Evening star., 1923-10-16
BIG CHICAGO DAY
|. FOR LLOYD GEORGE
Chief Message to America
Expected in Speech-Ar-
rives at Noon.
RY the Associated Prnss

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, October 16.-David Lloyd
George, Great Britain's wartime pre-
mier. will come to Chicago today for
two-day visit--to be virtually con-
tinuous round of entertainment,
speechmaking and sightseeing. He
hopes to spend a few free hours to-
morrow taking in the sights as SIM
pie visitor-incognito If Chicago
crowds fail to recognize his sturdy
frame and flowing locks. Otherwise
every moment will be occupied in FILL
ing the schedule which has been
worked out for him.
The distinguished Welshman will
appear before a Welsh gathering late
today. and tomorrow night in Dexter
Pavilion. at the stockyards. is expect
ed to deliver his chief message to
America.
Appeals For U. 8. Aid.
At Minneapolis, MINI. after he had
crossed into the United States from
Canada yesterday, Lloyd George ap-
pealed for America to help Europe
gain peace Until this great land
casts its influence into the scale of
peace I despair of the future" he
said.
Before coming to Chicago Mr..
Lloyd George visited Mooseheart,
Ill. home of the Loyal order of
Moose. at the invitation of James J..
Davis, Secretary OF Labor and ma
tive of Wales. Mr.. Davis had
planned to leave San Francisco yes
terday in an air mail plane. hoping
to arrive at Mooseheart in time for
breakfast with Lloyd George and his
party, bat couldn't leave until today.
Others to Greet Him.
Gathered to meet the famous visi-
tor at Mooseheart were James c.
Davis, former director-general of
railroads; Arthur T. Lovett, presi-
dent of the British-Canadian War
Veterans Association; Gov. Jonathan
Davis of Kansas; william Allen
White. Kansas publisher; Justice W.
B. Evans of the supreme court of
of Chicago, Prof. Albert Bushnell
Hart of Harvard University, Sena-
tor Medill Mccormick of Illinois and
George Ade, the writer.
The official welcome of Chicago is
to be extended by Mayor Dever at a
merce. Dame Lloyd George and
Miss Megan, their daughter, viii be
entertained by a woman's welcom-
ing committee.
Welcome in Welsh.
welsh-American societies have ar
ranged a reception for the visitors
with Welsh songs and addresses in
the Welsh language prominent on the
program.
Lloyd George will be the guest of
Gen. Dawes tonight.
The audit bureau of circulations
will entertain the famous premier
at dinner tomorrow evening.
From Chicago on Thursday morn
ing he will go to Springfield, Ill, TO
visit Lincoln's tomb and deliver an
address.
dustries of peace. harvesters: / saw,
as l came along, pfows. flour mills.
There are cities in Europe whose life
depends upon the fact that they are
arsenals for the manufacture OF
weapons of war, the mechanism of
of peace, not guns. not cannons, not
explosives, not poison gas but har-
vesters and the means of producing
food for mankind"
Sees Magnus Johnson.
Lloyd George yesterday met and
talked for twenty minutes with Mag
nus Johnson, the new farmer-la Dor
senator from this state. Afterward
Senator Johnson said the distin-
guished guest had made "a good
speech" here and in their private dis
cussion had endorsed everything the
senator had had to say about Europe.
Il asked him." Senator Johnson
said. 'if it wasn't true that the
French had taken the Ruhr because
they were afraid of Germany, and he
said Yes / asked him If the big poll
iticians in France were behind Poin-
care and he told me he didn't think
So"
Continuing. the senator said:
II have already indicated that
there were some things we ought to
do for Europe. We ought to recog-
nize the soviet government 1t is
just as American to recognize that
government as to recognize those de-
pending wholly on the sword and
nothing else"