The Adair County news., 1922-02-14
"PEACE is UP TO
U. s., BRITAIN"
Lloyd George Tells Liberals "End
of War" Is Aim of Genoa
Conference.
LAUDS MEET At WASHINGTON
Premier, in Referring to Conferences,
Said II There Had Been a Confer
ence in July, 1914, There Would
Have Been No War.


Have Been No War.
London, Jan. 23.-Premier Lloyd
George, addressing the national liberal
conference, declared that all the ma
tiOns of Europe, without distinction,
had been invited to the Genoa ecOnOm-
ic conference because we want to put
an end to constant wars and rumOrs
of wars"
Discussing the Washington confer
ence he said: "The peace of the
world largely depends upon good un-
derstanding between the United States
and ourselves. The conference has
done more than anything else to re-
store that understanding"
Farley Would Have Averted War.
The premier, in referring 70 interna-
tiOnal conferences in general, said
that if there had been conference
in July, 1914, there would have been
no war In August, 1914.
'NO international conference ever
settled EurOpe's problems" he said
"but they have advanced the cause of
peace on earth. 1 have profound con-
viction and faith in the ultimate rea-
son of mankind"
Mr.. Lloyd George was greeted with
a storm of cheers when he appeared
on the platform In Central hall, where
the conference was held. All the CO.
alition ministers and liberal members
Of parliament were present. Replying
to an eugolistic introduction by the
chairman Of the meeting. Lord Lever
hulme, the premier Immediately began
a discussion Of the advantage ACQUIRING
to the empire from the Irish settle
ment.
Refers to Irish Pact.
"It is the first time for a century,"
he said, that we have had an Irish
government established with the
wholehearted sanction Of the people of
Great Britain"
Mr.. Lloyd George said that the Irish
settlement had enhanced the prestige
of Great Britain throughout the world
and had deprived her enemies of "the
force that taunt that we were always
willing to give exalted advice to other
nations, which we never followed our
selves"
Touching on the subject of a gen
eral election, he disclaimed that he
had started the talk of it, saying he
had not made up his mind in regard to
such an election and that it would not
be his business to do so until the last
minute.
81 have nothing to add to the ad.
mirable statement on. the subject by
my colleague, Austen Chamberlain" he
added. Whether the election comes
early or late we shall have but one
policy to put before the country-a pol
icy not dictated by electioneering
eXigencies, but a policy demanded by
the needs of the country and of the
world"
Trade in Bad Plight.
World trade, he said, was in a worse
plight than any one present had ever
before witnessed He continued:
international confidence Is the basis
of international trade. The problem
confronting Great Britain and the
world may be summed up in one phase
restoration of international conf
dence.
"Order will restore confidence. We
must establish real peace in the
world"
Mr.. Lloyd George said he was look
ing to the Genoa conference to restore
peace in the. east.
"If permanent peace is established
there must be great reduction in the
cost of ornaments" he added. "The
British army is being reduced to below
the pre-war standard and the navy
and the air forces was being reduced
also. The nations must be prepared
to take risks for peace"
The prime minister said he was 8
believer in the League of Nations
land wish some of its friends would
not run it as If 1t were a sort of little
party show" he added.
With reference to German repara
tions he said:
many ought not to be let off from pay
ment, but Germany is suffering from
exhaustion, like other nations, and de
lay is inevitable The sooner, how.
ever, a settlement is reached the bet.
ter"