The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1922-04-06
COMMONS BACKS
BRITISH PREMIER
Lloyd George Is Upheld by a
Vote of 378 to "a.
GENOA PLANS ARE OUTLINED
Leader, in Historic Speech, Tells
Members Of Parliament Conditions
Wherein the Allies Are to Rec
oqnize Soviet Government.

London, April 4.-The house Of
commons voted confidence in Premier
Lloyd George and the government by
$40 to 81, The vote evidenced the APP
proyal Of the premier's outline of the
allied plans for the Genoa conference.
In a historic speech on the Genoa
conference the premier laid down the
conditions whereon the allies are pre-
pairing TO recognize the soviet govern
ment. The conditions are:
/. Recognition of the debts CON
tracted under the czarist regime.
.. Reduction of the Red army.
3. Russia must mot attack its neigh
bors and vice versa.
T. Access to Russian ports.
&. Establishment Of the usual
agencies for the protection of trade.
6. Recognition to be general, with a
probationary period.
The premier had not entirely re-
gained his old confidence, rs the re-
suit Of his recent illness. He spoke
quietly, sometimes with unusual hesi-
fancy, searching for words 70 fit the
occasion. There was also an absence
of swift retorts when the premier was
heckled by laborites
Scores Personal Triumph.
Only in the closing part of his
speech did Lloyd George generate his
characteristic fire. Nevertheless the
premier scored another personal
trOumph.
Warm applause greeted Lloyd
George when he entered the densely
packed house and cheering was loud
and prolonged when he rose to deliver
his S5-minute speech,
Labor members enthusiastically ap.
plauded the premiers reference to q
campaign for immediate recognition
of the soviet government but the mass
of coalitionists reserved their APP
proval until the premierS announce
ment that Russia must prove good
faith before the allied powers could
ceremonially recognize the soviets.
Lloyd George sounded Il death knel
to Britain's hopes that dictatorship
for proletariat Russia would be super
seeded by more democratic form OF
government when he said;
"The world cannot afford to wait
| any longer for the prospect of the
downfall Of the present regime.
at is our duty at Genoa to see tha'
the establishment Of peace in Eu
rope is complete
The historical precedent which thu
premier selected to Justify the recOg
milton was Pitts peace with tn,
French revolutionary government. Tn,
| premier said that he felt today as Pit
/ did I'm his time-that unless peace
was made with the revolutionaries
Europe faced many devastating
| years.
Won't Revise Existing Treaties.
| Dealing with the other objects O
the Genoa conference, Lloyd George
/ said the conference would try to re
cover prosperity from desolatlor
where into Europe had fallen, but he
would not seek to revise existing
treaties or the reparation provisions
made at the Versailles treaty.
"If Germany does not pay" said the
premier, France and Britain have to
/ Germany's ultimate capacity to pay
must not be Judged by the presen
| general depression"
The first work at Genoa will be t
restore exchanges Currency has
broken from its moorlngs and is nov
drifting helplessly.
England's international trade Is nov
so per cent Of what IT was before tn,
war, Germany % per cent anc
Frances 60 per cent.
Pressure will have TO be brought t,
bear TO induce nations to balance thcl
budgets, the premier said