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||MUSTSAvE RUSSIA
SAYS PREMIER
Lloyd George Gives Accounting
For Genoa Conference.
CHtERED N COMMONS
Declares Soviet Government Must as
Given Aid to GNe liability and Sc
curity to Europe.

Sui'iJ ~ IL ioPC'
London. AaS 26--Loud cheers greet
ed The prime minister. David lloyd
George, wlieu lie entered liIe house Of
coInluulls for i debate Oh he foreign
policies uf The government which il
likely To have all important bearing
upon his political future.
The Genoa -ecunOmic conference
formed the text for The debate. with
the premier ready To point 10 lis
achievements. such as the agreement
for q truce of eight months il europe
and the economic results reacneu His
opponents VIII make ihe l:usst Ger
man Trade rreat! The basis for Grid.
cisms al Ihe happenings Ill Genoa.
In speaking OF The possibility o. The
re-armiG@ ~ Russia with German AS
sistance Nj. Lloyd George said, eIl.
phasiZiE@ each word Il hope the o.
caSion may never arise making ii
necessary 10 go back and refer 70 the
warning | AIN utIerihg.'
Although peace had been established
in Europe. ii was quite clear. said Mr.
Lloyd George. the war atmosphere 10
a certain extent remained.
AS for Russia, it was hopeless ful
her. whatever her government said
10 expect 10 eXtricate herself from
The pit of squalid misery without The
assistance of the other thirty nations.
There were several courses i'll deal
Ing with the Russian situation. Mr..
Lloyd George pointed oul. The trsl
was force. which had failed. No one
had suggested that al Genoa. The
second va: To leave Russia To her
fare
But how. lie asked, could We i'll
sure Europe against The risks his
policy would involve: The Russo
German agreement shows the SOFT of
peril ! mean"
Germany. said The premier. could
NOT re-equip Russia economically. not
having the capital, bct thar was nui
The case with armaments as there
was every natural RESOURCE in one
country and complete technical skin il,
the other.
The British delegation" he >ai,
realized il was necessary for lht
peace of The world, whatever VA
thought of The soviet government. that
some arrangement with Russia | t
made in order TO enable her To help
in swelling the volume of trade on
which So many millions depend. and
in order 10 give sense OF stability
and security TO Europe"
After reviewing rhe objects of the
conference, the prime minister said In
regard 70 the question as to whether
the conference had succeeded. he
would simply state the facts fairly
and let the members judge them fair.
.Iy.
The Russian leaders, said the pre-
mier, quite realized they were not go
ing to get credit from the west upon
basis of confisca ion end repuQia-
zion Of debts. They also knew Rus.
STA never would be restored until she
got credit.
As regards debts Of money advauc-
ed to Russia tefore the revolution,
he said, the Russians were prepared
TO compromise, saying the obliga tons
they accepted would depend lpon the
assistance received. He said The
Hague conference was to be prac-
tlcal discussion between the experts
On the basis Of the Cannes resolutions
of the allied supreme council.
Il anu very hopeful" he said, thai
when they come down TO examination
Of practical propositions something
will be achieved.
In the meantime he declared, we
have had TO consider what could be
done in order to prevent conflict In
Europe. II we were TO continue the
Genoa examina tons We had TO insure
the peace Of Europe. That is why we
have the truce Of peace, which EN-
bodies the solemn declaration on the
part of thirty four nations that they
will be guilty of no act of aggression
against each other.
Il am going to say Genoa will ul
,imately succeed: believe it has AZ
complished great things already. II
Genoa fails. the position Of Europe
will indeed be tragic"