The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-22
He MADE LEAGUE,
EX-PREMIER SAYS
Lloyd George, in First Ad-
dress of New Campaign,
Claims the Credit
is GIVEN BIG OVATION
Crowds Cheer Coalition Stan
dard Bearer in His Speech
at Leeds, England

LONDON. oct 2t.--Lord Roth
crmcre. brother OF the late Lord
Northciffc. who h1s been Bit
tor opponent OF former Premier
David Lloyd George. today Hrrnng
20 tie defense ~ the WciHh B'aios-
man.
Lord Rothcrmcrca greatest hos
uuy was against the Lloyd George
policy in the near cnsl IN his
defense OF Tho former premier to-
day. Lord Ro'hcrmcro fald:
There '- widespread belief that
the people viii recall mr. LLOYD
george Into power again. There
ia no other statcsmau iu Europe
of his callbor. None ot the men
who wrecked him can be his equal
lie rs the most notable man ia
public NE since Oliver Crom-
we'll"
LEEDS. Enc, oct. n 1T 10 for
tho people To- decide whciner
political marty or the nation is 10
uomo first" declared former Pre-
micr Lloyd George In . political
specch here today=-tho first since
ne retired from Stewardship Of the
empire.
A great ovation was glvcn 10 tho
Welsh suitcsman 90 ho nscended the
Platform Men shouted themselves
hoarse ana the air was illltd with
fying hats ana haudkCrchiets.
lie Welcomes Battle.
The former premier was huoyant'
happy and smiling The air OF bat
tie was IN his noatrila' Apparently
Il is hia fuvoritc scent
Il stand by the people SAID Mr.,
Lloyd George in opening his address,
Il put my record In the hands OF
the people. tho banner ot party iH-
sIcs has been raised. 4 welcome NC
fight. But the issues viii he decided
by the people In general election.
N"rhe combination tcoaliuon)
which won victory in the war has
been broken. II was broken because
one parry thought u did not got
enough out OF tt
The combination here referred tn
was the coalition government com
posed mainly Of liberals, unionists
and lnborites. Eventually the labor
lies retired; then the unionists win
drew, bringing about the rewsnh-
ton OF the Lloyd George govern
mont.
Claims Credit for League.
The former premier claimed credit
for establishing the League of ma
tions and predicted disarmament
Boon.
'"rhe treaty OF Versailles" conun-
ued Lloyd George. was To become
tho charter o. liberty OF tons OF mil
lions OF people. Although We nave
not rid Europe or tho 'Armaments OF
Verdun,' the treaty IA tho first step
In that direction.
IL is assumed that the reference 10
YeTdun was based upon the hl"torl-
eal fact that l. as ono OF the de-
cislve and grea,cst battles OF the
great war
The German concentration OF ar
tlllery I'm that oifonaivc. was up 20
that time, the greatest ever known.
Mr.. Lloyd George outlined Nrhi
his war. then his peace record,
humorously adding!
They saw that I am first rate
In n row but no good In peace"
As to the blessing OF peace, he
said:
The terms Of peace rid central
Europe OF 1rmamenta and Conscrip-
tlon. other evils will go tho same
way To-day tho groat army tnat
Germay once had Hes In the dirt
Finances Improving.
Tho former premier said that the
national debt Is now eight billions
of pounds sterling.
I'VE have recaptured tho money
market of the world" continued the
premier. british credit is better
today than II ever was before. we
are beginning to look the American
dollar In tho facc on CNon terms
again. We are the only European
.ntfptVv th4f has hnRu nblA bu l.
Rnce is budget"
In speaking OF the achievements
Of his administration, Mr.. Lloyd
George said
Earl Balfour's success nj Waah'
iugtnn On the Washington confer
rr.. nH NfHp''un ~ armRmcntsl
saved the nation from armament
..u.. .cAuon hnd crushing taxation
Wc are az peace with Ireland. In
stead OF getting the fist We nov
get tho hnndshpke from the Irish"
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