The Prime Minister went on to speak of the Japanese
Alliance. Japan had fulfilled hai obligations loyally during the war, and had made it easy and safe 'for the Australian troops to come over. " The British -Empire must behave like a gentleman,: and when you come• to deal with a country that has stood by you in trouble—stood well by you—are you- to bring the Alliance to an end when trouble is over ? I say that would not be becoming of the British Empire in dealing with a faithful Ally." He did not believe, he said, that any country would think better of us if we had broken off the Alliance ; " in their hearts they would despise us for doing it." The Alliance was certainly not directed against America. He hoped that it would merge into a greater -understanding with both Japan and America in all the problems of the Pacific, which, he thought, was a necessary preliminary to disarmament. Mr. Lloyd George concluded by emphasizing the fact that the Dominions were independent nations inside the British Empire, and that they were proud of the connexion,. which greatly increased their power without restricting their freedom.
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