Evening star., 1923-10-10
HUGHES PLAN SNUb'
CALLED "bLUNDER'
Lloyd George Urges Accept
ance of Ruhr Arbitration
to Avoid Chaos.

BY the Associated Press.
TORONTO. October l0.-The Christie
Street Permanent Military Hospital
ir Toronto. where hundreds OF dis-
ablcd soldiers are quartered, was
visited today by David Lloyd George.
Thousands of school children strewed
n path of flowers for the procession
OF motor cars in which Lloyd George
and his part- were driven from the
station to the hospital. All schools
closed.
Nftcr luncheon at Government
House Lloyd George was to attend
the world brotherhood convention
Dame George and Miss Megan George
will be guests at various other func-
tons. after which all will attend
dinnCi, az Government House tonight;
Sees Allied Blunder.
lloyd George left Ottawa for Toronto
early today after saying that the failure
Of official Great Britain to consider Sec
re:ary Hughes proposal of nearly n
,tar ago that an international commits
zion be empowered to determine what
operations Germany could pay was
Lad to catastrophe"
After receiving a radio dispatch in
MS private car attributing to Presi-
cont Coolidge the statement that it was
Tp TO any foreign nation still inter-
rested in the proposal to communicate
10 the United States indica tions of it's
interest, Lloyd George said:
should Be Acted Upon.
Action should be taken upon it at
once. 1t should have been acted upon
- hen first made They must do some
lning like that or chaos will follow.
lloyd George was i'll Spain, he said.
acu he saw brief press dispatches
:.c.ttne forth the Hughes proposal
Il Immediately cabled London that
the proposition should be considered
related the eX-premier. when / re-
,1rned to the house Of commons they
6enied ever seeing the proposal ana
oven denied that it had ever been de.
iNered. 1t is one of the blunderS or
history that this has been completely
overlooked, one of those blunders that
kad to cata strophe.
Whether France would act favor
silly upon the suggestion he admit
Ted he could not Predict. Some OF the
lilies should have exerted pressure
fer such a program, he declared, add
ing that even French preEliers have
their public opinion TO consider.
Proposal Was Timed.
The Hughes proposal. Mr.. Lloyd
George recl He'd. was made upon the
eve of a premiers' conference on the
rcpaTation question and vas oD-
viously made" with the conference in
mind.
Mr.. Lloyd Georges arrival in OF
tAwa last night was the signal for
many demonstrations Of friendship
and loyalty.
, Bare headed, his long ~nite hair
making him conspicuous in a gather,
ing of many notable men, he walked
through union station and to the
lobby of his hotel, the Chateau Lau-
rfer, receiving a continuous ovation.
Crowds filled every crevice in the sta
tion, and in the hotel standards of
the colorS oC the empire and of Wales
were passed. AS he reached the sta
ton concourse a choir sang the Welsh
national hymn while the veteran pre-
mier paused at attention.
Welcoming him to the capital were
w. S. Fielding, acting prime minister
in the absence of Premier Mackenzie
King in London: other government
officials and dignitaries of the church.
Dame Margaret Lloyd George and
Miss Megan were burdened with
Sewers.
Proceeding to his hotel suite. Mr..
Lloyd George remained in seclusion
FOR a short time and then went to
the Royal Ottawa Golf Club for an
official state dinner, rendered in his
honor by the acting premier and his
associates of the cabinet. Proceeding
70 the club by automobile he passed
through cheering crowds.
Goes to Toronto.
Mr.. Lloyd George spoke briefly at
the dinner. discussing the reparations
question from the standpoint of Pres
ident Coolidge's position and in line
With his exposition of the subject
with newspaper correspondents on
his trip from Montreal He retired to
his private car in order to leave be-
fore midnight for Toronto. where he
will face a strenuous programe today.
Alr. Lloyd George apparently is in
excellent physical condition, saying
today that hoarScness, which appeared
last Sunday, had almost completely
disappeared. 1t is known that he
would like to extend his trip and it
was admitted today that the proposal
for him to so TO Vancouver before
leaving this continent has not been
entirely abandoned.