San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-25
.LLOYD-CEORGE |
WELCOMED IN .
WASHINGTON
Receives Bryan But Fails
to Discuss Pro-
hibition.
CHATS WITH HUGHES
Will Visit Wilson, Taft
and High Of
ficials. !

Washington, ID. C., Oct. 25.-Davii
l.loyd-George. who as premier ut
Great Britain. played a memorable
| role in the great war and in the max
ing of the peace that followed it, came
10 Washington today to cast his sharp
Welsh eye over the inner machinery
of the American government and TO
talk over many subjects of world con-
Germ with American diplomats.
Secretary Hughes and President
Coolidge were on the former premier's
calling list for the first few hours Of
his three-day visit.
Late in the day he is to pay a call
on Woodrow Wilson. who. like him.
filled one of the leading roles in the
drama of war and peace. He also
will visit the only other living ex-
president. Chief Justice Taft. Tomor-
row and on Saturday he will talk TO
many Others high in the official life
of Washington.
Coming in from the West after q
speaking tour through several states,
Mr.. Lloyd-George found n crowd
waiting TO see him pass out through
the private presidential entrance to
the union station.
Later he waved his silk hat to
acknowledge the applause of another
crowd which had gathered at the en-
trance of his hotel. He remained but
a few minutes in his apartments and
then swung into his program of en-
gagements.
Praises Hughes Proposal.
A hint, perhaps. of the position he
will take in his conference here was
dropped by the distinguished visitor
when he greeted newspapermen soon
after his arrival at the hotel. The
Hughes proposal for an assessment
of Germany's capacity TO pay repara-
tons. he said. seems to him the only
practical suggestion that has been adj
vanccd
The declaration of Ambassador Har-
vey. that the United States still is
ready to do what it can consistently
do TO help straighten out the Euro
pcan muddle, he characterized as q
hopeful sign. Germany's request for
new accounting he would not dis
cuss in detail but he thought it might
be a move in the right direction.
The first caller TO be received by
the former premier was William Jen-
nings Bryan. The two were together
but few minutes, and Mr.. Lloyd
George assured inQuiriers afterward
that their talk was entirely an ex-
change of personal greetings and did
not enter the realm of public, Quss-
tions.
~There was no DISCUSSION he said
smilingly. "of either prohibition or
evolution"
At the State Department. where Mr..
Lloyd-George paid his first official
call. efforts had been made to conceal
the hour OF his arrival and avoid any
gathering of department employees 10
watch him pass along the corridor TO
the office of Secretary Hughes. Never
theless. crowd OF spectators con-
gregated and there was a spatter OF
handclapping as Mr.. Hughes. apprised
of the former premier's approach. adj
vanced to the threshold of his office
and escorted his visitor inside.
Twenty minutes later the British
statesman reappeared. after having
accomplished the formalities prescrib-
ed by diplomatic usage and having
taken leave of Mr. Hughes until to-
morrow night. Then the secretary
will entertain Mr.. Lloyd-George at
dinner.