The New York herald., 1922-03-17

Czecho- Slovakia forming a new bloc
and replacing the Little Entente in Inn
portance. 1t Is stated here that the
movement has the influential support of
all who desire to put up a Arm resist
ance against any revision Of the treaty
Of Sevres which would give Turkey a
common frontier with Bulgaria.
Fears as to such frontier revision
were moderated when Lord Curzon. the
Foreign Secretary, received the two
heads OF the rival Turkish factions now
in London. 1t is said the two delegs-
tions virtually agreed In their demands
submitted. but that they want far be-
yond what Great Britain was prepared
to accede.
LONDON, March 16 (Associated Press).
Premier Lloyd George. although in
seclusion in Wales. keeps in daily tele-
phonic consultation with his Ministers
In London, and tonight all kinds OF
rumors affecting his position are current.
one being that he intends to await the
fate OF the Free State bill in the House
OF Lords, where there has been talk of
the "die hards'' proposing to amend the
bill In committee on the Ulster boundary
question. Such an event, although not
expected. may still happen, and IL an
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is rumored that Mr.. Lloyd George would
Irish settlement.
The House of Lords passed the second
reading of the bill without division to-
day.
Another report is that the Prime Min
lister is awaiting the result of four more
bye-elections this week. which are likely
to give a further test OF the countrys
sentiment toward the coalition. One OF
the Premier's difficulties in filling Cabi-
net vacancies Is to avoid bye-elections.
Ry appointing a peer to replace Montagu
he would avoid a bye-e,ection which.
looking at the disastrous results for the
coalition In many of the recent bye
| elections. is a risk considered inadvis-
able.
Some confirmation OF this view is az
| forded in an authoritative announce
n,cnt tonight that the Earl of Derby
| has definitely declined the Indian Sec
retaryship and that no appointment ylu
likely be made until the end or the week.
Prime Minister Lloyd George and
MARQUIS Curzon, Secretary for Foreign
Affairs. will be among Great Britain $
| delegates to the Genoa economic con-
ference. II was announced in the House
| of Commons to-day by Austen Cham-
berlain. the Government leader.
During to-days debate on the Irish
Free State bill in the House of Lords
! Lord Carson bitterly attacked the Coali-
+, ton Government. declaring II had abol-
ished constitutional government and had
| laid down the principle that by execu-
| tive action could be brought about not
merely constitutional changes, but rev.
| olution.
| Lord Carson declared that in effect
the Government had told south and
west Ireland. You have known how
to bring the British Government to its
knees: surely you can do the same with
| Ulster.
Lord Carson denounced the policy OF
| the Government and the Free State bill
| in most uncompromising terms, but ad-
mitted that the mischief had been done
and said he was not going to argue
! that the Lords ought to reject the bill.
But he hoped they would not be SO
powerless and feeble and lacking In
courage as not to insist that they should
rever allow. without consent. one acre
of land to be taken from Ulster
He concluded his address ny declar-
ing that IL south and west Ireland were
willing to acknowledge themselves loyal
subjects of the King and yielded to
Ulster the same rights and privileges as
they demanded for themselves. and
abandoned their present campaign OF
cutra ge. showing that they really meant
to take their places within the domin-
ions OF the Crown as loyal and faithful
servants. he would promise that they
should be welcome in every corner Of
Ulster.