The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-09

the bitter end, whatever the conse- quences. His intemperance of Ian euage is not always to the liking or the more conservative members of his party. as, for instance, his boastful and presumably meaningless speech in which he said many months ago that if the German fleet would not come out of the Kiel canal the English fleet would dig it out, like rat out of a hole
 1t is interesting to note, for Amer ican readers that it is Churchill who is said to be in favor of much stronger attitude towards the Amer ican protests against England's treat. ment of American shipping and trade. It was reported many months ago that | If Churchill had his way the British fleet would be absolutely unfettered in it's power to deal as it pleased with everything bound to, or under the sus- picion of being indirectly bound to tfe | enemy. | It is this interesting personality over which the youthful Mrs Churchill (she | Is ut 30) exercises her influence Some years ago 1t was declared that Wins | tons mother. Lady Randolph Churchill | had an extraordinary control over her son. and that he never made a move | in the political game without first con- sulting her It was thought. upon his marriage that there might be trouble between the new and the old influence, | but nothing of the kind has happened. l Winston has become bit more steady, his critics have remarked that he has given evidences of unsuspected pow CTS as statesman. and that his char cter seems to have taken on more weight and responsibility. They do not | fail to ascribe these new manifesta- tions to the influence of his wife. | If is noted that they are seldom sepa- rated except during the time Winston | spends al the admiralty When | Churchill. just before the war, was learning to fly, his wife was constantly 1 in attendance at the flying grounds. l As a hostess she has not figured promi- nently but since her marriage she has /; made several appearances as a speaker I on the lighter side of politics. Indeed | in order to fit herself for her new role she joined a debating society and in due course became a fairly good sneaker In personal appearance she | is tall and slim. with an abundance | of dark hair. She has beautiful ex-
 rressive eyes and an animation of fea- lures that makes her particularly in- teresting and charming
 Probably no other lady of the cabinet takes such a genuine interest in poli- | fics as does Mrs Lewis Marcourt, the | American wife of the secretary for tile | colonies Mrs. Harcourt is niece of the late J. Pierpont Morgan, and is supposed to have brought consider | able dowry to her husband. However 1 that may be she brought an America woman's brains and the determine ton, | if is said. to make him prime minister. Since their marriage 1t must be a1mit- | ted his advance has been rapid an1 fhere are many good observers who see in Lulu" Harcourt a future occupan, {, | of 10 Downing street
 | ho Inf Inf adj rtx 1 rise to a very widespread opinion of Lewis Harcourt. This opinion will not 1 take him seriously. It admits that he las talent that he is one of the most l popular members of the present caLi- | net and that he is the best dressed man in the House of Commons, but these are not enough to make man rrime minister of England. It brands | h1m as incorrigibly lazy and points to | the fact that until his marriage he
 never did anything out of the ordi- nary, was content to occupy subordi- ! nate position as private secrtary to his famous father It sees in his Amer | ican wife the real cause of his pres 1 ent prominence.
 l It cannot be denied. even by the greatest admirers of "Lulu.' that his | wife is considerable and important
 parsonage. She is still an American
 woman, the leader of the numerous
 I colonies of wealthy American women
 | who either because of marriage o.
 1 choice, make England their home Her
 house in Berkeley Square is the cen
 ter of many social and charitable
 movements organized by the American
 colony in London.
 1 As a political entertainer. Mrs. Har-
 court Is unsurpassed among the women
 Of the cabinet. She spends money lavish-