, 1922-03-16

: to Khedive of Egypt.
that the absence of the United States
will detract from the usefulness OF
the conference. But if Europe will not
hold the kind of conference in which
the United States can helpfully par
ticipate. it must not expect us unnec-
essarily to become involved in Euro
pean questions. Better luck next time,
maybe, when things get dow to brass
tacks.
7 LLOYD GEORGE r~eslgning the Brit
IL ish premiership doesn't fit in with
American notions of the little Welsh
wizard. But either he had 1t seri-
ously in mind-or he ran a gorgeous
bluff. Anyway, he served an ultima
tum IN the Tory leaders of the Goa
lition party that unless he could be
assured Of loyal support and co-opera-
ton he would resign. Whereupon all
Britain buzzed like a disturbed bee
hive. Sir Arthur Balfour was named
everywhere as the probable successor.
But the coalition chiefs got busy at
once. Sir George Younger, the union
list "~die-hard" leader, was made to
step back into the line; it was his
speeches that had forced the issue.
Other leaders publicly voiced their
confidence in the premier. Balfour,
as a conservative leader, put the fin
ishing touch by declaring emphat-
ically for q continuance of the Goa
lition government and indorsing the
leadership of Lloyd George. who he
declared was incomparably the great
est figure of the greatest age in Brit
ish history. So the crisis has appar-
emily been passed-though possibly
only for the present.
Sir Arthur, by the way, is very much
In the British public eye just now.
King George has bestowed upon him a
knighthood of the Order of the Garter.
His achievements at the Washington
arms conference are universally ac-
claimed as regaining for Great Britain
the world dominance lost during the
World war. Anyhow, in declaring for
of the premiership.
CANADA'S fourteenth parliament
~ was opened Wednesday by Gov
nor-General Byng. w. l.. Mackenzie
King is the first liberal prime minis
ter to hold the reins of government
since Sir Wilfred Laurier was defeated
ten years ago on his policy of reciproc-
ity with the United States. Premier
King is a veteran of the Laurier min
istry of 1911, in which he served as
..taNatA. - I.I-.
of Montreal, selected by Premier King,
Is speaker. The government COM
hands about one-half of the members
of parliament. The official opposition
group. numbering about fifty in a
house of 235 members, is led by Ar
thu Meighen, the defeated premier.
T. A. Crerar leads an unofficial pro-
gresslve group of about So, who are
expected to support the government
In most of Its policies, especially on
the tariff. Both liberals and progress
sives believe in customs duties 'for
revenue only" al against the conserv-
alive policy of protection. Who said
reciprocity"
EIUME is on the map again and
L seems to be trying to rival vesu-
vius. The Fascist and their ndher-
ents have chased out President Ia
nella OF the Free City government set
up under the treaty of Rapallo De-
tween Italy and Jugo-Slavia. Gabrl-
ellie d'Annunzlo has SEM word that he
supports the uprising The Italian
parties have chosen Giovanni Glurl-
att, former chief of the poet-warrior's
cabinet. as head OF another provision
al government for the Free State. The
Jugo-Slavs ARE rushing troops to the
frontier. ostensibly to repel threat
ened raids by the Fascist. They are
insisting upon observance OF the treaty
of Rapallo. Italy apparently intends
to restore order in Fiume and enforce
the Rapallo treaty. She also a
moved troops forward.
MAX says he isn't marrying Ma
lNl thilde for her money. Mathilde
began the romance at eleven by call
ing Max Uncle" Max has taught Ma
thilde the "Swiss language" Let the
wedding bells ring out and the Swiss
navy fire n salutei
"Polltics makes strange b~edfellows''
which is to say hat the new treaty
gives Yap prohibition. with Americans
exempted.
william Jennings Bryan, %crusnding
against Darwinism, say nobody can
make a monkey OF him. Mr.. Bryan
Is a self-made man.