Evening star., 1922-11-26
bR|TONS PIN HOPE
+. ON FOREIGN POLICY
Export Trade Revival Need
ed if Unemployment Wave
Is to Be Conquered.
AID OF FRENCH ESSENTIAL
Let-Up in Pressure on Germany
Held Crux of England
Renaissance.
AID OF FRENCH ESSENTIAL
BY 4. &. GARDNER,
Britain'n Greatest Iibcr1, lditor.

nhAih 'reHtest Liberal Editor.
Special Cable Dspa'rl 10 The Star
LONDON, November 2J.-The Bonat.
| Law ministry came into office unu,r
an ominous shadow. Uncmploy me 4
is rampant, trad" deprcss! ION CO.
| tinues. Relief is Imperative. bat no..
it is TO be afforded is not -; plain
Foreign complications add 10 rIe
dangers of the situation.
| There was. of cours-. plenty u
popular enthusiasm accompany n-'
! the kings opening Of par.ian,
Thursday, but it was drtractrd fl
by the unemployed demonstration "t
the previous day. Eouar Law
! fused to receive the r"pr"SeutatiN, -
of the idle workers. Iii~ action g..
dictated by his Determination 80 Z.
store the parliamentary forms .
departmental authority.
In his behalf it WAS stated hat BE-
is alive to the situation ra~ultll <
| from 20 per cent Of the ""rk'..
being compelled 10 live ou -uTsr'
ment dolcs. 1t is feared, however.
that. unless tranquility can t~ L.
stored TO Europe. British industry
cannot revive ANA III" rpEGiTH y"
longer can maintain its vas indu- T,
trial population. most "f " "h"Hn. n
the past, existed on the "Hpur' trace.
an France he
Realizing the necessity of r"st"~-
ing order, the new government has
turned to It's foreign poli"E. In thls
vital field the disappearance "t Lloyd
George has improved the atmosphere,
French distruSt of tn" lat" premier
had gone so far as I" MAX" 'r'"Ud!E
relations impossible. The ch1r@" IN
government makes for h"p'' ih ,.
III remains to bc seen whrI''r =
France can he induced I" chang Ter
policy in lime To save Germany Ir"ni
the final crash. which most tinanri"rs
consider inevitable.
The only hope would seem !" ne
revision OF the reparatious "th rA-
tension Of the moratorium. granting
a loan and assisting in Sjab,lIZa't"ii
Of the mark with allied sup rFlSi"h
over German finances t''h'i
France can be induced l" cons NJ -
this is hard To say
This is the cruX OF ih" sltna 't'.',
one hopeful feature is the IMPROVE
situation at Lausanne. |htFr III"
Anglo French understanding mas e'",l
restored in relation to thr "'"tNl'
question, and this may pay" ne Wa
for a complete agreement on all IN
ternational problems
Austrian Loan Helps.
II is fully realized that unless t-h&
land can bridge the gull h''""'!:
4 a
Europe is impossible. MeanWhil" N"
announcement hy the soNerhtnt ~
,bat the British loan to Austri@
under the control OF the ieas ur "l
nations has been accepted - nav
ing a reassuring effect.
All parties are cnmW"nCih- 20
recognize that the league is tn" sol.
instrument through which contiu"ntai
system and aoxord can be revived. my
France still remains an obsta"!e 10
the league. and the report that 'he
French foreign affairs committee OF
the chamber has decided to REJECT the
Washington naval pact hdNutailH
darkens the outlook.
There is a singular irony IN IN"
fact that the first oiilclai ACT "l tn'
Bonar Law government has ben l"
ratify the treaty with the lrlsh frt"
State. Bonar Law himself mas heth
A most stubborn opponent "t nome
rule bu., Of course, he accepts m
fait accompli Diehardism Is s."wlN
disappearing in the presence "f an
honest effort by the Irish govern
ment to suppress the rebellion. IN"
trial and execution OF Ersklhe tiliu-
ers has created a deep impression ~
England No other course was open,
Childers was the strangeSt ngufe lh
the Irish drama. a man OF genus
infected with the micrOhc of reb'l j.
lion, who Set himself to destroy a"
possibility OF irltnGiN lFidtl'lIH ~
tween Ireland and Eng LAND.
Carson "a Lord. Chiiders Dead.
What Carson has been in the n"f,H
he has been in the south. the lrrec"i
cilable enemy Of settlement. nut t'N
a strange contrast. Of fate, Whlic
he was tried for his lie, Carson silS
as lord in the highest court "i
the realm. Hopes are growing tLdt
the Free State Will weather tie
storm. CoSgraVe is Regarded as an
able. sagacious man. Wh" inspires
confidence both in Ireland and Eng
land.
1t is expected formal rat l'iratlon of
the treaty by the British parliament
will substantially strengthen the
Free State. English opinion - uhaii-
imouSly with coSgravc. Non" but Il
few firehrands of the Morning P"St
stamp want England t" h" mixed up
with Irish government again
Mrs ASquith'S new book has ilIl"n
fiat. 1t lacks the brilliant qualities
of her first effort, but II throws SOM"
new light on the relations between
Lloyd George and Mr. Asquith
copyright. 1922