Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-05-26
COMMONS BACKS GENOA
POLICY OF LLOYD GEORGE
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delegation. representing more human
poverty. wretChpdncss. dcsolation.
hunger. pcstilencc. horror and despair
than all the nations represented
around that table. This is the frs,
fact to realize The other is that /,
j. hopeless for Russia. whatever her
government. to expect to extricaic
herself from the pit OF sgualid misery
without the assistance OF the other
thirty nations"
Praises RuSsian People.
Lloyd George paid tribute to the
Russians as a gallant. loyai and pa
ticnt people. capable ~: grea,cr
h"ighth OF unsolhSh devotion than
almost any Other race IN tho world.
demonstrated during tho first two
rr three years Of the war. hut also
accustomed for generations to ruth
less. relentless authority and a PEG.
rl. who could lac very formidable to
.hcir ucirhborS. 1t is no use ,lucs.
ti"uiug the situation. said the Ere
rier There sat around the ,ahl"
men who represented Russia. the uu-
challenged masters for the time be.
ing OF that formidable and very dis
tr.ss"d people.
Peace or war with Russia could
only 10. made with them. and
whether. Russia should march for
ward or retrac; with its 100000. 600
arms today, or the 100000 she has
IN reserve should march tomorrow
= question whether they otey
them or not.
THAT was the first fact YOU had to
ret hrmly into your mind before you
George declared
Three Alternatives.
There We're three alternatives in
dealing with the situation. /; was
not question az which OF the three
we should prefer, it was question
~ which OF the three was possible
There was. first OF all. recourse 10
force. which had been triad and
failed but which was never sur-
Ecsled at Genoa. The second was to
leave Russia TO her fate until she
had some mora benevolent and &C.
ceptahle dominion. and the third
was what have previously do
>criacd to the House as the Pitt poll
ICY
WIN regard to the FIRST. none dis
cuSsei and none suggested IL.
come to the second. which we may
bc driven 10 adopt. and that is that
Ne should leave Russia TO her fate
until she changes None nut this
policy forward a. Genoa. and II ".
dealt with it now it would - be
.ausc it was the only policy left j.:
the third did no, succeed. Il you
left Russia 10 itself. assuming tina:
this governmeu, should go. VIVA;
next? 1t was either question OF a
more extreme Communist OrEauiza-
ton or the possibility of a mili'ar-
l.; organization i any one ready
10 insure the peace OF Europe IN
/ der that policy?
AIIudes &" Agreement.
The Prime Minister alluded % IN
Russo-German agreement.
Here YOU had" ne said. TWO o
the greatest nations Of me world
4. whether regarded In territory. popu
latlon or resources both out o
favor. each 81 them having don
something which discredlted then
with the Other nations OF the world
and each no, gui;e entering the 50
clety ot the world.
Peace was signed With nonira
equality. but there was sense o
the supsrnatlon and The infer.o
nation There was community o
l,for,uue, community @. debase
men, and community % what the,
regarded a. mal,r"atm"u' Tier
was d!Tcul,y OF getting on com
missions. Tn. discredited teels ina
Ne wants the soci.t yof another. an
his plan might ripen into aerc
friendship. what did that mean
Germany j. disarinHd and y neces
cary you could dissrr, her Stiil NOR
~, ,he-4 ( one ming you csnro, d.
and :hat Is prevent the rear'niur q
Russia &: those nations are driven ,
despair
Germans Could Arm Ru--Ia.
Germany could not rt-eGuip Rus
80 economically. not having IN