21 AUGUST 1920, Page 2

Mr. Lloyd George regretted that the League of Nations• was

being used for party purposes. The Allies were not unanimous about Russia, and the League would be no more in agreement than the Supreme Council. Further, the Bolsheviks would have nothing to do with the League. In reply to Mr. Clynes, he said that the Allied conferences received the fullest publicity. He reminded Mr. Clynes that trade union executives were far more reticent about their discussions. If the Allied conferences were not small in numbers, they would decide nothing. •