Evening star., 1939-10-08
Lloyd George Looks to America
To Invite Peace>Solution Parlev
Precipitate and Furious Reply to Hitler's Offer
May Drive Soviet Actively Into Enemy
Camp, He Writes
By David Lloyd Georee.

drive them into active unfriendliness II
not into actual hostility.
Russia is certainly implicated in any
Polish settlement, and no general or
permanent peace is possible without q
consideration Of Italian claims in Africa
and the Mediterranean. If we antag-
onize Russia by our reply to Hitler, we
must face the stern prospect that an
offensive and defensive alliance between
Russia and Germany could not be over
thrown by three years of war. I dare
not contemplate all the possibilities of
such a tremendous combination of
strength against us.
Russia Could Break Blockade.
Even without Russia entering the war,
an understanding by which Russia un-
dertook, with German expert aid, to
mobilize her inexhaustible material re-
sources to supply German deficiencies
would ef1ectually break the blockade,
which is our only reliable weapon. It is
obvious to every one who considers the
leisurely measures we are taking to in.
crease our armies in the field that we
are no longer depending on hurting our
young manhood, and that of France,
against masses of reinforced concrete
bristling with weapons of slaughter.
II Russia is anxious for a peace talk
now, 1t would be sad mistake to refuse.
We surely ought to know by now that
snubblng Russia is costly piece of in
science. Do not let us repeat that
diplomatic gaucherie
1t may be said that Russia cannot
produce certain raw materials essential
10 war But she and Italy can buy
them elsewhere, and if they can buy
them, they can also sell them else.
where. We could not prevent these
purchases without sinking their ships
and making war upon them. Do let us
LOOK around all the hazards of our
policy, and not always assume that all
cnances and eventualities of fortune
must necessarily come our way
NO man who cares for the good name
OF Britain would urge us to append
her signature to any pact which would
stain her honor. But any man who
believes in the benehcence of the Brit
lsh Empire as an agent in the advance.
men OF a free, humane civilization.
would deplore policy which would inn
pair its might-and therefore its inf1u-
ence-by the reckless addition to its
task OF enterprisings which are beyond
It's great strength to accomplish.
A quarrel with Russia was not an OBJ
hgatlon Of honor for Britain. The
ukralnians are not Poles-neither are
the White Russians. We are not, there.
fore. in honor bound to sacrifice hun.
areas OF thousands of British lives to
restore these provinces to Poland. Lib.
Grafton OF the true Poland is another
matter. To that we are pledged.
Hitler Agreeable to Conference.
why not propose conference of the
leading powers of the world to review
the whole situation? Hitler seems agree
able to that idea. Russia could hardly
te1use to agree. inasmuch as she was
the first to propose it some months ago,
Our objection to it then was simply on
the grounds that it was premature. ALI
parties could enter into such a con.
ference without prejudice to the atti.
tude they have adopted on the questions
in dispute.
1t is essential that America should be
induced, If possible, to take part in such
congress. She is the only completely
olslnterested power. The fact that tho
united States of America has consist
entity refused to get mixed up in II.
controversies that have led to this war
Will give her a position of incalcu,ahla
value in helping the warning powers to
come TO a fair decision on the issues
winch have been raised. If the Presi-
dent OF the American Republic were to
summon such conference, it would be
impossible for any of the belligerents to
reject such an invitation without law
ing themselves open to the condemna.
ton OF all the neutral powers of the
world.
No topic which is likely to provoke
an international disturbance should be
excluded from the discussions. Herr
Hitler has Indicated some of these mat.
tiers disarmament, colonies, a Polish
state. We are free to propose others
which are equally vital to an enduring
peace settlement. The presence of neu-
trails will insure disinterested consider
alton Of these problems The fact that
each OF these contending parties will
appeal for neutral support would tend
10 discourage extreme demands Moth
ing would be lost and everything might
be gained by such conference.
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