The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-05


In America when I left the call
,or Genoa was rather hastily ac-
geptcd as final proof that Europe
was ready TO get down to business.
II was hailed as n sign Of long
hoped-for rcaGJustment OF interna-
ilonal disputes, an authentic liquida-
tIon Of the war and after-war chaos
about to take place. Therefore. on
all sides one heard demands that
America be present. Now the fact
is a little different. When the con-
ference was resolved upon the de-
er.n was based not on general con-
ditons. but on the particular politi-
ed situation of Lloyd George in his
own domestic electorate. To this
situation | devote most OF the pres
ent article.
Premier Saw His Chance.
\ LLOYD George hit upon the expe-
a dent Of Genoa because he believed
n the hour ripe for general election
IN England. and calculated that a
foreign success such as he meant to
make Genoa would mean a domes-
Nc political triumph. The Irish set
tlement. the Washington treaties
and finally the ienoa climax, these
we're to be the elements in a new
canvass and the election OF another
house Of ommons in which his po-
slton would be consolidated.
Here Is the genesis OF Genoa. II
4 dates from December and took form
I when BRAND came to London after
4 his return from Washington. For
4 BRAND the Washington adventure
4 had proved a dismal failure. He
a needed hep to save himself, and
"a Lloyd George offered help in the
shape Of a British guarantee to
4 France. In return he asked French
4 consent that there be an interna-
iional conference in which bolshe-
q visit Russia shou be recognized and
n Germany eceived as an equal. Bo-
nOmi the Italian prime minister,
N also In difficulties. was to get the
n conference, and incidental prestige,
a Europe was TO come, America az
n well, Lloyd George would have pre-
ierred the new conference TO be al
n Washington, but hints were received
"a Coolly on Pennsylvania avenue. From
"A Genoa Lloyd George was to return
u as Disraell had come back from thu
congress OF Berlin, and right off
q there would be a general election.
why IL collapsed.
A I shall not undertake to analyzC
\ the accidents which ruined this bril-.
liant conception. But when Lloyd
George and BRAND met at Cannes
following a London conversation
Briand was compromised. and re.
called to Paris by Millerand in eX.
traordinary defiance of French con-
sutuuonal usage. Then BRAND re-
signed and Poincare came into
n power. Poincare was hostile TO al
a Lloyd Georges ideas and primarily
"A 70 the recognition OF Russia. Ther
n bonomi in Italy went down with {
n crash. The call for the Genoa con
ference still good. but already two
4 prime ministers had disappeared.
,Coincident with these foreign ac
II @nts, Lloyd George suffered a do
"A tsslc check. His plan for a gen
eral election was vetoed by the man
1 aging director OF the unionist part!
winch controls by far the larges
N houp In the coalition bloc which
u supports Lloyd George in the hOus
ol commons. There. then, was al
b thd OF the real Genoa conception,
II success prelude to a British genera
a slecuOn' Since that hour event
nave moved rapidly, all to the dis
advantage OF Lloyd George. Thre
e.ecuons to I'LL vacancies in tn
II ,ommons and many other incident
n nave disclosed the mounting unpop
uul9rl'y or the present government Il
brltsln. A general election now. in
~ ,eau or promising n new Lloyt
george victory. might spell disaste
alu would insure a great reduction
q. the strength OF his supporters
Asaln the Irish settlement has los
o'Helhing Of Its appealing power; a
yohsequence of recent events II
d lpnn deliverance from the Irisl
g mare was at least postponed
IN n france, too, has broken wha
10y 10y prove mother Panama cana
,Inudl' ,oqiIl' Even Millerand. while Ia
10y sulltless OF any dishonorabl
noit.Ihs' mas been compromised b
Il s'al lnterventiOns amounting I
p.t, Ihu!scretions. At least I'm tn
n dsn nina France appears on tn
sp OF political upheaval the eS
r,, and consequences OF which can
FiS,Uue measured at the momen
* "''Iy, II is taking weeks to fin
new Italian ministry.
ion will see. then. how COM
hN the Genoa prOpect has
ch transformed. France was
gueSd IN to attend. Lloyd George
Nil dreamed of personal triumph
" nun Russia recognized and Ger
y received. 4 shining first
,ip toward European rcconstruc-
can IN conformity with British
81 AL now Po.ncnre has transmitte
~ "oSu George the French eonceu
M doo,ol vi fenoa in a long lawyer
f7 pou.nent pTount To accept the Polncar
Ell Gsnposal would have destroyed III
ma hoa conference as Lloyd Georg
lnu. conceived It.. Therefore 10
III lstteuu deadlock and the Polncar
/. lorS went unanswered. This dead
Isl gres, Vas broken when Benes, III
Cd y. SHeeh statesman. having visi
cam aaIls and talked with Poincar
81 Llova straight to London and sa
nel'es Becomes Mediator.
scelSsne, moment Benes, by an cd
EprosI became the mediator
'N isb ~, ~ lie discussed with the ar.
,ne minister the whole Anf.l,
"a controversy and found