Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-08
KING AND. LLOYD GEORGE
PRAISE ARMS -PARLEYs
Washington Conference, Hail.
ed as English Parliament
Is Opened.
MILL1oNs WILL BE SAVED
british Premier Asserts Erect Of
Meeting I'm America Will lie TO
Save Millions In the Current Year.
ExpenacH.
ny Ralph II. Turner.

United News STAFF Correspondent.
LONDON. Feb. 7.-Both In tho
speeches of King George and of
Premier Lloyd George upon the OPEN
Ing OF the British Parliament the
Washington conference received an
unusual share OF attention and was
hailed as highly successful effort
at International Cancellation and
worldwide peace.
The tone of these speeches also was
reflected In the remarks from the
floor OF the Commons by other gov
ernment speakers. who praised the
work of President Harding and the
American government in the highest
terms.
To save Millions.
One of the greatest achievements
in the history OF the world" Lloyd
George called the conference. Later
the Premier declared that the effect
OF the meeting at the American can
ital would be to savet millions In the
current years expenses OF the Brit
ish empire.
Moving an address in reply to the
Kings speech, Captain Hacking
pointed out that His Majesty has laid
great emphasis on the Washington
conference. He added that tho CON
ference had been more successful
than the most sanguinc mind had
anticipated. saying: 1T is truly said
that the world owes n debt Of graft
tudc To the President OF the United
States"
Seconding the motion, Cnptain
Earnest Evans declared that the con-
ference would result In nations he
coming more friendly. more loyal and
more cooperative units in the worlds
Workshop"
Praise Nnvni Agreements.
]. III. ClYnes praised the agree
ments reached on naval limitations,
tut regretted that nothing had been
done towards limitation or land arma-
ments. He hoped that the washing.
ton conference would prove n prece
dent for further similar gatherings
finally arriving Mt an agreement for
some international machinery for set
Ting other diRcultlcs.
In his address to Parliament I<Iny
George spoke OF the Anglo-Japanese
alliance being replaced by The new
Pacific treaty. saying that tho rcla-
lions between Great Britain ann
Japan would remain as cordial as
ever. hut that, at the same time. the
relations between England and Amer
lea would enter into IA new and
even closer friendship"
The King then went into Other
phases OF the governments policy.
taking up the Irish question in an
optimistic vein and mentioning the
Near Eastern and Franco British is
sues as questions which he looked
to see settled
Discusses Irish situation.
Ia his address to the Commons,
Lloyd George ran the gamut OF do
nestle and foreign issues. Taking
up the Irish situation and the
boundary dispute between Collins
ana Sir James Craig. the Premier
said:
Don't let us rush into this first
quarrel and take sides" This issuc
he declared. would not he considered
nntil the Irish Constitution has been
iraEtd and incorporated by act OF
Parliament.
LEGISLATION would be introduced to
pnt NE treaty into effect, no told
me commons. and in the meantime
inc government will stand or fall by
tho treaty"
Regarding France. Lloyd George
arGhch That "our purposes are alike,
nut our methods do not always
asrce. He recognized that the
frchch fear OF isolation must tc re-