The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-05-24

GEORGE
0PTlMlST
For Great
Britain Encouraged
by Results Of Genoa
Conference and Is
Hopeful of Future

Genoa. May 10 (By the AsSociat-
cd Press).-David Lloyd George,
the British premier. in his valedic-
tory before the final plenary session
OF the economic conference today,
said the Genoa weather had been
sunny and gloomy and that some
times there had been thunder
storms. but all had ended today in
d blue sky.
That Is the history Of the con-
ference" he added. We need all
kinds of weather TO make a good
harvest: and if you take a good
look at the conference you Will
find we have garncred fine crops"
These crops" Lloyd George list
ed as the coming meeting of The
Hague. the pact for n~on-aggres-
sion and the reports Of the finance
transport and economic commits
sions.
Let me say this about the con
ference and the way il debated the
Russian question: said Lloyd
George. The discussions in them
selves have demonstrated the value
Of the international conference.
Here is Il question which has Gre
ated political crises in different
countries. which has provoked wars
and revolutions in two continents.
debated in conference in an at
m%osrhere of calm and courteous in
vestigation. What better justi-
tication could YOU have for con-
ferences than that"
1--WE have q month for reflection
on the difficulties we have had in
this conference before we resume
those discussions. I sincerely hope
that month VIII be utilized with a
view of discovering and suggesting
a solution for those difficulties.
4 should like to say m word
in that respect upon the Russian
memorandum. l do not know what
the effect of that memorandum was
in Russia: but ] know the effect
outside Russia was disastrous. 1t
produced reaction against the spirit
OF settlement and if it We're the last
word to DC uttered by the Russian
government 1 should really despair
of accomplishing much at The
Hague. / am referring to the It'll,
of May memorandum.
Europe and the world need the
produce which Russia car con-
tribute, and Russia needs the ac-
cumulated wealth and skill which
the world can place at its com
mand. Russia can not recover for
a generation without that help.
Europe is and more filling
up the gaps left by Russia. Rus
STA needs more and more the help
which the world can give and is
and she can get it.
If Russia is to get help, Rus
sit must not outrage the senti-
ments-if they like let them call
them preiudices of the world
There is real sympathy for hel
condition.
What are the prejudices? 1 viii
!: just name one or two. because they
were all trampled upon in the
memorandum of May II. The first
prejudice we have in western Eu.
rope is that if you sell goods to Z
man YOU expect to get paid fol
them. The second is this: Ii yol
lend money and he promises to re.
pay YOU YOU expect he will repay
you. The third is this: If you sc
to a man who has already lent yOl
money and gay. VIII you lend me
more he will say, DO you pro.
pose to repay me what / lent
YOU and YOU say. No. it is a mat.
ter of principle with me not to re.
pay there is q most eXtraordi.
nary prejudice in the western mine
against lending money to the per
son. 1t is not a matter Of prin
ciple.
Europe is anxious TO help. Eu
rope can. help: Europe will hell
but Russia must in her dealing:
with Der accept the code of honor
which is an Inheritance. l i'm.
plore the Russian delegation wheI
they come to The Hague not to 80
out of their way to 1rample Ipor
these sentiments which are deepl,
rooted IN tn. very life of Europe.
AT Cannes we threw out the liz
line and We have not yet drawn i
in. as | thought we might. Neithe'
has it been snapped: neither has i
been let go. 1t is still there
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