Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-02-08
LLOYD GEORGE
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be for the young generation in Ger
many to be brought UP with the
thought Of vengeance. You must
make Germany feel that policy OF re-
venge would not pay, and convince
every German that such policy would
be fatal to his own country.
England is in honor bound to give
France some guarantee to replace the
guarantee given by President Wilson
and Mr.. Balfour at Versailles to iu-
duce France to abandon what is known
as the advanced Rhine policy"
This statement provoked expressions
of dissent from the opposition
benches, whcreupon the prime MINIS
ter announced the house would be
given an opportunity for full discus
sion of the matter and to either: re-
jcct or ratify the proposal.
Replying to labor criticism of the
governments unemployment policy
and the contention that it would be,
impossible to reconstruct the world
until the war debts were readjusted.
Mr.. Lloyd George said this did not
depend upon the English alone. He
was quite willing to enter upon
discussion of the problem if all credi-
tor, as well as the debtor. nations
would come; but for England to
forego her claims when there were
heavy claims against her was neither
fair nor just. England would not fail
either in generosity or justice, if all
the nations would come together. but
she could not act alone.
The prime minister, dealing with
the economic report of the Geddes
committee admitted economy to be
one of the vital subjects of the pres
ent session. He then turned to the
Egyptian question saying he must
speak with much reserve pending
General Allenby's coming to London.
He pointed out that Egypt had never
been an independent nation but
Turkish province and. owing to its
geographical position as a corridor
country. could not be given complete
differentiation with reference to
external conditions.
Dilating on the danger of an indie
pendent Egypt would have been
during the war, liable to be overrun
by Turkish armies led by Germans
and eventually perhaps becoming a
Turkish or German province, he de-
clared Egypt had been protected
from that fate by British and Aus
tralian troops.
He argued that whatever reasons
had led Gladstone, who vas no an
neXationist, to intervene in Egypt.
had been enormously strengthened
by what had happened in the last As
years. and it was useless to ignore
fundamental facts merely to gain
temporary peace at the expense OF
disastrous consequences in the
future.
Turning to the affairs of Ireland,
the prime minister said the govern
ment's bill would empower the lead
ers of the Irish free state if they SO
desired. to take the opinion of the
Irish people on the treaty. He con-
sitsared it needless to be Respondent
because the second meeting between
Sir James Craig and Michael Collins
was failure. 1t was unfortunate.
but even Englishmen, Welshmen and
Scotchmen were not always able to
arrive at an immediate agreement.
In the present state of the world
infinite patience was necessary to
settle anything; the worlds nerves
were on edge and everybody was pre-
pared to quarrel with everybody else.
The treaty had been ratified by
both houses of parliament by over
whelming majority and in due cuorse
legislation would be submitted for the
carrying into effect of what parlia-
ment had Pledged itself to the pco-
pie of Ireland. the empire and the
world to perform.