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Confidence
Is Affirmed.
.372 to 94
Members Of Lower House
Endorse Governments
Policy on Geneva Confer.
ence After Debate.
Amendment Is Rejected
~ The Associated Prsss.

London. April 3.-The house OF
commons. after an unexciting debate,
adopted By the substantial majority
o! 27s. Premier Lloyd Georges rcso-
luton calling Tor confidence in the
governments policy on the coming
economic conference at Genoa. The
vote was 572 TO 81.
Prior TO this the house, by vote
OF 579 to "A. rejected an amendment
proposed by John Robert Clynes,
lsbori,e. which, while approving an
international economic and financial
conference. declared that the govern
ment was not competent 10 represent
the country at such conference and
lid not have the confidence oi the
ouniry. This result is regarded as
, Scecdingly satisfactory for the prime
1 mister. as the combined laborites
a d independent liberals number
al ,ui 100 and the die hards" about
80 all OF whom might have been ex-
pee ed TO oppose the prcmier's reso-
luti u.
Speech Noteworthy. :.
IT, prime minister's speech invit-
ing p rliament to vote confidence in
the g vernment's Genoa policy was
notcw rthy, inasmuch as it touched
only Il. h,ly upon the political crisis
at hom and because it endorsed the
French policy toward Russia, al
though lloyd George himself dis
played much sympathy ior all en-
tircly conciliatory attitude toward
Russia, and further. in that it sought
accommodation with the soviet gov
ernment. lest by waiting it might
eventually be necessary TO deal with
a still more irreconcilablc or mil,ar-
ist regime, which might cmbroil the
whole OF Europe.
While emphasizing that nothing
could be gained by waiting for the
overthrow of the soviet administra-
ton, the prime minister accepted the
French standpoint. demanding guar
antees with respect to Russia's debts
and obligations, and stipulating
period OF probation of six months
or year, but less if Russia gave the
necessary guarantees before full rec
ognition was accorded. The premier
indicated his belief in the insincerity
of Nikolai Leinine and the soviet
form of communism.
Would Stabilize Exchange.
Perhaps the most interesting Of
Mr.. Lloyd Georges proposals was
that exchange should be stabilized at
some maintainable figure, but no de-
tails were given as to how he pro-
posed to effect this except that it
might be attained by some form of
International cooperation and pres-
ans
The debate which followed the
premier's speech was rather tame.
1t was early realized that there
would be no breakaway Of the un-
lonists, which would endangcr the
confidence resolution, hence interest
dwindled until division was taken.
The rather unusual course of de-
manding division on the main res
olution was followed after the Clynes
amendment was defeated. when fin
ally "a members recorded their op-
position to the resolution OF con-
fdencc.
The prime minister and his sup
porters managed to keep the whole
question rcsolutely on the Genoa
decision. but motion will be
moved on Wednesday by Sir Viii
liam Joynson Hicks. unionist. to the
effect that ''in the opinion of this
house, lack of definite and coherent
principle in the policy Of the pres
ent coalition government can only
he remedicd by the establishment OF
ministry composed OF men united
by identity OF political nrincinles."