Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1922-04-06
LLOYD GEORGE
|. SCORES TRIUMPH
Commons Votes Confidence in
Premier and Government
by 379 to "a.
OUTLIEfS PIAsS FOR GENOA
In Historic Speech British Leader
Lays Down Conditions Wherein
Allies Are 10 Recognize Rus
sian Soviet Government.

London, April 1.-The house of
commons voted confidence in Premier
Lloyd George ara the government by
379 to 81. The vote evidenced the APP
proval Of the premier's outline of the
allied plans FOR The Genoa conference.
In a historic speech on the Genoa
conference the premier laid down the
conditions whcreon the allies are pre-
pairing to recognize the soviet govern
mont. The conditions are:
/. Recognition Of the debts con-
tracted under the czarist regime.
.. Reduction OF The Red army.
3. Russia must not attack it's neigh
bors and vice versa.
4. Access to Russian ports.
3. Establishment OF the usual
agencies FOR the protection Of trade
6. Recognition 10 be general, with a.
probationary period.
The premier had not entirely re-
gained his old confidence, as the re-
suit Of his recent Illness. He spoke
quietly, sometimes with unusual hest
fancy, saarchihg for words TO fit the
occasion Ihcre was also an absence
OF swift rctorts when the premier was
heckIed by laborltes.
ccorcs Personal Triumph.
Only in the closing part Of his
speech did Lloyd George generate his
characteristic fire. Nevertheless the
premier scored another personal
troumph.
Warm applause greeted Lloyd
George when he entered the densely
packed house and cheering was loud
and prolonged when he rose to deliver
his S5.minute speech.
Labor members enthusiastically APP
plauded the premier's reference to
campaign for immediate recognition
of the soviet government but the mass
of coalitionists reserved their APP
proval until the premler's announce
ment that Russia must prove good
faith before the allied powers could
ceremonially recognize the soviets.
Lloyd George sounded death knell
to Britain's hopes that dictatorship
for proletarlat Russia would be super
seeded by more democratic form of
government when he said:
'The world cannot afford to walt
any longer for the prospect OF the
downfall Of the present regime.
ut Is our duty at Genoa 10 see that
the re-establlshment OF peace in Eu-
rope Is complete"
The historical precedent which the
fAr tod ks, In Fu
milton was Pitts peace with the
French revolutionary government. The
premier said that he felt today as Pitt
aid in his time-that unless peace
was made with the revolutionarles,
Europe faced many devastating
years.
Won't Revise Existing Treaties.
Dealing with the other objects of
the Genoa conference lloyd George
said the conference would icy to re-
cover prosperity from desolation
where into Europe had fallen. but he
would nat seek to revise existing
treaties on NE leparation provisions
made ut the Versailles treaty.
az Germany does not pay" said the
premier. France and Britalu have to.
Gcumam's ultimate capacity to pay
must hot I've judged by the present
generA' q preston"
The srst work Mt Genon viii be to
restore exchanges. Currency has
broken from ils moorings and Is now
drifting belplcsslv.
Englands International trade II now
90 per cent Of What II WIS before the.
war, Garmauy'a % per cent and
Frances 60 per cent.
Pressure viii have To be- brought To
hear 10 lnduce notions 10 baiance their
budgets the premier said.