The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-10-11
OVERTHROW OF
LL0YDCE0RCE
ATTElMP TED
Near East Policy Of
Premier Unpopular
With British Public

- l4OnuON, oSt. D S4SS tiAS <hs's7o>AsAs
ed Press The latter phases OF
] the Near Eastern crisis have been
accompanied by the growth OF a
political and newspaper campaign
against David Lloyd george. the
; British prime minister, which
reached its climax when the four
Heading weekly reviews and one OF
the premier's staunci1est support
ers among the Sunday newspapers
Joined i'm demand for his resigna-
ton.
ssThe campaign has far surpassed
in it's widespread extent and SEEM
ing influence any of the similar
campaigns which the premier dur
ing the troubled postwar period
has had 10 meet and which hitter-
to he always has successfully Cir
cunlvented. What has distinguish
ed the present campaign from all
previous ones is that it is not con-
{ fined to the premier's natural po-
litical enemies but embraces solid
organs of public opinion OF all
political shades
The basis of the charges against
Mr.. Lloyd George is that his strong
pro-Greek policy brought the nation
to the brink of war, which was
only ayerted in the first place
through the statesnlanship and di-
plomacv OF Lord Curzon, The for
eign secretary, who emerged from
the alleged prolonged eclipse from
whicE the foreign office has suf-
fered through the premier. Realm
ing in his own hands all the threads
OF British foreign policy. and Sc
cured an agreement with France
tson Near Eastern policy. and in
the second place through the mod
Grafton and tact displayed by
Brigadier General Harrington in his
dealings with the kemahsts.
The gravest Of the charges
against. Or rather. against the a.
legged war party led by Winston
Spencer Churchill. secretary for the
colonies, is that it has involved the
country at a moment OF great
financial difficulty in the useless eS-
penditure of between 29,000.000
and 3o,o00,000 pounds for war.
preparations in the Dardaneiles.
In the words of The Outlook
.it has assured the triumph OF
France over Great Britain and
caused the humiliation OF Great
Britain before the Moslem world.
While France. poses as the protec-
] tor Of the faithful who bullied and
chivied Great Britain into ac-
; cepGng humiliations that no great
power within the past century has
peacefully endured
Amid the chorus of protests
against Mr.. Lloyd Georges cabinet
secretariat usurping the duties OF
the foreign Office, moderate organs
like The Spectator and The OBJ
server are heard urging the pre-
mier's friends to tell Mr.. Lloyd
; George he can best serve his coun-
try by resigning.
This campaign is considered in
some political circles to have great
! ~ strengthened the conservative
revolt against Mr.. Lloyd Georges
leadership which has never been
stilled since last February when
Sir George Younger. the Conser-
yative party organizer success
fully thwarted Mr.. Lloyd Georges
iplans for. spring elections.
Not only has the Labor party
been solidly agaisnt the premier
with their recent stop the war"
slogan. but political observers As
sert some of the strongest elements
of both wings in the coalition are
equally determined 10 bring TIE
Lloyd George regime 10 an end. In
some quarters Andrew Bonar Laws
! recent letter to The Times on Grea.
Britain's operations in the Near
East is. associated with the anti
Lloyd George manifestations.
though in other circles the in
terpreta,ion is that the letter may
have been intended to assist Lord
Curzon in his efforts in Paris to
bring the British and French poll
cies into agreement.
All kinds of speculation are cur
rent regarding how the premier
will meet the, attack against him.
Even possible new political align
menss are being spoken of in the
event of the attack proving sue