The Washington times., 1922-12-13
LLOYD GEORGE
WILL PROVE
CASE I.
In Washington Times-Herald
Sunday Will Riddle Poin-
cares Claims.
BY JOHN T. BURKE.
lniyevsal Service.

BY JOHN T. BURKE.
Universal Service.
LONDON, Dec. I3.-F orm r
Premier Lloyd George. in his article
next Sunday in The Washington
Times Herald and other Hearst
papers, will riddle by irrefutable
proofs Premier Poincare's denial
that Frances military party wants
to seize snd hold the left bank Of
the Rhine. ..
Universal Service 10 authorized
to make this announcement:
Lloyd Georges charges. coming
at time when Britain Ia STUNNED
by the announcement OF Poincares
bellicose demand for the right to
invade the Ruhr districts and for
the rule of Essen and Bechum
which led to the breakup of the
premiers' conference, are arousing
tremendous interest here.
Credit Given Hearst.
While publicists are chsry of dis.
GUESSING the matter. with Europe
facing another grave crisis. leading
newspapers. like the Daily Tele.
graph and the Daily Mail. print
long special articles and editorials
giving credit to the Hearst papers
for the publication in America OF
the epoch making articles.
After quoting an interview with
C,emenceau In America In support
OF Premier Poincade's position. the
Daily Telegraph says:
the Hearst press. which has sc.
cured the rights to Lloyd Georges
articles describes In the first series
good Americans should ponder.
More particularly should they study
Lloyd Georges suggestion that the
French proposal to take over the
German provinces on the left hank
OF the Rhine would mean to. take
them forever because Preparations
claims skillfully handled by the
French. would prevent US ever wit.
Messing the fulfillment Of the Yer
sailles treaty
Why Get Entangleds
Brisbane, Hearst's chief editor
writes, with the European league
breaking up. why should Americana
tie their country up with any for
eign faction Afterward comes 9
reminder that British statesmen
handle American statesmen as chill
dren handle kittens.
"The Hearst press admits thai
the French nation does not want
more war and does not want tC
seize German territory; wants only
peace and security But France
like some other republics. is no.
governed u her people. but b,
great financial interests.
Premier Poincare for years wai
the representative Of great financial
interests of France including the
makers of ammunition, who earned
billions in the last war and would
earn more billions in the next
France does not want more war
but declares Hearst's editorial In
black type. individuals do want It, '
The Daily Mail announces:
'"The Lloyd George articles ap
peared exclusively In all the Hearst
newspapers, which appear In citiei
all over the country.
"In close proximity was an entire
page devoted to a virulent anti
British campaign in which all sorti
of nebulous and insidious charges
are made against the British gov
ernment and British shipping in
terests conspiring to wreck the de
velopment Of an American mercan
tile marine
After the outburst the Mail adds
1.-THE Hearst newspapers. whs
have bought American rights In
the Lloyd George contributions or
European affairs, make the frs
article the basis of q fervid appe6.
to the American Govrnment to with
draw Immediately their troops from
the Rhine and keep the country ab
solutely free from all embodiment
in European affairs"
Laborite Comments.
Col. Josiah wedgewood, one Of thu
best Informed Of the Laborite mem
bers. declared:
"t should have supposed that 4
was obvious that French actions
during the last three years -coulx
only be explained a. Lloy(
George has done II.
Their main object 10 obviously
to secure the left bank Of Tn
Rhine by breaking that provinc
away from Germany and consti
tuting II an independent republi'
under French tutelage."
Practically every Newspaper Il
Britain holds Poincare responsibl,
for the breakdown of the confer
ence. The Daily Chronicle de
| clares: sV
"Unless the French recede from
/ th>{r es~ov, tisllv militia -, Aavc~ n.