GENOA CONFERENCE

Hokitika Guardian, 28 April 1922, Page 3

GENOA CONFERENCE

The World Leader.

AN IMPRESSIVE REVIEW

LLOYD GEORGE’S ADDRESS

AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION

(Received This Day at 0.40 n.m.) GENOA, April 2,

Hon Lloyd George addressing the journalists," took n most .serious view of the European situation. He said they were on the edge of a volcano. Unless Genoa succeeded, probably he and other gery-headed persons present would see the storm break. The clouds on the horizon were growing biggci daily and Europe might be again devastated. He appealed to. America, who would, willy nilly, be found to interest herself in Europe, for the mainenance of peace. The Genoa Conference would fail unless the' Peace Pact was agreed to. LONDON, April 27. Mr Lloyd George added—We must show restraint in the hour of triumph, otherwise Europe will again welter in blood within the lifetime of those whose hair is now grey. That is why wrought to make Genoa a success. 1 mil alarmed at the storms gathering over Europe. They may not break immediately, b.it they will inevitably, unless the atmosphere tit hbe cleared. I am amazed at the people who ignore these portentious facts, and concentrate on selfish trivialities. Frankly l America were here. Her very aloofness from these European problems would give her the right to speak with authoifty here, and would have been invaluable, as her voice would have been the voice of peace, conciliation and goodwill, but it too late. America is not here and Europe must do its best solve tbe problems in its own way.• * Lloyd George urged the press of both countries to do their utmost to help Conference to a successful issue. LONDON, April 27. The Australian Press Association cor respondent at Genoa says bM Georges speech to journalists most impressive. He said the Con e - once was the greatest and most important ever held. Whether R suecmls or foil., it ™ a great last..,- effect upon • fu ‘”“ Of the continent, and would affect other continents to a greater < egiec than any other conference m the history of the world. The question whether carnage shall cease in Europe depends oil this Conference. Some people were impatient because so -j lions were not found m a single io t- . ni<rht The Washington Gonfereik - | three months and it was worth ; every hour. The whole frontiers of ( Eastern Europe from the ID 1 tic to the . Black Sea, are unsettled Every one o j them involves the possibility of a • j xjfble conflict. Tlhe. racial lava o- j Eastern Europe was boding wjth pcs- « Abilities of conflicts, which would draw in the whole of Europe, and may eve involve distant America.. Then vo. I have Russia and Germany in a state, j semi-antagonistic to the rest of Eu , rope. Anybody .who imagines you c-n j permanently keep down these two j great peoples, representing two-thm. j of the people of Europe must eitli j he blind or blinkered as to its po* ; hility. The unanimity of the Russo j German agreement, is a revelation i | some people. I ventured to give j warning a long time ago, as to what ■ was inevitable, unless there was • j

good iindeavstamling. Wlieti bung:. Russia is equipped 'ey an angry (.orman, liow long will it he beior. Europe is devastated, if that shouh represent the policy of any European combination for a moment. We I long to the dominant, triumphal: • croup, but these things do not last b ever. If our victory degenerates in.

oppression, if it is tinctured and t.■ -i■ ed by selfish interests, if the <t,:i science of mankind ieels we Inn abused the triumph God placed in r.i hands, then vengeance will inevitably follow, just as it followed in the wax of the act hy Germany which out::.; ed the world’s moral sense.

FRENCH DECISION. (Feeeued This Day at ID. 15 a.in.) PARIS. April 27. AI. Beschanel is seriously ill. The “Matijn’t Isays M. Point-mire-Has accepted in prineple, I.loyd George’s proposal that the the Supreme Conn'd meet at the earliest possble moment. M, Poincare will probably demand the meeting be held 'in Paris, not Genoa, He is prepared to meet the Allies before M, Af illeraml’s return, if necessary.