El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-16
LLOYD GEORGE
HAS JHGiNNY
ABILITY
Busiest and Most Prolific
Producer Of Government
al Schemes in England.
DOMINANT FACTOR
IN KINGS CABINET
By PAUL LAMBETH.

ONION, Eng. Nov 15.-Chancellor
of the exchequer David Lloyd
Il George is either the greatest con-
structive statesman England has ever
produced, or he is the most dangerous
demagog since the days OF Jack Cade.
It all depends on the Viewpoint One
thing all agree on is that he is the
busiest and most prolific producer OF
schemes to harass those who own prop
erty or to uplift humanity-this also
depends on the point Of view-of whom
there is any record And the little
Welsh attorney seems to have an IN
cauuv ability to carry into effect
schemes which a few years ago would
have been deemed in conventional Eng
land the rankest and most visionary
socialism.
Socialism Makes Progress.
While as political party socialism
in Great Britain has not nearly the
strength it has iE Germany, France,
italy, or in fact. any of the continental
powers, save Russia, it is doubtful II
in any of them, as much progress mas
been made within the past Ilve years
as has been made in England SICK
and out of work benefits, old age PEN
sions and land valuation are all &C
cOmplished facts due to the energy
and ability of this fral looking little
Welshman-
Introduces Land Measure.
Under the battle cry OF England
needs more peasants and better peas
ants" he has introduced and doubtless
will push the passage Of land scheIne
which will revOlutOnize the land
tenure of Great Britain and now has
taken up the preliminary steps to-
wards the naturalization Of the rail-
roads Truly remarkable record Tor
one statesman within the space OF
mnnHN y
conservative and averse TO change as
Great Britain is supposed TO De-
Would NatiOnaIize Railroads.
The first step towards the nation
aliZatiOn Of the railroads was the re-
cent appointment of a royal commits
sion. 1t is estimated that it will cost
$3.50, 100000 to take over the rail-
roads, but even so stupendOus sum
does not feaze the chancellor OF the
excheQuer, Il the commission finds such
a course desirable.
Peers Son Wants Work
It may be that the activities OF
Lloyd George are responsible for CON
ditions which led to the insertion Of the
following advertisement in one Of the
morning papers recently:
Peers son desires employment;
private secretariaI experience, includ-
ing TO eXcabinet minister; fair knOWl-
edge OF French; can drive motor
The spectacle Of a peers son adTer-
Using for real work like an ordinary
man does not seem TO worry the chan
ceIlOr.
Spoke 29S Columns Of Words.
That Lloyd George is really the dom
inant factor in the cabinet is indicated
by some interesting facts stated in the
latest issue of the Parliamentary Ca
Zette- In the debate of the last session
of parliament Mr. George occupied no
less than PCS columns of space, while
the prime minister spoke only $50 col
umns and Winston Churchill. who is
regarded as somewhat of talker him
self. filled only 112 columns
The total number of columns spoken
in the house OF commons was 1O,402, OF
which Liberals were responsible for
1855. Unionists for 1895. Laborites for
$40 and Nationalists for 40. Only IS
columns are occupied by the speeches
Of John Redmond, who never interviewed
in debate If he could avoid It. Two
hundred and four members did not take
part in the debates, except as listen
erS.