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proved right; sometimes he has been
wronp--and proved wrong--but In all
he has undertaken he has evinced
the same courage shown throughout
this one momeftous weeks history.
People Dissatisfied.
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
war since 1914.
.Lioyd-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
these occasions he was always howled
down BY members of his party.
and giving comfort to the enemy. The
rest did their best TO hide the truth.
Tactics shown.
The hide-the-truth tactics m Com
mons OF smaller politicians were
shown at the time they werc endeav-
oring to cover up their plumbers, and
Sir Edward Carson left the govern.
ment last year.
II Lioyd-George had resigned with
him, then, the war would have been
greatly advanced.
He was prevailed upon to remain,
but evidently at the end OF last week
self:satisfaction OF his colleagues
In the face OF his repeated setbacts -
impossible to q man OF his vision ana
patriotism.
Csuiaa't Grasp Facts.
or those colleagues. writing as I
am an article which will appear In
some 500 American and Canadian
newspapers, I prefer only to say that
they were men who wouldn't believe
the war was coming when 10 did, and
who hadn't an idea OF Its tremendous
portent for our race.
. In my own newspapers at home. !
have spoken much more plainly-so
plainly, indeed, that ] frfd myself
occasionally the best abused man In
the country.
When last week Lloyd George de-
wherein he was entangled. he took
his courage In both hands. ] do not
believe he had any personal ambitions
In the matter at all.
Like Presidesey Here.
Events made him prime minister
a position almost as powerful as that
OF your President. But his desire was
that this distinction should be con.
ferred on another. Indeed, for some
hours, IL looked as though IL would be
the Scotsman. Bonar Law, rather than
the welshman. LloydGeofge.
He went out into the wilderness
alone, SO far as his own party was
concerned. He had as a supporter
Bonar Law. who had previously op.
OF politics, and an outside helper In
Carson, whose Irish policy was dia.
metrically opposite.
Preasees . Miracle.
Those three. with Lord Derby. have
produced a miracle. whereof all the
world In talking. In a few days they
have formed a government-marrc
Il IL true. by inclusion OF some nota.
BILE former failures, but enriched by
the brains OF business men and new
The greater part OF the work was
done by Lloyd George himself.
He IL constantly referred TO here as
"the little Welshman." but he II not
at all little" You probably have his
portrait before you. His head Is not
that Of little man. mentally or
physically, IL IL the head OF a man In
which the sparkle OF genius IL com.
binod with Celtic energy, and intense
industry.
a. Oniee Ustii q.
During the greater part OF the week
he has been at the war office until :
In the morning. returning 90 the DIFF.
ncult task OF trying TO make a com.
posite national government six hours
later.
l do not often see him, but I did
Just before he made his decision, and
he then n npeared tired.laol ino-older
than his ffty.three years. Within a
few hours OF his telling Asquith he
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