The sun., 1916-12-10
Lord NOrthcliffc Says the
British Empire Called
New Premier.
NEEDED HIS COURAGE
1aded Politicians Unfit to
Garry Out the Only Posi-
Bile Victorious Policy.
~ LORD NORTHCLIrFE.

copyright, 1915. BY the United Press;
copyrighted In Great Britain: copyrighted
81 the Department OF Agriculture in OF
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LONDON. Dec. e.-As a personality
David Lloyd George il for many reasons
interesting and important to the United
states. lie Is one OF the few British
statesmen understanding the difficulty
and intangible psychology Of the Ameri.
can temperament.
He Is important to America for an
other reason. He is now the head OF the
hve British nations engaged in war;
Britain, Canada. Australia, New Zealand
and South Africa. together with India.
Winning the war now primarily devolves
on these nations.
II they and the Allies are beaten
It will be Americas turn next. for Ger
msny's plans in South America and Ger
many's hatred Of the United States
should be known to every American who
reads the anti-American propaganda OF
The German Government.
Lloyd George Is also interesting to
POUR 100, 00O, 600 because his life has
been similar to that of many Of YOU.
He began simply. without other assets
Of life than "A good father and mother.
He had the same kind OF education
that an American boy gets.
Knows Little Of Lloyd GEORGE.
! don't know Lloyd George in private
HE l am not in agreement with him on
many political affairs. We have been
publicly antagon!stic on many matters
during twenty years. lie adopted O
line In the Boer war that was not mine.
incurred the hatred, even contempt OF
millions of his fellow subjects. 1t was
. brave line, for it demanded more cour-
age to be on the side Of the minority
opposing the war than to shout with the
majority supporting it.
The British peoples fear Of helping
German propaganda in the United
States prevented English writer's from
saying how dissatisfied the British
people have been with the politicians
who have managed our share In the
val since 1914.
Lloyd George was the only member
OF the Government with the courage
to exhibit discomfort over our feeble
and vacillating conduct OF the war.
Occasionally In Parliament and on the
platform he attempted TO tell the
people a little OF the truth. but on these
occasions he was always howled down
BY members OF his party and their
neWspap ers. as unpatriotic and as CIV
ing comfort TO the enemy. The rest did
their best to hide the truth.
An Opportunity Lost.
The hide the truth tactics in the
House Of Commons Of smaller politi-
clans were shown at the time they were
s~ndeavorlng to cover up their blunders
and Sir Edward Carson left the Gov
eminent last year.
II Lloyd George had resigned with
him then the war would have been
greatly advanced. lie was prevailed
upon to remain. but evidently at the end
or last week he found the state Of tor
pidity and self-satisfaction Of his col
leagues--in the face OF repeated set
backs-!mposslble to "a man OF his vision
writing az I am an article which will
appear In American and Canadian news
papers. | prefer only TO say that they
were men who wouldn't believe the war
was coming when II I'D and who hadn't
m idea OF its tremendous portent for
our race.
In my own newspapers at home ] have
spoken much more plainly-so plainly,
indeed. that | find myself occasionalIy
the hest abused man in the country.
when last week Lloyd George de-
clded to smash tho party machine
wherein he was entangled he took his
courage in both hands. | do not be.
lieve ~ had any personal ambitions in
the matter at all.
Events made him Prime Minister-a