The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-05-31
LLOYD GEORGE
STRONGER
THAN EVER
House of Commons
Gives Vote Of Conf
dence After Exp1a-
nation Of Genoa
Policy

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London, Mas % 1By the Asso-
ciated Press)@0nce again Lloyd
George appeared in the house OF
.commons today to render as prime
minister an accountef hiss stew
ardsfip at Genoa, and once again
after carefully werded statement,
an eloquent rehuttal Of criticism
directed against him, he received
the support OF the house in what is
considered the equivalent Of an
other vote of confidence.
The house by an Overwhelming
majority of aas to 90 rejected an
amendment moved by Rupert
GWinne. Eaionisf. TO the motion on
which the debate was based as a
means OF expressing the dissatis-
faction OF the rouse with the pre-
miners exposition. Mr.. Gwfnne had
been most Yehenaent in his denun-
Citations of the government. assert
ing that the premier had spoken
only Of what might have happen
& and net what really did happen
there.
Fer an hour and a half the pre-
faier gave q calm exposition of the
conference proceedings, to which
the veteran Herbert A. Asquith, the
Labor Leader, John Rabert Clynes.
and Lord Robert Ceci, rsplied, criti-
cfsing the six weeks session at Ge-
o as having accomplished little or
toward the rehabilitation.
OF Europe.
Cheers and shenfs.
The criticism accused the premier
and b ethandered answers towards
the opposition benches. After a
spirited scenein the crowded house,
amid handclapping and shouting at
the passage between the premier
and Lord Robert Cecil, Lloyd.
Georges second speech ended dra-
maticaily a he silenced the house
!. and solemn s. proelainiedsa policy
OF cooperation n. the French
democracy. There were loud
cheers as he resumed his seat
The debate WHICH followed the
prme ministr speech brought
many illusions 70. the relations be-
tween England and France, which
+ exciting greater contentious
ssYaslings between the different sec
tions Of the. house thur even the
policy towards Russia. Lloyd George
dsp1ayed great fmnatience with
as4hose critics, who advocated going
along without France, as he ex-
claimed.
You al not settle the repara-
ions question unless o carry the
Z judgment of France along with you,
and You can not do that by flout-
ing the Versailles treaty and try
d TO ignore France.
Mr.. Asquith, who spoke after the
p-resnier,s recital of the Genoa
events, thought Nh. Lloyd George
had provided the Bolsheviks with
high authoriysfor the principle that
q basis for conservative society IL
Russia might be found in the adop-
ton OF a policy OF eonfiscation. he
contended that the Genoa copfer-
ence had resulted in nothing Of i'm
!. nortanee except the truce pact, but
the real fact was that a more
solenaa and enduring pact had al
ready been entered into by al those
nations except Germany and Russia
sn the covenant of yhe league OF ma
tons
Criticism by Cecil.
Lord Robert Cecips criticisms
were mostly concerned with the
United States and France. and also
with the private conversations at
Genoa. He urged that il there wa
any possible way to comply with
Inc. conditions laid down in the
Enifed States government for par
ficipation in the Hague confer
!. ence it should be done. He con-
sidered the relations between Eng
land and France worse than be-
fore the conference and appealed to
the house not TO undertake the
a danger Of a breach with
France.
Mr.. Lloyd George declared that
such conversations were essential 10
any great affair. The Washington
conference could never have ar
rived at such a trtumphal conclu-
sion but for the fact that Baifour
and Secretary Huhges and the Jap
anes delegates had had constant
priyate conversations before enter
ing the full conference.
Lord Robert suggested it might
be possible to get the United States
into the conference even if 1t We're
necessary to bttison The Hague
meeting and arrange some eco
nomic conference which the United
States might be willing to join.
Amid considerable uproar, Com
mander Kenworthy shouted, What
is your policy"
IT desire. to work with the de-
mocracy OF France" the premier
replied d~ecisively.
or America he said: I'VE have
invited, pleaded and used every
J. method except force to get Amer
lea to Genoa and likewise TO The
Hague. If the noble lord can do
anything more we welcome his as
|. sistance."