARlS, Oct is (By The Associate,
Press An inspired note. issuaa to
day IN answer to Lloyd Georges Man
chester speech and British newspape,
comment, places France in the role O.
peacemaker IN the recent Turks II
crisis at Great Britain's request. i
calls attention to the British declara
fion that France abandoned Great Brit
ain at Chanak, and that peace wa,
sayed only by Britain's resolute stnns
and says:
"The Turks, flushed with victory
were marching on the Straits, wher.
General Haripgtons according to hi
own admission, did not have sufi,cien
forces to stop the advance. The uncon
ciliatory attitude shown by Downin,
Street, notably la lis appeal for tn,
military cooperation of the donain
ions and the Balkan Allies, was not ..
q nature to calm the Nationals
leaders.
ut was in these circumstances tha'
on September 20 Lord Curzon came X
Paris to confer with M. Poiacare. The
Minister of Foreign Affairs asked tbs
French Premier to exercise his infiu.
enee with the Angora government to
check the advance upon the Straits
ard it was With this object, with Lord
Lurznn's fpll approval, that NJ. Frank
sn-Bouillon proceeded oa his mission
TO Kemal Pasha.
HThe Allies at the same time upon
III Poincare's demand, decided to give
Thrace to the TURKS as evidence of
their good intentions. The chief of the
Angora government, having confidence
IN the assurances the French delegate
brought to him, agreed to cease all
military enterprises.
~ seems. thssa, we'll estahiished that
tias sntsryentioA of the French govern