Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-04-04

This result is regarded as exceed
ingly satisfactory for the prime min
3ister, as the combined laborites and in
dependent liberals number about 100
and the 'die hards" about SO. all of
whom might have been expected to op-
pose the premier's resolution.
The prime minister's speech inviting
parliament to vote confidence in the
governments Genoa policy was note
worthy inasmuch as it touched only
lightly upon the political crisis at home
and because it indorsed the French
policy toward Russia although Mr..
Lloyd George himself displayed much
sympathy for an entirely eonciliatory
that it sought a convention with the
soviet government, lest by waiting it
might eventually be necessary to deal
with a still more irreconciliable or mill
tarist regime which might embroil the
whole of Europe.
No Gain by Delay
While emphasizing that nothing could
be gained by waiting for the overthrow
of the soviet administration. the prime
minister accepted the French stand
point, demanding guarantees with re-
specf to Russia's debts and obligations
and STIMULATING period of prohibition
Of six months or a year, but less il
Russia gave the necessary guarantees.
before full recognition was accorded.
The premier reiterated his belief in
the sincerity of the conversion of Niko-
lai Lenine and the soviet to a diluted
form of communism.
Perhaps the most interesting of Mr..
Lloyd Georges proposals was that ex-
changes should be stabilized at some
maintainable figure but no details wers
given as to how he proposed to effect
this, except that it might be attained
by some form of international co-op-
Grafton and pressure.
The debate which followed the pre-
mler's speech was rather tame 1t was
early realized that there would be no
of the unienists which would
endanger the confidence resolution,
hence interest dwindled until division
was taken
Depart from Usual Course
The rather unusual course of de-
division on the main resolu-
ton was followed after the Clynes
amendment was defeated. when finally
~ members recorded their opposition
to the resolution Of confidence.
A motion will be moved on Wednes-
day by Sir William johnson Hicks.
dhieitSt- ~ tHt tiIeCG ludl III InS
opinion of this house. lack of definite
and coherent principle in the policy
Of the present coalition government can
only be remedied by the establishment
OF ministry composed of men united
by identity of political principles"
MIR. Lloyd Georges appearance in
the house was his first since Feb
ruary %.
Mr. Lloyd George said his resolution
gave the house an opportunity of ap-
1roving of disappearing the objects OF
he Genoa conference and the makeup
# the Genoa delegation and that IL the
-esolution We're defeated it would be
equivalent to vote of no confidence
n the government The prime minister
'aid the official opposition amendment,
hanged not the object. but the scope.
# tue conference. He did not believe
'uch a body as the Genoa conference
'ould properly consider the revision Of
visiting treaties. even in the event this
vas desirable.
Would Transfer Burden
The trouble in Europe had been at
ributed largely to the reparations ex-
cted by the treaties. said Mr.. LLOYD
;eorge. but the treaties did not create
he reparations. Their creation was
lue TO the fact that there was some
hlng 10 repair Ii the treaty OF YER
allies were altered. he declared, it
would only transfer the burden from
Germany to France.
Mr., Lloyd George said there were
wo considerations in dealing with the
roblem of reparations. The first was
hat if the payments were insisted upon
eyond the power of the war-exhausted
ountry, crisis would be precipitated
lhich would not be confined to Ger
lany. The second was that Germany's
ttimate capacity TO pay must not be
sdged by her present capacity. when
/ common with the rest of Europe she
as struggling To recover from the
shaustion of the war
Defends Conference idea
Neither of these considerations could
roperly be judged at Genoa. They
ught to be Judged by the machinery
the treaty, which was very elastic.
rance. he forecasted. could not forego
le right to have an adjudication in
,nnection with the treaty's conditions.
Defending the idea of the conference.
lie prime minister said he had been
Id that the coalition was dying.
Perhaps l may have the privilege
dying machinery TO give my last
ord Of advice" he remarked.
II do rot know who will succeed ua,
1t l would like to utter a word Of
ndly warning:
Whoever succeeds us will find it i
lpossble in lhe present state Of