Evening star., 1922-04-12
Great Britain Backs Lloyd George.

The presence at Genoa of Premier
Lloyd George, following the over
whelming vote of confidence given
him by the British house of COM
mons. is interpreted by the news
papers of the United States as again
giving England undisputed leader
ship in European politics. There is
suggested undercurrent of doubt in
many of the interpretations whether
this action may not have made for
further friction along Anglo-French
lines. Yet there is throughout the
sounding of an increased note OF ad-
miration for the doughty little Welsh
man that was represented bE Inc
Star, when it recently said:
.aThe world will ferventiy hope that
Genoa shall prove to be LLOYD
Georges Austerlitz. not his Water
loo
which interpreted by the Pittsburgh
Leader progressive repuplcah' Is
British plans for rebuilding Europe
are best. and must be followed. and
Lloyd George "is, in cold fact. the
worlds outstanding leader; however
much he may be disiiksd. rlilhe
ing World. (democratic) very frankly
Leclaras that the British premier.
"snatching himself from the jaws OF
death ministerially speaking - Is
without rival.
opiniou of the Newark On. j. News.
however. has been furthered by the
authority which the British premier
carried to Genoa. He showed an un-
derstanding. the News says, ot
Frances inability IT,, to sd,ar discuss va;caa ,ana
sincere regret for the failure of the
United States to participate, express
ing the opinion that the recent wash
ington conference was too limited IN
scope." In the viewpoint of the AS
bury Park IN. j. Press independent
democratic), while it is not the right
OF the nations of the world to tell
Russia what form of government 1t
shall have, it is their right at this
conference to demand that that gov
ernment shall demonstrate It's Stabli-
ity before it is accorded recognition
And when Lloyd George insists upon
this he can count upon the support OF
the rest of the world" Which brings
from the Rochester On. " Times
Union independently further state
ment that Lloyd Georges genius for
expedients, his personal effectiveness.
are the most hopeful elements in the
situation" So far as the Cleveland
(Ohio) Plain-Dealer independently is
concerned it feels confident that When
the commons gave Lloyd George his
vote Of confidence there there We're " e.nfe snfse
cent personal triumph; second,
notable victory for Poincare; third.
significant victory for world peace in
the new cement1ng OF the Sorei5
shaken Franco-British alliance
dence In herself" suggests the Kan.
sas City Journal (republican), will
do more in saving Europe from eco
nomic disintegration than any other
factor. 1t will do far more than
sitting idly by, lamenting the fact
that the United States did not in
close blank check in it's refusal to
be- present at Genoa" Therefore. SO
far as the st. Paul Dispatch (inde-
pendent) is concerned, 1t Is convinced
that the one thing which will not be
tolerated by America. France, Great
Rritain or any other nation is the ap-
plication of communism in any degree
or shade to Russia's dealings with
foreiFners." However, the Richmond
(Va) Times-Dispatch seems convinced
that the British have staked much
on the result and that therefore the
handy weapon in his work. The
Genoa conference" suggests the Rich
mond editor, was conceived by Lloyd
George. and his audacity in insisting
that both Russia ana Germany De
represented seemed to force issues
with France on the one hand and
with America on the other. Euro
pean politics always bewilders the
average American mind, and never
more so than in the present stu
alton"
AS a result of the authority that
the premier today holds, the Grand
Rapids (Mich.) Herald (republican)
seems convinced that ''out of the
Genoa conference can come stabili--
cation advantages no less profound
than those which came out of the not
unsimilar conference in Washing
ton" Still. if that success does not
come, the Denver (Colo:) Rocky
Mountain News Gndependent) be-
lieves that the British premier will
be compelled to admit his knowledge
shat he is a premier by sufferance,
and that 'if he fails. or with his
head. In that unexpected develop
ment, however, the Mobile (Ala.)
Register (democratic) believes that
mo political leader could have eX-
pected or asked for a stronger in
dorsement than Lloyd George re-
ceived," which interpreted by the
Memphis News-Scimitar Gndepend-
ent) seems conclusive that the pre-
mier lis the one statesman in the
uorid-if he can be called a states