LLOYD GEORGE IN U.S.A.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 October 1923, Page 1

LLOYD GEORGE IN U.S.A.

— LI VELA NLW YORK RECEPTION f CBTIULIA.N AM) N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION NEW YORK. Out. 6. 1 lie lit, linn 1). Lloyd George has visited Xew York, and has left f.n .Montreal to tour Canada. To no man tmle-s. I;•!•!':!;is. 1.) General Pershing, "hen he returned from France, has a more f.udial wvlmkiu- l-een given, or u mere s-o.i.tnm-o"' i!i - l il:.\ el I riendslii;). t'mu t . Britain's cx-lYemier during Id h’Ss than lH imm>' stay. Huge iron,!- lined Broadway and cheered .Mr Lloyd George on his nay to ilu City Mall v. her*, the Act ii-g-. May, *r Mr llulbert. we|. oined him. fn i, - sjui:t* 1 i ll /. Mr Lloyd George said lietrip, had no oliiuial status. It was a m ward for years of hard struggle for the cause of the people. Referring to Ameriea as "a nation id li,.asters,” lm declared: “You are rigid in being boasters, f wish we had boasters mi England." !';i route to his hotel. Mr 1.1 ivd George was subjected to the jeering of the Irish Republicans, hut this wi'.t (ompleti'lv drowned in the cheering ot the crowds. lie attended a luncheon in his honouiat noon. At the luncheon Mr Lloyd George claimed that tho “real founder of the British Umpire was George Wasliin.::toi: . He taught us to liecome democratic. that lesson lie taught us in t li• ■ I.Btli century, lias been the salvation of the British F.mpiro. ” He said Washinglon taught the British Government to l.c more lenient, and he ctod .is proof of this the case ol Canada. Mr 1 lovd 1 !.-orge. a 1 11 r a pri\ ate dinner, at ended a mm:.-, and v. as several times elicered I v Broadway cm- e'en route There were rotten eggs ilnw. n a', him ai ilm entrance to the i h--.it i'“. bill they missed Mr Lloyd George, hip struck son!" bystanders. The amti-.-w applauded cut ranee, and gave him an uvatiou. Duttng an tiUermisi ,e

(ii,. ex-l’remier acknowledged with Lows, ami explained to his c-unpaniuis 11 1 .- 1 1 speech making wouj.l compel" will! the rictors. During the pei-formaur-c. -t»» taxicabs loaded wit It fi-isli Republicans, reached lla. theatre. Thev shrieked at the police, ami I lm-,-. pamphlet- address -d to their fellow Americans, and a-klne. “ Who is Lloyd George r’’ At the same lime 11-eV V cfe fur 11 is! lill g the answer: “A pirata-al propagandist!” The 11. ile di.- j Ts.-d ilm el i>wd' !».- foie Mr l.lo\ d beorge departed lor i-.1-’h 0 I. I) .E-. lb-- t: i - -!, -, -. :: nuliJ.i-r , f alltnmobiles psn-ml.-l oa-t 1 lie .onskirts Ot 111.. cniv.-d. ei r,-ilia 1 1 ag ant i-E'oyd G.-orgc statements. A woman .struck a policeman on the head will, a banner Sh- wa • arrested. Th • womoii said they were ~f tie- A o, iatioii lot- tie- Recognitieti ot the Iris!i Rejiidilii-. Sumc of ila- bani’.-hs Bare mds- “ Llovd iTeorgc’s Bhu-k and Tatis V,-,. I!,-,-,-'” “ I loml George's Hands arc Bed with (in- Blood ol NYoini a ami Children | Ailditioaal pole- tv-erve- bad to b" called out. I he oolicc broke up a parade ot wo--11.. carl \ ing bama-rs ami dcmutm-ing I Ileal Brit ian. outside tbe City 11.-ll i Xev, York, where a erowd of thonsae.G gathered to greet Mr blogd t o-oree. Some banners lead: Don t } j>, ill Pidl tin- Wool over your lives:” :ml ‘"British Riot leggets arc !•'binding America with I'.riiish IlcZ'd" Tlm j'loliT-e grabbed the banners and tot-' them ini" shreds. No a.M.-is ' made.