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Show Beck Takes Issue With Lloyd George , x. 1 1" i --p '- " - rfiAyi.Mft-rtJ James itf. Beck, solicitor general of the United States is an orator, an expounder ex-pounder of the Constitution and a 100 per cent American. He gave the Britishers a taste of his quality recently, re-cently, speaking at the Pilgrims' club In London before Justices, ambassadors ambassa-dors and lords. He took direct issue with Prime Minister Lloyd George's recent statement In parliament that the United States gave advice freely to Europe, but was slow to co-operate. "We were not slow to co-operate when we gave the blood of our army, 4,000,000 of our youth and $25,000,000-000 $25,000,000-000 of our treasure a tenth part of all our treasure to come to the relief f the allies,'' said Mr. Beck. "We were not slow In co-operation when, with every nation staggering under un-der a burden of taxation while we fortunately for-tunately were better off. we voluntarily reduced the expenditures of naval artn-- artn-- a merits at Washington. It Is not fair to viccuse us of offering advise and telling any nation what it should do. The President recognizes what for a time may be the best policy for the United Suites Is not necessarily that of other nations. "It was a new chapter In history when Arthur Balfour anA Mr. Hughes, not In the spirit of old diplomacy, but as two Christian gentlemen, sat down and Inside of half an hour a I know personally revealed to each other such o.-iiiHin understandings that the success of the conference was assured.' |