Arizona republican., 1922-05-26
Premier Lloyd George
Wins Confidence Vote
In House of Commons
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LONDON, May 25. - Once again
Lloyd George appeared in the house
of commons today to render as pre-
mier an account of his stewardship
at Genoa, and once again, after a
precise and carefully worded state
ment and an eloquent rebuttal of
criticisms directed against him, he
won the support of the house in what
is considered the equivalent of an
other vote of confidence.
The house by a majority of 235 to
rs rejected an amendment moved by
Rupert Gwynne, Unionist, to the mo-
ton on which the debate was based
as means of expressing the dissat-
isfaction of the house with the pre-
mier's exposition. Mr.. Gwynne had
been most vehement in his denuncia-
ton of the government asserting
that the premier had spoken only of
what might have happened at Genoa,
not really what did happen there.
The premier gave a calm express
sion of the proceedings. to which the
veteran Herbert Asquith, the labor
leader John Robert Cline and Lord
Robert Cecil replied, criticizing the
six weeks session at Genoa as having
accomplished little or nothing to-
ward the rehabilitation of Europe.
The debate which followed the
premier's speech brought many allu-
sions TO the relations between Eng
land and France, which are exciting
greater contentious feelings between
the different sections of the house
than even toward the policy toward
Russia. Mr.. Lloyd George displayed
great impatience with those critics
who advocated going along without
France as he exclaimed.
You cannot settle the reparations
question unless the you carry the
judgment of France along with you,
and you cannot do that by flouting
the Versailles treaty and trying to
ignore France"
Asquith Beittles Conference
Mr.. Asquith. who spoke after the
premier's recital of the Genoa events,
contended that the Genoa conference
had resulted in nothing of importance
except the truce pact, but the real
fact was that more solemn and en-
during pact had already been entered
into by all of those nations except
Germany and Russia in the covenant
of the league of nations.
Mr.. Asquith made a great play
With the plSiliItI plGIuIt VI the Hd :
tions of Europe preparing TO march
large armies against each other.
He reminded the house that only
quite recently. in replying to ques-
tions on this subject another mem
Der of the government had asserted
that the government knew nothing
about it and he wanted to know
where Mr.. Lloyd George got his in
formation.
The prime minister, interrupting
said he got it from the premiers of
Poland and Rumania. Mr.. Asquith
asked why had the knowledge of this
been kept from the house, and point
ed out that Russia and Poland had
entered into an understanding March
81, not to attack each other; there
fore it would not be suggested that
Poland was a. menace.
Lord Robert Cecil's criticisms
were mostly concerned with the
United States and France and also
with the private conversations at
Genoa. He urged that if there was
any possible way to comply with the
conditions laid down by the United
States government for participation
in The Hague conference it should be
done.
He considered the relations be-
tween England and France worse
than before the conference and ap-
pealed to the house not to under
rate the grave danger of a breach
with France.
George Friendly to France
Mr.. Lloyd George in a general re-
ply. resented Lord Roberts asper-
sions on the private conversations
and declared that such conversations
We're essential in any great affair.
The Washington conference could
never have arrived at such a tri-
umphant conclusion but for the fact
that Balfour and Secretary Hughes
and the Japanese delegates had had
constant private conversations before
entering the full conference.
After lengthy debate, the prime
minister was again on his feet rebuff
ting attacks by Lord Robert Cecil
and others on his policy towards
France. Lord Robert suggested it
might be possible to get the United
States into the conference even if it
We're necessary to jettison The Hague
meeting and arrange some economic
conference with which The United
States would be willing to join.
Amid considerable uproar Com
mander kenworthy shouted What is
your pOllcy
Il desire to work with the demoo-
racy of France the premier replied
decisively.
or America, he said:
'.We have invited, pleaded. and used
every method except force to get
America to Genoa and likewise to
The Hague. If the noble lord can do
anything more we welcom his assist
ance'
In conclusion the premier said:
81 want to work with the good will
OF the democracy of France. We
must work together for peace in Eu-
rope and upon that principle we shall
work as wholeheartedly as the de-
mocracy of France for that purpose
as we work in order to defend Eu-
rope against the aggression of our
common anamy."