The New York herald., 1922-09-15
LLOYD GEORGE MAY USE
LEAGUE TO AID PEACE
Hopes to Align British and
French Policy on Near East.
Special Gable to THE NEw ToKK HEHMn
Copyright, 1879, BY THE New YoRK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
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Special Gable to THE NEw ToEK HEnLp
Copyright, 1879, By THE New YoRK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau.
London, Sept. II.
Whether Premier Lloyd George will
use the League of Nations as his instru-
men. for launching a comprehensive
European peace plan which grew in his
mind with the success of the Washing
ton conference. will be decided at
Cabinet meeting tomorrow. Tonight
the Prime Minister is known to be un-
decided as TO whether he will go to
Geneva. Everything depends on the ad-
vice expected from Lord Balfour as to
the expediency OF such step.
Mr.. Lloyd George has never relin-
quished his ideal Of a great peace pact
despite the failures OF the Hague and
Genoa conferences. but the question is
whether the League of Nations has the
capacity to handle such far reaching
question. A most significant intimation
is found in the Pail Mall Gazette. which
supports Mr. Lloyd George. that the
Prime Minister and the Foreign Office
for the first time are entirely in SYM
pathy with Lord Robert Cecils League
Of Nations resolutions.
The question for the Cabinet to de-
eide is whether the personality and elo-
quence of Premier Lloyd George can in
duce the Assembly to agree to a world
peace pact. Many responsible men in
Whitehall already believe that 1t would.
The Near East problem also will en-
gage the Cabinet at its meeting to-mor-
row. Great secrecy Is maintained as to
what e passing through the usual dip
lomatic channels between Whitehall and
the Quai d'Orsay. There rs reason to
believe that the possibility OF Turkish
invasion OF Thrace has inspired the
Prime Minister to make a strong effort
to bring the Near East policies of France
and England into alignment
According to official circles he hopes
that the French Cabinet, following its
meeting to-day. will acquaint the British
Ambassador In Paris of the French Near
East policy in time for this information
to be at the disposal OF the Cabinet Min
listers tomorrow. Despite the news of
rejoicing that come from India and
Egypt over the Turkish victory, Mr..
Lloyd George Is not yet ready to admit
that his pro-Greek policy has been a
failure. With the traditional Glad
stonian policy of excluding the Turks
that the Premier will seek a compromise
on Kemal Pasha's demands without
abandoning altogether his friendship for
Greece.
definite widening of the breach be-
tween the French and British policies
is certain to follow II the French come
out in full support of Kemars demands
and In that event a conference will be
resorted to. The French say that Kemal
Is aware of the solidarity OF the Allies
on the defense OF the Straits. whatever
may be their attitude regarding Thrace,
and they do not expect him to attempt
to force his way through the neutral
zone.
Dispatches from the Near East capi-
tails bear all the earmarks OF censor
ship, the Governments taking care to
give out what they want the people to
believe. From Greece come stories of
Turkish atrocities in Smyrna, of mobil-
ization by States friendly to Greece
and OF Kemars intention to seize Thrace
without much delay while Constantinople
gives out the Turkish side Of these
reports