“FANTASTIC IDEA”

Gisborne Times, Volume LII, Issue 5463, 26 April 1920, Page 5

“FANTASTIC IDEA”

GERMANY AS A SERIOUS MENACE. BRITISH PREMIER’S OPINION. FRENCH PRESS CONSIDERS STATEMENT DAN GEROUS. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received April 25, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, April 24. The Daily New San Remo correspondent says that Mr Lloyd George, in an interview, cleared the air, stressing the importance of AlLiecl unity in decisions affecting Germany. He likened Germany to a paralysed body in which* the brain had failed to control the extremities. The idea of Germany presenting a serious menace was fantastic. Air Lloyd George said he regretted the United States was not represented at San Remo. International difficulties were being eased by the British at specific “conversation” dinners at which the most prominent diplomatists attended PARIS April 23. Le Matin’s San Remo icrrcspondent states that Mr Lloyd 1 George, in an interview with American journalists, said he did not consider that Germany had l ' violated the Treaty or hffd shown any bad faith. He did not conceal the view that Germany's request to retain am army of 200,000 was not unroasosable.

Le Matin commenting op this, says that such ail attitude is dangerous, for if the Allies addressed a collective Note, Germany could point to Mr Lloyd George’s declaration on the subject.

T . SAN REMO, April 23. A High Italian personage entegoriV, D' Armies Le Matin’s statement unit Air Lloyd George and Sgnor A tti proposed to invite Germany to o’&ii ltemo.