The New York herald., 1922-05-27
GENOA TASK NOT YET
OYER, SAYS PREMIER
To Go On 'by the Will Not Of
Rulers, but Of Those Who.
Rule the Rulers
WORLD STILL IN DANGER
London Press Calls Conference
Failure and Lloyd Georges
Plans Visionary.

LONDON, May 26 (Associated Press) -
At luncheon to-day TO welcome Prime
Minister Lloyd George on his RETURN
from Genoa. given by Parliamentary
leaders, viscount Long of Wraxall. who
presided, paid high tribute to Mr.. Lloyd
Geoge's work at the conference and said
the alleged differences between England
and France had been greatly exag-
gerated. At Genoa. he declared Mr..
Lloyd George was pursued by calumny
and abuse. The enemy did not meet the
Premier in the open field. he asserted.
but. preferred to attack hirni from the
editorial chair.
In response the Premier said: Genoa
has not ended. 1t win 60 on to the end.
am interested to note how the alleged
friends Of peace predicted the failure
of Genoa with a persistence that sug-
gested the wish was father to the
thought. Europe is 50 desirous OF peace
and so needful Of 1t that l feel the
chariot of peace will ultimately be
forced through to the desired goal. Six
weeks was too short to complete the
task and remove all misunderstandings."
Work VIII Go On.
But the work will go on" the Pre-
mier continued, by the will. not of rul-
ers but of those who rule the rulers.
II don't know that have ever been
a particularly passionate man. but when
the common cause Of the empire de-
mands 1t and my friend, Lord Balfour,
who so often have fought face to face.
are content to fight side by side. Let
the same spirit actuates us all-Great
Britain, Europe and the world. We are
not yet out of danger and while COM
mon danger exists abroad or within our
.frx, Lat Ill t.a M tat.f IN
fight side by side in opposition to those
common dangers"
Mr.. Geraud, better known as 'Perti-
max" editorial writer for the Echo de
Pdris, whose articles denouncing Mr..
Lloyd Georges policy have created
much interest in England, was a guest
at the luncheon. Immediately the
Premier saw his critic he went up and
greeted him and introduced him to some
OF his colleagues.
Press Calls 1t Failure.
The editorial verdict in London on
the Prime Minister'S Genoa speech is
directly opposed to that of the House
of Commons. which gave him what is
considered the equivalent Of vote Of
confidence. Five of the leading news
papers write Failure across the face
oqthe conference. and have nothing but
censure for the Premier's defense Of
his foreign policy.
The Times (Northcliffe) says the de-
bate shows the conference failed. and
1t shows the reasons for the failure"
The newspaper answers skeptically its
own question: will the engineers at
The Hague be able to build where the
engineers at Genoa failed to build?'
The Morning Post (Tory), striking
the same note Of failure, says: The
Americans, who were invited to Genoa,
refused on the ground that the confer
ence would inevitably decline into a po-
liticaI gathering. and America has been
justified. The wide awake Poincare
also Justly suspected that tie economic
character Of the Genoa meeting would
give way to political coloring. and de-
cided to abstain. The men who stayed
at home were WISE"
The Daily Neaos (Libera) says after
balancing what it regards as the debit
and credit sides Of the conference.
nothing Is to be gained by trumpeting
forth a considerable disappointment as a
magnificent triumph"
Labor in Vain.
The Westminster Gdsctte coalition
Liberal) says: THE painful fact is
that the Premier labored at Genoa In
Ndin ne WuOle DuSiHcSS iS lcIt TOT
consideration de novo at The Hague.
e.. The Hague will meet under the
same limitations which steriIized Genoa.
and unless we can get wider area Of
discussion there the outcome will be as
meager as at Genoa"
The Daily Mail (Northcliffe) reJoices
that "the attitude of France, Belgium
and the United States prevented Lloyd
George from carrying out the visionary
scheme with which he went to Genoa for
putting the Bolsheviki on their legs
with British money"
The Dolly Chronicle (Lloyd George
organ). while admitting that Genoa did
not achieve all that could be wished,
contends that the conference had great
value. 1t says: The great service rem
dered by the conference was its clarity
ing Of policy and issue. It has carried
the peace movement visibly forward as
no amount of viscount Grey's secret
diplomacy under the circumstanc
could have done"
"The good work projected at Genoa
Is not completed" is the comment OF the
Daily Telegraph Conservative Coali-
tion), but the foundations are laid. ana
with good will and good intent on all
sides the great edince Of European con-
cord and rouf1depce NAV aiouIxy yxact.