6 MAY 1922, Page 2

It is -difficult to comment justly on this-speech. The passion

with which Mr. Lloyd George spoke was unmistakably sincere, ,and, etit is only too Joey to •see reasons why he has eo far failed in his excellent intentions. The comparison with ,Washington gives us; the clue. The Americans, as we pointed out last week, built on a.sure:fonndation.for their-Conference. They had made certain of at least one friendship in advance which could -not possibly fail. Mr. Lloyd -George entered the Genoa Conference in an atmosphere of general suspicion and without having assured himself that he could count open hearty support from a single nation. _Moreover, Mr. _Lloyd George has_quite ceased tainspire confidence. We thoroughly agree, nevertheless, with the spirit in which he spoke to the journalists.