New-York tribune., 1922-05-27
Only Beginning
AT Genoa, SAYS
Llovtl George e
Work Having Been Begun,
1t Is Going Through 10
End. Premier Tells Hosts
a, Luncheon in London
Mus, BE Peace. He Saws
Admitting Moral Victory
in Parley, Press Fails to
Discern Tangible Results

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LONDON. May 26.-At compii.
Eentary luncheon extended to Prime
Minister Lloyd George at the Rote'
Cecil today formally 70 welcomc him
home in triumph from the Genoa con.
ference the Premier. responding to g
toast, declared that the work begun a,
Genoa would go or and that the in.
sstent cry for peace would inevitably
result in success
Il don't profess to say that our work
at Genoa was completed" he said. "h
was begun, and having been begun il
is going through TO the end There is
nothing thas has amused me more than
the eagerness with which some of the
greatest friends Of peace have been
trying to demonstrate that We have
+ failed. eagerness to demonstrate
the failure Of an enterprise ALWAYS
demonstrates real anxiety that it
should fail"
Adducing figures to show the mum
Der of men Great Britain sent to the
war and The casualties, the Premier
continues;
81 hats why we went to Genoa. That g
Why we had the right TO sav there
that there must be peace in The world
and that Great Britain, as she put all
hcr mlght into fighting in shat strug-
gle, viii hencefotth put forth all her
great might to establish peace on
earth and good viii among men
Tangible Results Lacking
Although Lloyd George won an easv
victory IN the House of Commons last
night, the British press to-day spent
no praise on the Premiers estimate OF
thc benefits Of the Genoa conference.
There was general agreement among
the newspapers that, although the
gathering might be regarded as q
moral victory, tangible results are CON
spicuously absent. The Conservative
papers. which withhold approval of
Lloyd Georges speech, coniine them
selves chiefly to reproving his critics.
Thus "The Evening Standard" says:
1t would indeed be absurd TO clai i'm
for Genoa anything uore than be-
ginning. But it was genuine begin
not alter that fact"
The Pail Mall Gazette" remarks on
the petty, hippant, jealous spirit in
which the subject OF Genoa was can
vassed by motley company of as
sallants Of the Premier"
The Manchester Guardian" says:
Moral Gain Declared Great
The moral gain, it seems to us, has
been great and ulmistakable and of
TAR more consequence than the mel er
and not wholly satisfactory prac dcal
achievements on which Lloyd George
himself laid some emphasis"
"The Daily News in common with
'Ihe Manchester GUARDIAN thinks
that the best thing done at the con-
ference was to bring Russia into di-
rect contact with western Europe
again. but warns: "Nothing is to be
gained and great deal is to be lost
by vanishing the truth about Genoa.
by. refusing to admit and profit by its
mistakes and by trumpeting forth a
very considerable disappointment as
magnificent triumph of disinterested
stat esmanship"
The Times and The Morning
Fost dismiss Lloyd Georges defense
as unsubstantial. although the former
processes TO see some hope in his
reply to Lord Robert Cecil that "co-
operation with Franco is one Of the
pillars Of peace in Europe"
Praises Work at Genoa
LoNDON. May 2s (By The Asso-
ciated Press .-Viscount Long Of
W raxall presided at the luncheon to
Lloyd George and the guests included
a number o. notable public men. The
Eafi OF Derby, Lord Birkenhead, the
Earl Of Crawford and Bacarres. Wis
count t9 r0iihnr 81
tour. who was singled out for special
greeting as he entered, were among
those present. Austen Chamberlain,
government leader IN the House of
Commons; the Earl Of Shaftesburv
Lord Lee. OF Fareham, Sir Laminr
" orthingtonEva and Sir Robert
Horne also were among the guests
Many titled women occupied the gal
lerles, among whom were Mrs. LLOYD
George, wife of the Premier. and Miss
Megan, their daughter.
Lord Long. in proposing toast to
Mr.. Lloyd George. paid tribute to his
dlherences between England and
France had been greatly exaggc rated. /.
Az Genoa, ne declared. Mr.. Lloyd
George was pursued by calumny and
abuse. The enemy did not meet the
fremier in the open field. he asserted
but preferred TO attack him from the
editorial chair
M. Geraud, better known as "perti-
max, editorial writer for the Echo de
Paris whose articles denouncine Mr.
Lloyd Georges policy haze created
much interest in England, was a guest
at the luncheon. Immediately the PIE
mier saw his critic, he went up and
greeted him and introduced him to
some of his colleagues
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