New-York tribune., 1922-11-08
Quit PALESTINE.
May Be Policy
Of Bonar Law
Premier Would Also Con-
slider Withdrawing From
Mesopotarnia, He Says in
Reply to Lloyd George
Plans No Internal Change
Declares Against Revision
of Tariff or Effort to
Reform House Of Lords
By Arthur S. Draper

- Fons lS6 IftoHhC5 Eurnpe6n Bureau
Copyright. lsac. New York Tribune Inc.
LONDON, Nov. 1.-THE key to the
Near Eastern situation is not in Con.
stantinople but rather in London, Paris
and Rome" Premier Bonar Law de-
clared in speech in London tonight
in which he emphasized the Cabinets
desire to work in harmony with the All.
lies as the keystone of its policy. He
emphasized the close harmony existing
to-day between the Allied representa-.
tives in Constantinople as vindica.
tion of his policy, and in this connec-
ton declared that it was Lord Curzons
visit to Paris last month rather than
Lloyd Georges warlike attitude that
saved the situation at that time.
Later in the speech Bonar Law ex-
pressed regret that England had ever
gone into Mesopotamia and Palestine
mind the question of withdrawing from
these mandates. Then he turned to the
problems Of parliamentary, fiscal and
tariff reform.
The Premier's speech was in the
main reiteration of his tranquility
policy, from which, he said, no amount
OF sarcasm could defect him. He de-
clared that il his government was re-
turned after the elections 1t would at
tempt no reform in the tariff or the
House OF Lords and would make no
fundamental changes in the fiscal sys-
tenn. Only in adopting less aggres-
sive tone in his comments on labor did
his address depart radically from the
tone of his earlier speeches.
Reply to Lloyd George
The Premier's declaration on the
Near Eastern situation was made as a
reply to an attack formulated by Lloyd
George in his Newcastle speech in the
afternoon, in which the defeated Prime
Minister attempted to capitalize the
new crisis in Constantinople with the
assertion that his own measures avert
ed trouble last month.
Now" Lloyd George declared. "the
Turk is saying to himself: We've got
rid Of that fellow. Just look at the
list Of the new ministry. This is the
time for another try" He declared
that if the present government was
not firm with the Kemalists war would
break out in the Balkans and spread
as in 1914. He promised his whole
hearted support to any firm stand
Bonar Law might take.
But the government must wake up,"
he thundered. "Sleepers may be all
right on a railway, but not in foreign
politics."
That the government is very much
awake to the situation was indicated by
Bonar Laws action to-day in recalling
ministers from their speaking tours Of
the provinces for special Cabinet
meeting this evening. as well as by the
statements he made in his London ad-
dress. Despite the defented Prime
Minister'S jeremiad there was a strong
feeling Of optimism, in government cir
cles over the present state Of affairs.
SCOTS at Lloyd George
The Premier in his speech tonight
declared that Lloyd George was nut
ting an exaggerated value on his own
personality II he thinks that il was
his manifesto to the Dominions and
his warlike attitude which ave rted the
crisis last month, and suggested that
the Welshman has apparently forgot
ten that during the trouble in October
the Allied representatives in Constan-
t1innopie were not working in harmony
Now" he asserted, "they are abso-
iutely united in the action they have
taken, and I think that is q good
augury"
OF the budget and taxation the Pre-
mler said that the new Parliament
would make no fundamental change in
the fiscal system at time like the
present, when the greatest need was
for confidence and security. ANY ad-
vantage which might be obtained by
changing the present system, he said,
would not compensate the great disad-
vantages of the economic disturbance
it would cause.
Following the same line, the Premier
declared that he would not dream of