Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-10-20
LLOYD GEORGE PAYS
VISIT To TOMB Of
ABRAHAM LINCOLN

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Oct. 1S.-Al-
though a drilling rain was falling,
a large crowd greeted David Lloyd
George at the railroad station here
this afternoon.
The former British premier was
taken Immediately to the Lincoln
home and then to the Lincoln tomb.
HEALTH OF STATESMAN
is GREATLY IMPROVED
CHICAGO, Oct. 1S.-(By the Asso-
ciated Pressl - Former Premier
Lloyd George and his party after
two days in Chicago, resumed his
American tour today when his train
departed at 1905 a. m. for Spring
field, Ill. The distinguished visitor
was in. much better physical condi-
ton than yesterday, and showed
little evidence of his cold.
A small crowd cneered the former
premier as he arrived at the station
and went aboard a private car,
which, with two other compartment
cars, provided for his large retinue
and newspaper representatives, was
attached to a fast Illinois Central
train. The rainy morning appar-
emily had prevented a large assem-
blage to see him off, but a fair sized
crowd, including many prominent
citizens, shouted good-bys in the
same friendly fashion in which he
was welcomed here Tuesday.
His schedule calls for visit to the
tomb of Abraham Lincoln and an
address there, and later with his
family and party he will continue his
journey.
Little evidence Of illness was ap-
parent in the little Welchman when
he delivered his address here last
night with his characteristic force
and energy. Amplifiers made his
voice distinct to his audience of ten
thousand in the international amphi-
theater and partly to the thousands
waiting outside in the rain, and
wireless broadcast his message
throughout the country. Brigadier
General Charles G.. Dawes, former
director of the federal budget, pre-
sided.
Praises Hughes Plan
Lloyd George pronounced Secre-
tary Hughes proposal that a COM
mission Of business experts examine
Germany's capacity to pay thor
oughly practical businesslike pro-
posal."
1.-THE United States of America is
absolutely impartial" he declared.
"She has no interest in Preparations.
She has certainly no more interest
in Germany than anybody else. She
is very we'll disposed toward France
and therefore with friendly coun-
try, absolutely impartial and with
a great fund Of business knowledge
at it's disposal, represented in a
body of that kind, it seems to me
we would find way to ascertain
how much Germany can pay, and
once we have done that, then we
could march together to compel her
to pay"
1t is a fatal mistake to drive the
people of Germany into despair, he
declared. Revolution, he said, was
not the way to get reparations. The
story of Germany, if it is pressed
without reason, will be similar to
that Of men who, to escape a fire,
will plunge into boiling water, the
British statesman said.
L1C SAPIC SoO0 1CSACI. CACAS b@AC POA
icy of Clemenceau, Millerand and
BRAND. With regard to the Ruhr had
not been adhered to by France.
Justice is Shrewd, justice will be
served, but justice is also temperate
and justice is always patient" he
said. vengeance is justice without
reason. That we want to avoid"
81 regret that after such q great
and glorious victory there should be
questions of this kind to retard the
fruition Of peace. I remember the
day of peace, the day of the arms
tice. 1t was a red dawn. but it was
the dawn Of peace and our hopes
were high. The appearance Of the
sky is full of menace. Storm clouds
are gathering over Europe" -
Europe Without Money"
Europe he compared to a ragged
and starving man looking through
the windows at the well dressed and
we'll fed people inside. The man
needs clothes and food more than
those inside, he said, but he cannot
Buy them because he cannot pay.
He continued:
''The whole machinery of trade
and commerce is torn and shattered
Currency. exchange, the arrange
ments which business men have
made through the centuries for in
terchanging commodities are all
gone
The reparation problem needs all
the wisdom, all the calm, all the
judgment of the mariners who are
guiding the ship of civilization, he
concluded, or else it will be wrecked
with it's invaluable cargo Of achieve
ment and hope of mankind.
Three men and two women
charged with creating a disturbance
by passing out handbills relating to
the freedom of Ireland, were arrest
ed previous to the meeting. The
handbills contained questions regard
ing ireland which Lloyd George was
urged to answer, and at the bottom
were printed the names Of the
American Association for the Rec
ognition Of the Irish republic and
the United Irish Society of Chicago
Many of those seeking to hear the
speech knocked the handbills out OF
the hands Of those passing them
and when the latter refused to move
on in compliance with police orders
they were arrested.