Mr. Lloyd George, adopting the' open diplomacy which ex-President Wilson
preached but did not practise, replied to M. Poineare on Tuesday through his secretary. The journalists at Genoa were told that the French Premier's speech
was a very, serious declaration, especially as it had been delivered without consultation with the Allies. Mr. Lloyd Georges actions were being misrepresented,. especially in regard to the
Bolsheviks, with whom be was said to be negotiating privately to the detriment of France.
"The Prime Minister appeals to the British public not to believe the statements made in the Times and the Daily Mail about the Conference until he is able to deal with those statements in Parliament."
If peace were not made with Russia, or, at any rate, if an honest attempt at peace were not made, and if the Allies left Russia and Germany in isolation and misery, the inevitable
result would be " the conclusion of a fierce friendship directed against the whole of the West." " We are not in the least afraid- of a Russo-German menace," the Prime Minister's secretary continued, " but we are determined to do our utmost to- prevent Europe from again becoming a shambles."
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