The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-15

ton whether this action may not
have made for further friction along
AngIo-F'rench lines Yet there is
throughout the sounding of an in
creased note of admiration for the
doughty little Welshman that wei
is represented by the Washington
Star tInd.), which says:
The world will feryently hope
that Genoa shall prove to be Lloyd
Georges Austerlitz, not his Wa
terioo."
Which, interpreted by the Pitts
burgh Leader, prog. Rep.) is car
ried along to establish that the
British plans for rebuilding Eur
ope are best and must be followed,
and Lloyd George lis, in cold fact,
the worlds outstanding leader,
however much he may be disliked."
PiIing brick upon brick the New
York Evening World DEM, very
frankly declares that the British
premier 'snatching himself from
the jaws of death-ministeria
speaking-is without rival"
The tranco-British alliance, IN
the opinion of the Newark, n. j.,
News, however, has been furthered
by the authority which the British
premier carried to Genoa. He
showed an understanding the News
says, "of Frances inability to dis
cuss land ornaments, but the edi-
tor voices sincere regret for the
failure of the United States to par-
ticipate, expressing the opinion
that the recent Washington confer
e1ce was too limited in scope.
In the VIZ Npoint of the Asbury
Park, n. J., Press Und. DemD
while it is not the right of the
nations of the world to tell Russia
what form of government it shall
have. it is their right at this con-
ference to demand that that gov
eminent shall demonstrate its sta
bility before it is accorded reccg-
milton. And when Lloyd George
insists upon this he can count upon
the support of the rest of the
world" Which brings from the
Rochester, n. Y, Times Union,
tInd.), the further statement that
Lloyd Georges genius for expedi
ents, his personal effectiveness, are
the most hopeful elements in the
situation" So far as the Cleveland,
Ohio, Plain Dealer UndO, is con-
cerned it feels confident that when
the commons gave Lloyd George
his vote of confidence there were
three victories described: first a
magnificent personal triumph; ser
ond, a notable victory for Poincare;
third, significant victory for
world peace in the new cementing
or the sOrely shaken Franco-Brlt-
ish alliance"
Realization that she needs con-
hdence in herself" suggests the
Kansas City Journal (Rep.b, will
DO more in saving Europe from eco
homie disintegration than any 9TH
er factor. 1t will do far more than
sitting idly by lamenting the, fact
mat the United States did not en-
close a blank check in it's refusal
to be present at Genoa" There
lore, so far as the st. Paul Dis
patch tlnd.), is concerned, it is
convinced that the one thing which
VIII not be tolerated by America,
france, Great Britain or any other
nation is the application of COM
munism in any degree or shade to
Russla's dealings with foreigners"
however the Richmond, Va, Times
dispatch, seems convinced that the
British have staked much on the
result and that therefore the vote
OF confidence gives the premier a
handy weapon in his work. THE
Genoa conference" suggests the
richmond editor, was conceived
oy Lloyd George and his audacity
IN insisting that both Russia and
germany be represented seemed to
force issues with France, on the
one hand and with America on the
ether- European politics always
oewliders the average American
mind and never more so than in
me present situation