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

By the Associated Press.
TORONTO, October 10.-The Christie
Street Permanent Military Hospital
in Toronto, where hundreds of dis
abled soldiers are quartered, was
visited today by David Lloyd George.
Thousands of school children streWed
a path of flowers for the procession
of motor cars in which Lloyd George
and his party were driven from the
station to the hospital. All schools
closed.
After 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-
tions, after which all will attend
dinner at Government House tonight
Sees Allied BIunder.
LLOYD George left ottawa for Toronto
early. today after saying that the failure
of official Great Britain to consider Sec
retary Hughes proposal of nearly a
year ago that an international commits
sion be empowered to determine what
separations Germany could pay was
''one of those blunders of history that
lead to catastrophe
After receiving a radio dispatch in
his private car attributing to Presf-
dent Coolidge the statement that it was
up to any foreign nation still inter-
rested in the proposal to communicate
TO the United States indications of its
interest, Lloyd George said:
should Be Acted Upon.
action should be taken upon it at
once. 1t should have been acted upon
when first made. They must do some
thing like that or chaos will follow
Lloyd George was in Spain. he said,
when he saw brief press dispatches
setting forth the Hughes proposal
Il Immediately cabled London that
the proposition should be considered, ,
related the ex-premier. when | re-
turned to the house of commons they
denied ever seeing the proposal and
even denied that it had ever been de-
nvered. 1t is one of the blunders OF
history that this has been completely
overlooked, one of those blunders that
lead to catastrophe"
Whether France would act favor
ably upon the suggestion he admit
ted he could not predict. Some of the
allies should have exerted pressure
for such a program, he declared, add
ing that even French premierS have
their public opinion to consider
proposal Was Timed.
The Hughes proposal. Mr.. Lloyd
George recalled. was made upon the
eve of premiers' conference on the
reparation question and was OBJ
Viously made" with the conference in
mind.
MIR. Lloyd Georges arrival in OF
tawa last night was the signal for
la,N ~a frinndGhl
and loyalty.
Bare-headed. his long ~Lite hair
making him conspicuous in gather
ing of many notable men, he walked
through union station and to the
lobby of his hotel, tire Chateau Lau-
rier, receiving a continuous ovation.
Crowds filled every crevice in the sta
tion, and in the hotel standards of
the colors of the empire and of Wales
were passed. AS he reached the sta
tion concourse a choir sang the w elSh
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 goyernme t
officials and dignitaries of the church.
Dame Margaret Lloyd George and
Miss Megan We're burdened with
flowers.
Proceeding to his hotel suite. Mr..
for 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
to 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.
Mr.. Lloyd George apparently is in
excellent physical condition, saying
today that hoarseness, 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 go to Vancouver before
leaving this continent has not been
entirely abandoned.