El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-08
GEORGE
GAINS SUPPORT
French Writer Gives Char
acter Study of Great Brit
aims New Premier.
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Welsh ancestrv He calls Wales his
little country still OF Celtic blood.
he possesses by ataVism the virtues and
defects OF his race, and he is like our
own Bretons: at least be has their te-
nacity. patience and fighting tempera-
ment \ square head he IS not
afraid to fight. he gets angry quickly
but cOols OF with tho occasion. and h.
always marches with the advance
guard
l. Very soul OF Democracy.
The democratic LIoyd-George. mem
Der Of parliament at -. took part
ardently in all the political conflicts
that disturbed the realm Anti-im-
perialist, man OF the people. a revolu
tIonary treleSs adversary Of the rlch
land owners. of capitalists and accu-
INFLATED wealth. he was quickly recOg-
uized as the very soul of the -Opposi-
ton
He bearded Chamberlain.
He hurled in the face of Cham e.
lain, prime mover in the South African
campaign. that furious denunciatiOn,
The more the empire extends. the
more Chamberlain shrinks-" In
speech AT Birmingham, when he at
tackled his political enemy before a
sans. the crowd rushed him and began
TO handle him roughly. and he was
saved from serious hurt only when a
policeman gave hin his uniform and
helmet. thus enablifg Lloyd-George to
pass safely away
People sang His Praises.
Such adventures, all set forth in the
newspapers. increased his popularity,
When reelected from the Wales prov
ince. in 1896. his partisanS. reused to
the highest pitch of enthusiasm, went
singing around the streets a song with
words like these: "Hurrah. hurrah. we
are in the fight TO stay and we shall
never give up: hurrah. We are after
2 "a In OF n TDu= -T-sr ~
candidate); our great young man viii
win; he will finish his days work"
Is Small But Full of ViEOr.
The great young man" Is really a
small man, full OF life, very active,
fired with ideals. good hater and a
good lover. fun of spirit and endowed
with tremendous physical and intellec-
tual vigor- In parliament ne special
lied in the study of economic problems.
and he gained such mastery or the n2-
tons problems that he was soon made
secretary for commerce board OF
trade1.
Made the Crooked Ways Straight.
Sustained throughout the country by
majOrities that upheld his -adicalism,
he now went 10 work with his wonted
power TO Strsighten out things that had
gone crooked He forced reconciliation
between workmen and employers. set
cruelties of the all too frequent lock-
outs. Everywhere he made himself
felt through his ingenuity, his vigor
and his power of adaptation.
Revised Taxation scheme.
His success now rendered him indis-
pensable. He rose fast. We see him
next as chancellor of the eXchequer.
which post he assumed just at the time
when the empire faced an enormous
deficit Four hundred millions were
needed Lloyd-GeOrge demanded the
sum from those who had it" He re-
yised the tax scheme so that the new
burden might fall on the shoulders OF
the great financiers, the capitalists and
noble rich" who in the house OF lords
sought vainly 10 protect their wealth
against the assaults from this new
angle
Made Opponents Seem Ridiculous
Attacked on all sides. ne every time
made his opponents appear ridiculous
before the country When he met a
hostile vote in the house OF lords which
his budget, Lloyd-George
flung back these facetious words.
which give an idea Of his sense of hu-
nor: Il didn't come here. my lords.