The New York herald., 1922-06-22
LLOYD GEORGE LOSES
ON PALESTINE VOTE
Lords Defeat Government, 60
to 20, Desiring That Man
date Be Postponed.
ZIONIST RULERS OPPOSED
Islington Says Population Is
NOn-Jewish-BalfOur De-
fends Treaty Policy.

LONDON, June II ASSOCIATED Press) =
The Government to-day met with defeai
in the House OF Lords on it's Palestine
mandate policy. BY vote of go to 2s
the House declared for a postponemen
of the Palestine mandate in order t.
bring 1t into relation with the Govern.
ment's pledges to the people of Palestine
The motion for postponement was
made by Lord Islington. and it wa.
carried after a strong speech in defense
of the Governments position by the
Earl OF Balfour. The motion OF Lort
Islington asked the House of Lords tc
disapprove the Palestine mandate or
the ground that 1t was opposed to the
sentiments of the people of Palestine
and would give Zionism political power
in country preponderatingly non
Jewish. Therefore its acceptance b,
the Council of the League of Nation.
should be postponed until notifications
were made in it In accordance with the
Governments promises.
Lord Balfour defended the mandate
as a justifiable experiment. Are we
never to have adventure or a new ex.
periment?" he asked.
United States Senate Cited.
Lord Balfour referred to the con-
clusion of the United States Senate that
the policy of a Jewish home was a
policy beneficial to the whole world, and.
he declared. in arriving at that con-
clusion the Senate was not oblivious of
the native Arab population. He said
that Lord Islington's apprehensions that
the Zionist organization would usurp
political power were fantastic fears
which need perturb no sober, impartial
critic.
Lord Balfour denied that the man.
date would be a great speculative in
vestment bringing millions into the
pockets of international finance, and de-
Tended the Pendius Gutenberg conces-
sion granted by the Palestine High Com
mission against Lord Islington's attack.
saying there was no undue favoritism in
the project of Mr.. Gutenberg for develop
ing Palestine. ana that IL it could be
carried into effect II would give an
economic advantage to Palestine which
could be obtained in no other manner.
Government Taken by Surprise.
The Government had not expected the
question to be pressed to vote, which
probably explains the absence from the
Chamber of many Of the Governments 5
supporters. The defeat Is not expected
to involve the resignation of the Govern
ment. but it is considered as damaging
to the Governments political credit,
coming at Is does after similar incidents
in both houses of Parliament. 1t prob
ably will have some influence, however,
on the Governments subsequent policy
Something may develop tomorrow in
the House of Commons when Sir WILL
lam Johnson Hicks. Unionist. raises de-
bate on the question Of the concession to
Ruthenberg for harnessing the Jordan
River, and Secretary for the Colonies
Churchill Is expected to make an impor-
tant statement. These concessions have
been bitterly attacked by certain Sec
tions of the British press
An interesting feature Of Lord Bal
four's speech was a long and eloquent
passage dealing with the tribulations OF
the Jewish race. their valuable contribu-
tions to art. philosophy, science and reli-
gion, and the suggestion that Christen-
dom should take the chance of giving
the Jews a. home where in peace and
quietness they might develop their, cul-
ture and traditions.