New-York tribune., 1922-10-09
Latest Turn in Near East
Affair Causes A Leading
Reviews and Friendly
Paper to Join i'm Clamor
Pro-Greek Policy
Center of Attack
Prenlier's Action Held to
Have Hu1niliated Ern-
pire and Cost Big Sum

M
ciated Press).-The later phases Of the
Near Eastern crisis have been accom-
panied by the growth Of political and
newspaper campaign against David
Lloyd George, the British Prime
Minister, which reached it's climax
when the four leading weekly reviews
and one of the Premier's stanchest sup
porters among the Sunday newspapers
Joined in demand for his resigna-
tion.
This campaign has far surpassed in
its widespread extent and seeming in
fiuence any of the similar campaigns
which the Premier during the troubled
postwar period had to meet and which
hitherto he always has successfully cir.
cumvented. What has distinguished
the present campaign from all the
previous ones is that it is not confined
to the Premier's natural political
enemies, but embraces solid organs of
public opinion of all political shades.
Pro-Greek Policy Assailed
AHe Uasis VI tHe charges against Mr.
Lloyd George is that his strong pro
Greek policy brought that nation to the
brink of war, which was only averted,
In the first place, through the states.
manship and diplomacy Of Lord Curzon,
the Foreigne Secretary, who emerged
from the alleged prolonged eclipse
from which the Foreign office has suf-
fered through the Premier retaining
in his own hands all the threads Of
British foreign policy, and secured an
agreement with France on Near East
ern policy, and, in the second place,
through the moderation and tact dis
played by Brigadier General Harrington
in his dealings with the Kemalists.
The gravamen Of the charge against
Mr. Lloyd George, or rather against the
alleged War Party in the Cabinet, led
by Winston Spencer Churchill, Secre-
tary for the Colonies, is that it has i'm
yolyed the country, at a. moment of
great financial difficulty, in the useless
expenditure of between. $50 100000 and
S30,o00,000 for war preparations In the
Dardanelles.
Sees Britain Humiliated
In the words of "The Outlook: eft
has ensured the triumph of France over
Great Britain and caused the humilia-
tion of Great Britain before the Mos
lem world, while France poses as the.
protector Of the faithful who bullied
Great Britain into accepting humilia
last century had peacefully endured"
Amid the chorus Of protests against
Mr.. Lloyd Georges Cabinet Secretariat
usurping the duties of the. Foreign
Office, moderate organs like "The
Spectator" and "The Observer" are
heard urging the Premier's friends to
tell Mr.. Lloyd George he can best
serve his country by resigning..
This campaign is considered in some
political circles to have greatly
the conservative revolt.
against Mr.. Lloyd Georges leadership,
which had never been stilled since
February of the present year, when
Sir George Younger, the conservative 1
party organizer, successfully thwarted
MIR. Lloyd Georges plan for spring
elections.
Coalition Wings Oppose Premier
Not only has the labor party been
solldly against the Premier with their
recent "stop-the-war'' slogan, but
the strongest elements Of both wings
in the coalition are equally determined
to bring the Lloyd George regime to
an end. III some quarters Andrew
Bonar Laws recent letter to "The
London Times" on Great Britain g
operations in the Near East is con-
nected with the anti-Iloyd George
manifestations, though in other circles
the interpretation is that the letter
may have been intended to assist Lord
Curzon in his efforts in Paris to bring
the British and French policies into
agreement.
There Isl all kind of speculation cur
rent regarding how the Premier will
meet the attack against him. Even
possible new political alignments are
being spoken of in the event of the
attack proving successful.