The New York herald., 1922-02-08
LLOYD GEORGE CALLS WORK
THE GREATEST IN HISTORY

pointed out that Egypt hao never beer
an independent nation, but Turkish
province. and owing to its geographi.
cal position as a corridor country
could not be given complete self-deter.
mination without reference to externa
conditions
Dilating on the danger an indepen-
dent Egypt would have been during
the war, liable to be overrun by Turk
ish armies led by Germans and eventu.
ally perhaps becoming a Turkish OF
| German province, he declared Egypt
had been protected from that fate by
British and Australian troops
| He argued that whatever reasons
had led Gladstone. who was no annex
ationist, to intervene in Egypt, had
been enormously strengthened by what
had happened in the last forty-five
years, and it was useless to ignore
fundamental facts merely to gain tenn
porary peace at the expense of disas-
trous consequences in the future.
New Bill for Ireland.
Turning to Irish affairs, the Prime
Minister announced that a bill will be
introduced very soon giving the pro-
visional Government necessary powers
TO deal with economic and other mat
ters. This bill would empower the
leaders of the Irish Free State, IL they
so desired, to take the opinion of the
Irish people on the treaty. He con-
sidered it needless to be respondent be-
cause the second meeting between Sir
James Craig and Michael Collins was a
failure. 1t was unfortunate, but even
Englishmen, Welshmen and Scotch
men were not always able to arrive at
an immediate agreement. In the pres
ert state of the world infinite patience
was necessary to settle anything. The
worlds nerves were on edge, and
everybody was prepared to quarrel
with everybody else.
The treaty had been ratified by both
houses of Parliament by overwhelming
majorities. and in due course legisla-
ton would be submitted for the carry
ing into effect of what Parliament had
pledged itself to. the people of Ireland,
the empire and the world to perform.
Mr.. Lloyd George also announced
that pending the removal by the
United States Senate of difficulties In
the way. Austria was obtaining adj
vances upon national security. 1t was
proposed that the British make an adj
vance of something over f2,000,000 re-
naming out of the sum of f10,000,00
voted last year for tho purposes OF
Central Europe. lie believed that
France also was prepared to make an
advance to Austria to assist her in re-
covering from her present difficulties
and to prevent her collapse while
awaiting the suspension Of the liens.
King Praises Pacific Pact.
! The Kings speech read at the opening
Of Parliament said in part:
| During the last three months the
Washington conference on the questions
of disarmament and the Far East con-
tinued it's sessions. A treaty designed
to maintain peace in the Pacific has been
signed by representatives Of the British
Empire, the United States, France and
! Japan and awaits ratification.
''While the treaty replaces the Anglo
Japanese alliance, ] am happy to feel
that the long standing concord between
the two countries will remain as cordial
as ever under the arrangements thus
concluded. At the same time our rela-
tions with the United States of America
enter n new and even closer phase OF
friendship.
"An agreement also was reached on
the question Of disarmament and a
treaty has been signed providing a large
measure of relief from the burden OF
ornaments. In all these respects great
results have been attained. and the sue
| nf ha Va
world will owe a deep debt of gratitude
to the initiative of the President of the
United States of America. will be the
bappiest augury for future international
relations.
THE articles of agreement signed by
my Ministers and the Irish delegation
TO which you already have slgnified
assent, have now been approved in Ire
land. and the provisional government
contemplated in that instrument is a,
present engaged in taking over the ad-
, nlinistration of the country.
Final establishment of the Irish Free
state as a partner in the British Com
monwealth is anxiously awaited through
out the world. You WILL therefore, be
invited at an early date to consider such
measures as. may be necessary to give
effect to the agreement. A bill of In
demnity will also be submitted to you.
| VINE great continued Volume OF un-
! employment among our people causes me
deepest concern and viii continue to re-
ceive the earnes. attention of my Min
listers. The only remedy for this dis
tressing situation is to be found in ap-
peasement of International rivalries and
suspicious and in the Improvement OF
conditions under which trade is carried
on all over the world.
For these reasons I welcome arrange
ments now making for the meeting oi
an international conference at Genoa al
which trust II will be possible to estab.
lish peace on fair basis in Europe and
to reach settlement of many important
questions arising out OF the pressing
need for financial and economic recon.
struction.'
FRANCE MAKES TRIPLE