Evening star., 1922-04-02
ORDEAL AWAITING
BRITISH PREMIER
Will Tomorrow Explain to
Commons Governments
Policy at Genoa.
's0vIET RECOGNITION UP
American Embassy Home in Lon
don Awaits Appropriation by Con-
gress for Improvements.
SOVIET RECOGNITION UP
By the Associated Press.

|. 6AScS Ava improvements
| BY the Associated Press,
LONDON. April Prime Minister
/ Lloyd George will face the most try
ing situation In his premiership when
he goes before the house of commons
Monday. He will outline the main
features Of the governments policy
! at the coming Genoa conference and
will move what Is generally inter-
| preted a vote of confidence in the
government. or at least in its Genoa
| program.
| Several times during the war and
| since the premier had gone into the
house faced with an unfriendly or
critical faction. Each of these incl
| dents seemed to threaten his career,
| but every time he has ridden on the
crest Of the storm and emerged with
| an enhanced reputation for effective
oratory and political strategy.
Request without Precedent.
Old parliamentary hands declare
these tactics of asking for a vote
Of confidence are without precedent.
the opposition to propose a vote on
want of confidence, and when the
government is able to command a
| majority to substitute an amendment
registering confidence. Tradition has
been that the government assumes
it has the confidence Of the house un-
less a motion on want of confidence
| Is brought forward. The crux of
| Mondays debate is likely to be how
far it is proposed to go toward recog-
MIXING the Russian soviet government;
| There Is strong opposition to full
| recognition among all parties except
| the labor party, and whatever meas
| ure Of recognition is approved there
| will be strong insistence that the
bolshevtk give guarantees to observe
! tions. and, particularly, recognize the
old Czarist governments debt.
Embarrassing Incident Cited.
| A rather unhappy and embarrass-
ing incident occurred at the end of
A local choir of 100 voices at Cric-
cieth had been organized to give a
| concert of Welsh sacred music, in
| which the premier takes particular
| delight.
| An announcement was circulated
that the concert would be given on
| Sunday night, prior to his departure.
| in the established church, which pos
| sessed the only organ suitable for
such singing. and also the largest
| seating capacity. OnUdQplly, lHc
| announcement was made without
permission of the rector. who there
upon said the concert would not be
given in his church, because it was
| not sin accordance with the church's
ye0 in The Hsnfs sapts ise whes
seats comparatively few persons and
has no instrument except an inef-
fectfve harmonium.
Morgan Home Awaits Fund.
Only an appropriation by Congress
| ing the ]. Pierpont Morgan home in
London is now needed to provide for
the American embassy here the most
| elegant location 1t has had since the
days Of Whitelaw Reid. when the
| palatial Dorchester house in Park
| Lane. overlooking Hvde Park. was
I the home Of the embassy.
1t has taken year to clear the
| title on the Morgan premises. Papers
have been forwarded to Washington
and the drafting of the deed is now
being completed.
| The house is q SPACIOUS four.sto.
ried mansion. and will afford an ideal
setting for diplomatic functions.
Rise in Savings Certificates.
| War savings certificates. which
| have been purchasable at Is shillings
| 6 pence, and are redeemable in Ave
years at 20 shillings, will cost 16
| shilrings after today. The announce
ment brought a tremendous rush in
! investments in these certificates
| within the past few days. totaling
more than 100000 pounds daily.
! Baby koo q Globe Trotter.
| Kai Yuen Koo, although only three
ter. Born in Washington. where his
father. Dr. Wellington Koo. was at
tending the arms conference as
representative Of the Peking gov
ernment. Kai Yuen is now ON his
way to China from London.
viii have averaged 1000 miles ot
| travel for each week Of his life, hav-
/ ing traversed three continents In
four months. Tho Koo family left
for China Friday.
Observes s5th Birth Anniversary.
| Dame Genevieve Ward, American
traEedinne. "the grand old dame of
| the stage" celebrated her eighty-ifth
| birthday anniversary this week. when
| she received congratulations from the
I vanced age. Mrs. Ward is planning
\ to participate in a Shakespeare festi-
/ val in London theater April "a. She
| will probably give the Lady Macbeth
| sleep-walking scene.
APIumage" Trade Brisk.
In anticipation of the going into
effect today of the plumage act,
| women have been rushing to buy
paradise pIums and egret feathers.
! which they will be allowed to wear
| If they possessed them before the
| law took effect.
Ostrich feathers and those from
birds commonly used as articles of
diet are not banned by the act and
importation of this brand Of plumags
will be continued.
Glad Prince IL Out Of India.
With the Prince of Wales safely
on his way to Japan, the country
gave sigh Of relief as the long ex-
pected and much debated Indian tour
terminated, The considered view of
the Indian government, which has
just been received at the India office,
is to the effect that the princes tour
was more than satisfactory. Taking
the population as whole, the Indians
have been brought into closer touch
with the empire, and Britishers and
Indians are considerably more friend
ly as result of the future kings
visit.
Art Exhibition Soon to Open.
The hanging committee Of the
Royal Academy is now engaged in its
thankless task of determining what
shall appear In this years art exhi--
'bition, which opens soon. Because
of the unprecedented number Of
orks sent in for approval. the COM