The New York herald., 1922-01-22


declaration of policy in what has b
as the most significant gathering he
Mr.. Lloyd George was in rare form, {
full Of fight and bubbling with humor,
and he spoke for an hour and half,
confident of the security Of the Coali-
ton and more hopeful than ever Of
the future. He made the occasion one
for political house cleaning and took
thorough fashion. A tremendous, re-
ception was accorded him. He made
it clear that he was ready to go on
with the same fearlessness as in the
past and with the highest hopes placed
in the forthcoming Genoa conference.
He quickly disposed of the general
election alarms and ridiculed reported
Cabinet disputes.
Proud OF Irish Pact.
He turned his sharpest wit on Her
bert II. Asquith, Liberal leader. and
other OF his political foes. But he re-
Trained from any mention of the French
sible lines as they affected the British
policy. He did not take advantage of
the occasion to answer Raymond Poin-
care. French Premier. except in the
most elastic generalities.
Mr.. Lloyd George was proud of the
Irish settlement which. he declared
enhanced the prestige of Great Britain
throughout the world. He characterized
It as giving added value to British coun-
sci and as depriving altogether her ene-
niles of the force Of the taunt that Grea.
Britain is always willing to give excel
lent advice to other lands. while unable
to follow 1t herself. He said this was
gone forever. He declared such a set
tlement was only possible with a Coali-
tion and that he was convinced 1t was
the best government for the country
until some approach to normal condi-
tions had been reached.
what is there to quarrel about?' he
asked. 'Is peace Liberal or Conserva
tive7"
Speaking ot his program he said
There Is but one urgent program. one
urgent item of program. Let us in
scribe II on our banners: Peace on
earth good will toward men,
He said progress had been made gen.
orally by patience, by continuity, by not
rushing things. by carrying. by convic-
tion of judgment all peoples along grad
ually as they realize the difficulties
in the way of extravagant programs
and extreme proposals.
Farley Here Most Notable.
"Thc Washington conference has been
a notable event." he added ''one OF the
outstanding events of the world. an ex-
ample to follow, and we owe deep
debt of gratitude to Mr.. Balfour for
the noble part he has taken in that
conference. Tremendous cheerlng.l II
is a source of pride to US as British
that we should be so represented at a
great international conference. His
eloquence, his conduct and his high
statesmanship have added iuster to an
already distinguished career. The con-
ference is not over, but great things
have already been achieved.
Interchange of views and removal
of prejudices are all important. Four
fifths OF the difficulties of the world
come from suspicious. Most quarreis
are bred In suspicion which could be re-
moved by sensible interchange of opin-
ions. Much has been accomplished and
I am hopeful of much more. Nothing
has ever done so much TO restore
good understanding between the United
States OF America and ourselves, and
the cace of the world largely depends
upon that foundation.
when you come to the European sit
uation you are dealing with old and
rooted complications. Yo have old
hatreds. old rivalries. old feuds. old sus-
picions, old distrusts. The best and the
worst I'm the national lives of the Euro
pean peoples. In their conditions. in their
ideas, are inextricably mixed. And when
you come to deal with any European
problem you begin to realize that 1t re-
qures unfailing patience and persist-
ence.
MEN who think they can cleanse Eu-
rope OF these weeds and straighten out
the European tangle in a few years are
~sther ignorant or misled in their pur-
pose. What has happened in France
shows how warily you tread. III there
had been conference In July, 1914. we
would have had no catastrophe IN Au-
gust.
There are those who would go back
TO the old diplomacy. You cannot argue
with dispatch. you cannot reason with
a diplomatic message We must come
face TO face. 1 have a profound faith In
the ultimate reason of man. ! believe
In my fellow men made In the image or