Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-26
Vote Confidence
 GiVtn Lloyd George
House of Commons Rejected 235 to 26 an Amendment Opposed to Premier $ Genoa Policy.

T again Lloyd George appeared in the house of commons today to render as prime minister an account of his stewardship at Genoa, and once again, after a precise and carefully worded statement, and an eloquent rebuttal of critioms directed against him, he received the support of the house in what is considered the equivalent of another vote ofNconfdence. The house by an overwhelming major ity of 235 to 26 rejected an amendment moved. by Rupert Gywnne, unionist, to the motion on which the debate was based as g. means of expressing the dis satisfaction of the house with the pre- | nlier's exposition.
 For an hour and a half the premier gave calm exposition of the conference proceedings, to which the veteran, Her bert Asquith, the labor leader. John Rob ert Ciynes, and Lord Robert Cecil replied. lcriticismg the~six weeks session at Genoa as having accomplished little or nothing Howard the rehabilitation of Europe. The criticism aroused the premier and he thundered answers towards the oppo- sition benches. After spirited scene in 1 the crowded house, amid handclapping and shouting at the passage between the premier and Lord Robert Cecil Lloyd | Georges second speech ended dramatical- ly as he silenced the house and solemnly
 
 l the French democracy. There was loud cheering as he resumed his seat
 The debate which followed the prime l minister's speech brought many allusions to the relations between England and | France which are exciting greater con- tentious feelings between the different sections of the house than even the policy toward Russia. Mir. Lloyd Gorge display ed great impatience with those critics who advocated going along without 1 France as he exclaimed
 You cannot settle the reparations question unless you carry the judgment of France along with you. and you can not do that by fouting the Versailles treaty and trying to ignore France
 MT. Asouith.. who spoke after the pre- nier's recital. of the Genoa events thought Mir. Lloyd George had provided the bolsheviki with high authority for the principle that basis for conservative society in Russia might be found in the adoption of a policy of confscation. He contended that the Genoa conference had resulted in nothing of importance except the truce pact, but the real fact was that , a more solemn and enduring pact had al ready been entered into by all those na. tions except Germany and Russia in ths covenant of the league of nations. MT. Asqnith made great play with ths ] prenier's picture of the nations of Flu rope preparing to march large armie. [ 1 against each other He reminded tn, house that only quite recently aeethel 7 | member of the government had asserted : that the government knew nothing abou 5 Bit and he inquired where Mr Lloyt 7 George got his information.
 { The prime minister. interrupting. sait l he got it from the premiers of PoIan, , and RuInani. MT. Asuuith asked wh. had kTao1 oPf beor s1ea,1 f,-on
 the house, and pointed out that Russi
 and Poland had entered into an under
 taking on March 31 not to attack eac L other therefore it could not be suggeste
 that Poland was menace.
 . Lord Robert Cecifs criticisms wer s mostly concerned with the United State K and France, and afos with the privat s conversations at Genoa. He urged tha e if there was any possible way to compl : with the conditions laid down by tn 5, United States government for~participa Q tion in The Hague conference it should b
 done. He considered the relations betwee e England and France worse than befor 1T the conference and appealed to the hous Ie not to underrate the grave danger of 'f breach with France.
 o MT. Lloyd George, in a general repl, l. resented Lord Roberts aspersions on tn
 private conversations and declared ths
 
 ss great affair. The Washington conferenc le could never have arrived at Such tr is urnphant conclusion but for the fact ths
 Balfour and Secretary Hughes and u
 Japanese, delegates had had constant pr
 vate conversations before entering u : full conference
 0 After a lengthy debate the prime mil ister was again on his feet rebutting a 1' tacks by Lord Robert Cecil and others ( = his policy towards France Lord Robe J suggested it might be possible to get u s' United States sinto the conference even '' 1t were necessary to jettison The flag, U meeting and arrange some economic co
 ference which the United States might n- willing to join
 en Of America, he said We have invite Ill pleaded and used every method exec
 force to get America to Genoss and Iik
 wise The Hague. If the noble lord c; do anything more, we welcome his assis ance."
 In conclusion, the prenhor said:
 want to work with the good will of t
 denrocarcy of France We must work
 gether for peace in Europe and up
 that princple we shall work as whol
 heartediy as the democracy of Fran
 for that purpose as we work in order
 defend Europe against the aggression
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