The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-10-16
GREAT BRITAIN CAN'T
SOLVE LLOYD GEORGE
Politicians Much Puzzled over Recent
Speech at Manchester on
Near East.

London, Oct 16.-Premier Lloyd
George returned t. LONDON yesterday.
He met with hearty reception from
crowds of admirers, and had long
conference with Winston Churchill,
secretary for the colonies.
Mr.. Churchill will be in charge of
the Irish debate when Parliament
takes up the matter of ratification OF
the new Irish const tuition, and as the
necessity of securing ratification be
fore December 6, makes this task a
weighty one in connection with any
possible early appeal to the country,
it is assumed that the whole subject
was gone over.
The premier's speech at Manches'
ter Saturday leaves political circles
completely at a loss TO forecast the
next political movement. II i gener'
ally supposed that there will be an
early dissolution, although his sup
position does not arise from anything
the Premier said at Manchester, but
from a general review of all the fac
tors IN the existing situation, and
above all, to the conviction that the
speeches Of the prime minister and
the colonial secretary, from which so
much was expected have in po'nt OF
fact left things just as they were be
fore and have done nothing whatever
to arrest the progress of the revolt in
the conservative rank and file against
the continuance of Lloyd Georges
leadership.
If the pr me minister has any def
mite plans he successfully concealed
them from his Manchester audience
His apologize, as many describe his
speech, has not served TO turn away
the sharp edge OF criticism lately
levelled at his Near Eastern policy
j. l.. Garvin, in the Sunday Observer.
pcnned one Of the most scathing in.
ctments OF that policy yet seen
pointing out how, owing to the exist
ence within the cabinet OF two dia-
metrica ly opposed policies, it haG
been impossible to pursue a policy
leaning towards Russia, as desired by
Mr.. Lloyd George, or a policy learning
towards Turkey and declaring that
the government in fact had fal.end be
tween two stools.
Asserting that the government had
spent bVtween 90 and 3O,O00,OOO
pounds sterling in war preparations
only to bring Turkey back into Europe
IN more firmly established position
than before 1914. he said.
"Of all we were supposed to have
won in the Near East in the great war,
not one asset remains, while the loss
Of our moral repute is unparalleled In
our relations with the Moslem world.
To antagonize simultaneously Russia
Turkey and all Islam is mere mad
ness
1t is persi tently asserted that the
revolving conservatives In their No
vember convention will adopt resolu
tionI practically depcsing Lloyd
George from leadership and placing
the conservative party in the futur
under a conservative leader, relegat-
Ing Nj. Lloyd George, II he cares to
accept that position, to leadership in
the House of Commons under a con
sentative pre- s.er in the event that
the conservatives In the next general
election come lack strong enough to
form government.
The question still not eolved is
whether Mr.. Lloyd George will try to
forestall this development by immedi.
ate resignation or ssolution of Par.
lament.