Show LLOYD GEORGE SEEKS WAY AY OUT Japanese Anglo Alliance Is Big Problem fly n WILLIAM SLAMS SIMMS Written E Expressly presely for tor A X K E. A. A Service Sen ice tee W WASHINGTON 1 Dec 9 David David Lloyd George may come to Washington for forthe forthe forthe the purpose of ot forcing a three cornered showdown on the Japanese Anglo-Japanese al alliance al- al liance the liance-the the secret key leey to tho the conf confer confer- r- r ence Of such far tar reaching Importance to Great Britain Is this problem that nothing short of war between England and Ireland or some equally serious occurrence will cause him to call off ott his visit The whole future of ot the British empire empire empire em em- pire it is recognized and to a large extent the peace of the world will dt depend pend upon the decision of the Little Welshman Secretary Hughes and the Japanese during the brief days which it Js is announced Lloyd Ge George rge will re remain remain remain re- re main in Washington The British dominions themselves are divide dover the Japanese Anglo-Japanese al alliance alliance al- al liance Hance question Australia fearing the Japanese but preferring to agree with thine adversary adversary adversary adver adver- sary quickly wishes to renew the al alliance alliance al- al liance safeguarding at the same time its Us right to bar Japanese Immigration Canada on the other hand flatly and frankly threat threatens nB to refuse to have anything to do with a n. renewal even If the mother country and all the other dominions sign Another thing which Lloyd Llod George faces Is the demand for closer association with America This was the keynote of the the- thelast last imperial conference in London The Japanese Anglo-Japanese alliance if It re renewed renewed renewed re- re thus threatens to make trouble inside the British empire Likewise It threatens to estrange America If It denounced Australia may object and Japan retire In a huff huft Lloyd George Is seeking a way out of ot the dilemma An Anglo American alliance would woula be very agreeable to England land and would do the trick admirably But Lloyd George knows an alliance Is out of ot the question An alternative to this this some some solution solution solution tion which will be acceptable to America Ameri Ameri- ca the dominions and at the same time which will not displease the Japanese Is Is the big object of or the tho British prime ministers minister's visit Short of ot some such understanding u the tho Japanese Anglo-Japanese alliance will certainly certainly be renewed Thus despite a naval naval naval na na- na- na val reduction agreement and anything else which might be accomplished by tho arms conference the meeting here bere will have haye failed For shorn of all the theone theone theone one big purpose of the conference was to secure cure the peace of the Pacific |