Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-26
DAVID LLOYD GEORGE

The tinv land of Cambria-the home
of the ancient Britons-and the con-
Germs of its sturdy inhabitants are just
now accorded a great deal Oh space III
the British press. The reason Tor thls
is that so many of the sons OF the
principality rank high among British
statesmen of today, and that DaVld
LLOYD George, a young Welshman who
was chancellor of the exchequer In the
two last cabinets, is largely responsible
for the hue of political thought OF the
victorious party in the recent elections.
Lloyd George is the courageous leader
of British insurgency, and is withal
versatile, daring and resourceful states
man.
His father, a struggling schoolmaster,
died when David was q child; MS
mother was the daughter of country
preacher; his uncle, village shoe-
maker, helped support him through
college and while he studied law at a
local Justices office.
The obscurity of the beginning of
David Lloyd George and his rapid rise,
despite Saxon opposition and social
prejudice, prove his exceptional ability
and unyielding energy; and in all the
history of British politics, wherein are
so many mental giants, it would be
difficult to specify a career of greater
interest and more astonishing features
than his. From the obscurlty Oh
small Welsh village he has Travelled
along paths beset with obstacles to the
strong light of Downing street, and won
for himself the second position in the
worlds greatest empire.
In twenty years he has made a rec
ord second to that of no other, for
service and usefulness. He stands in
the forefront of his party, and Is con-
spicuous among those destined to still
greater power of craftsmanship. With
a fame limited by no boundary, he Is
not yet 45 years of age, and If life be
spared him. his name will adorn as
many brilliant pages of history as do
those of Gladstone, Pitt or Disraeli.
with him fluent speech, quick and
trenchant reasoning. sparkling gayety,
and the inherent ardor Of a Celtic heart,
are all subservient to the winning of
any cause he espouses, whether 1t be a
trivial Improvement in the conditions
of village life, or matter involving
great national issues. He speaks with
a silver tongue, and carries away his
audiences with impassioned oratory,
but though aglow with heat, his passion
:
and above all Is his natural humor-
the humor of the quick mind that leaps
forth in laughter and merriment.
I'VE might give home rule" he said
once in an address to Welsh miners,
mot only to ireland, but also to Scot
land and Wales"
And to hell?" interposed a drunken
voice.
quite right" was the serene retort;
Il like to hear man speak UP for his
own country"
"Once while speaking to large audi
ence in his native county on the eve
of election day, there was present one
man who was determined to remind
Mr.. George of the poverty Of his fore
fathers; and every two or three min
utes this fellow would cry out at the
top of his voice:
Don't you remember the time when
your grandfather drove a cart and
donkey?"
For a while Mr.. George proceeded
with his address, apparently needless of
the interruption, but upon the disturber
becoming more insistent he paused in
his speech and said:
Men and women of my country, L
do not know what has become of the
cart, but as for the poor old donkey, 1
see that he is still alive" pointing his
finger straight at the interrupter.
One of the largest land owners in
England undertook to explain to the
chancellor how unjustly his finance pol
icy dealt with him and his class.
why, sir" he observed. 1--WE can't
escape you even when we die; you
have us there with your death duties"
''Then you may be thankful" replied
Mr. George quietly, that we do not
follow you to the next world, for we
might even make it hotter for you
there"
The CHEEKY demeanor, the mental
alertness and the grim earnestness of
Lloyd George are, without doubt, forces
that destine him to be one of Britain's
greatest statesmen, and one OF the peo-
ple's emancipators.
Fraught with meaning was his utter
ance a while ago at Limehouse: 81
am a son of the people,; and he has
shown to the people that hereafter in
Old England dukes and lords and the
idle rich must share with them the
burdens of government. He has DEM
onstrated that the old order is doomed,
and that the dawn which is near break
ing ushers in new order.
r. r. JENKINS.
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