Ashland weekly tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1919-1924, 1922-02-15
GREAT BRITAIN
BENDS ENERGIES
TO REGAIN TRADE
BRITAIN CANNOT REGAIN TRADE
NORNIALCY UNTIL THE MARTS
OF GERMANY AND RUSSIA ARE
OPENED TO THE WORLD.
The Genoa Conference, II Held, WIN
Devote Its Entire Work to Cause
Of Revival OF Economic Conditions
In tho Old World.
BY DAVID NJ. CHURCH
U. N. s. Staff Correspondent }

We N' o. Quail NOTTebpOHueHtD
LONDON, Feb. 14.-Out of the
fog of International dlsplomacy
which continually beclouds London,
there comes but one distinct and
constant ray Of light as to just what
Great Britain wants, and that Is a
desire for restoration Of pre-war
trade.
Great Britain has a finger in ev-
cry international pie, and her states
men are earnestly endeavorlng to
lend their aid in setting straight the
ways Of the world, which are admit
tedly askew, but back of all of Brit
aims efforts is a very apparent mo
tive to secure restoration OF trade.
Cannes and Its Inflated conference
was a movement for trade rastora-
tlon. The Genoa conference win de-
vote Its entire work to the cause OF
revival OF economic conditions. Brit
ain and Lloyd George were prime
leaders in both of these movements.
Britain. however, cannot set to
work to cure her own trade depres-
sion until she has q measure of sup
port from the rest OF Europe, be-
cause her statesmen believe that the
remedy lies In changing of conditions
which are partially controlled by the
other allies.
Lloyd George, according to current
gossip in Whitehall and Downing
street, is fully convinced that Great
Britain and Europe can not regain
trade normally until the marts of
Germany and Russia are opened to
the world. Recent conferences be-
tween Hr 70 SHINES, German indus
trial lord, and Lloyd George, are un-
ders God to have cllnched this view
in the mind OF the British premier.
Lloyd George, II is generally un-
derstood, wants to let down the bars
for Russia and Germany. Ne wants
to tighten the burden OF both OF
these nations in order that Great
Britain and Europe can regain their
trade. Herein lies the difficulty
The barriers against Germany and
Russia can not be removed without
the consent Of France, and the re-
cent BRAND resignation is regarded
here as clearly indicating that the
people of France have not yet
reached the stage where they can
exhibit any sympathy toward either
Germany or Russia; nor will they
tolerate statesmen who exhibit such
sympathles.
French Not Sympathetic
The French lost heavily through
their financial support of the czarist
government; they lost through their
support OF the Bolsheyik. and
now they are content to let Russia
along by herself. Their an
tlpathy toward Germany will be of
long standing. Lloyd George can
ook for little French sympathy for
any clemency for either Russia or
Germany. Thus, Lloyd George finds
himself In jam, which II Is hard
'or the man in the street to UNDER
stand. and the man in the street Is
Interested.
1t is not the statesmen alone In
Great Britain who are demanding
rade restoration. Everyone is talk
ng trade and more trade. The news
papers are full of bewaillng. OF trade
Business men write to
heir fayorite papers to give their
Iiews. Bankers discuss trade condi-
Ions woefully. The man who wears
he cap of labor wants to know what
4 being done.
There may be pacts and talk Of
,acts, conferences and talk of con-
'erences, but Great Britain's men in
he street want a quick trade restor-
alton, and David Lloyd George
Knows 1t.