POLICIES DIFFER.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 January 1920, Page 2

POLICIES DIFFER.

LLOYD GEORGE OR CHURCHILL. ißy Electric Telegraph— Copyright.; I AUSTRALIAN & N.Z. CaBLE ASSOCIATION] LONDON, Jan. 23.

The “Westminister Gazette” Paris correspondent states that it is no secret that there is a split in tb° British Cabinet over Russia. Hon Lloyd George is still trying to make peace with the Bolsheviks. Ho believed it more dangerous to fight Bolshevism militarily, than to allow Bolshevism to develop and probably die. The correspondent states that without the smallest' reserve, Hon Lloyd George is implacably opposed to intervention of any description.

It is clear that Hon Churchill believes that unless wo crush .Bolshevism, Bolshevism will crush us. Churchill when in Paris did not attempt to disguise this opinion. He, Hendry, A\ ilson, Beatty and Long, hurried to France in order to put a spoke in Hon George’s wheel, when the lifting of the blockade was announced. The correspondent has reasons to believe that Hon Lloyd George is disgusted with the so-called loyal Russians, who received British arms and then traded with them. The sale of munitions to the Bolsheviks is one of the greatest scandals of the whole Russian business. Meanwhile the Poles' have made an unfortunate

step in advancing on Russia. The strongest unofficial representations were made to dissuade them, because they are jeopardising the whole work of O’Grady and Litvinoff, who are in negotiation. The correspondent believes that Hon Lloyd George is annoyed at the Polish move, which raised the question of whether in the event of serious trouble, the Allies should support Poland. The correspondent understands that precautionary measures involving certain Allied naval and military operations in Poland and Black Sea and elsewhere, have already been taken. There are obviously all the elements here of a tremendous conflagration. The correspondent concludes that the Russian question seems to be again in the melting pot. The situaion is such that we must choose between Hon. Lloyd George’s and Hon. Wy Churchill’s policies.