Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-02
RIVALRY OF STATESMEN
IN ENGLAND DISCUSSED.
Antagonism Between Winston
Churchill and Lloyd George
Is Keen.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Speclat Correspondence OF The Star.
LONDON. July IS. 1912
No topic is more generally discussed at
Westminster and in the clubs where poll
ticians congregate than the rivalries. real
or fancied, of Winston Churchill and
Lloyd George. Every speech and every
phrase uttered by either Of these distin-
guished and mercurial politicians Is ana
lyzed and scrutinized to demonstrate
some new phase Of development. They
were keen friends and comrades INSOFAR
able, now they are not. Lloyd George
was not at the naval review. So he
must be opposing the first lords naval
aspirations There is antagonism be-
tween then-land and water antagonist
This is what is said by the observers.
Whittier will Churchill's imperial nom
party naval dreams lead him? How far
does Asquith share the splendid vision OF
Lloyd Georges land dreams? The house
of commons dearly loves anything sug-
costing a mystery.
Mr.. II. W. Massingham. editor of Ma
ton and the leader of Little England
ers.'' is opposed to Churchill and con-
stantly eggs on Lloyd George to refuse
money for a bigger navy. His fear Is
that Lloyd George will be led from the
u
will be wide enough to embrace the sea-
The fear is expressed that the naval ten
denotes Of the present cabinet will crush
the social reform aspirations OF the cnah-
celior Of the exchequer to the beneHt or
the imperial plans of the first lord of the
admiralty.
Is Severe Critic.
Let ii be said that Massingham has
always been a severe critic Of Winston
Churchill and Churchill knows it. Speak
ing at dinner Of the Eighty club, IN
honor of John Redmond. Mr.. Churchill
remarked: Mr. Massingham is always
very pleased with me when l go to Bel
fast, and always very vexed with me
when l go to Glasgow. I noticed the
other day that he rebuked me for ad-
dressing speeches on one day to the radl-
cal crowd and on the next day TO the
tory crowd. l always endeavor to learn
from rebuke But l can trutEfuliy sa!
that any words which venfnred 7" speak
on the Irish question. or upon the special
work OF the admiralty. which is conndeo
to me, have not been addressed 10 one
party crowd the other. have trled
sincerely to address them TO that great
nation which parties exist only to serve.
and whose high and enduring interests
are served and will be served in the very
first degree both by the maintenance or
a supreme navy and by the reconcilia-
ton of the Irish people
Mr. Massingham has never forgiven Mr.
Churchills Glasgow speech. in which he
remarked: The government Is resolved
to maintain the naval supremacy which
this country enjoys. There are prospects
of further naval increases among the
bowers on the European continent. That
is a very serious matter, because not only
are the navies increa sing in size. but
everything else connected with navies is
increasing in cost. As naval competition
becomes more acute We shall have 70
increase not only the number OF ships
we build. but the ratio which our naval
strength will have to bear to other great
naval powers, SO that our. margin OF SUI
periority will become larger. and not
smaller as the strain grows greater.
Build your dock, build it long and bulld
II deep. and above all build IL wide. We
will provide you with no lack of great
fill ii.