A Conference of all the nations in New York might
easily have been dazed and oppressed by the surroundings. In Genoa there is much to please and stimulate, but nothing to perturb. It is just the place in which a great necromancer like Mr. Lloyd George can practise his arts, and we must heartily wish him success. Undoubtedly his intentions are good and he feels on his mettle. He wants what we all want—to give the world peace and the chance of recovery which can only come with a real peace. Whether he is going the right way about it is another matter, but we shall certainly not at this moment say anything which may throw doubt upon his capacity. He is our representative, and he must be supported while he is at work. It is when he brings back the finished product, which we shall have the right to accept or reject on its merits, that criticism will find its function.
