The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1916-12-23

quent gestures and trembling voice,
Che might have been speaking to
thousands instead OF. one PERSON., he
gave me his message. KILL.
1T was a pregnant and unforget-
able moment. From the throne room
of Colossal conflicts England's war
lord was sounding the note of dist
ant process of peace.
II you had probed behind this kind
ling utterance you would have seen
with Lloyd George himself that be.
yond the flaming battle.lines and past
the tumult of world at war was the
hope of some far-away tribunal that
would Judge nations and keep them,
just as individuals are kept. in the
path Of right and humanity.
Fought to Finish.
but before any such bloodless anti.
dote can be applied to International
dispute to quote Lloyd George again.
This war must be fought to finish -
These final words, snapped like q
whip-lash and emphasized with a fist
beat on the table. meant that England
would see her Titan task through, and
if for no other reason, because the
man who drives the war.gods wills it
so.
What sort of man is this who goes
from post to post with inspired faith
and unfailing execution? What are
the qualities that have lifted him
from obscure provincial solicitor to
be the prop Of people?
so Percent Roosevelt.
Reducing the wizard Welshman to
formula, you find that he is so per
cent Roosevelt in the virility and
forcefulness of his character, Is per
cent Bryan in the purely demagogic
phase of his makeup, while the rest
is canny Celt opportunism. 1t makes
a dazzling and well-nigh irresistible
composite.
1t is with Roosevelt that the best
and happiest comparison can be made.
Indeed, know of no more convincing
Interpretation of the thing that is
Lloyd George than to point this live
parallel. For Lloyd George is the
British Roosevelt-the imperial rough
rider. Instead of using the big stick,
he employs the big voice. No two
leaders ever had so much in common.
Knows His Man.
Each is more of an institution than
mere man; each dramatizes himself
in everything he does; each has a gen.
ius for the benevolent assimilation of
idea and fact. They are both persist
ent but brilliant "chammers.' Trust
Lloyd George to know all about the
man who comes to see him, whether
he be statesman, author, explorer, or
plain captain of industry. 1t is one
of the reasons why he maintains his
amazing political hold.
Lloyd George has ROOsevelt's strik-
ing gift of phrase-making, although he
does not share the Americans love Of
letter-writing. As ! have already init.
mated, whatever may be his future,
Lloyd George will never be confront.
ed by accusing epistle. None exists
Like Roosevelt, Lloyd George is
postmaster in the art of effective pub
licity. He has monopoly on the
British front page. Each of these re-
markable men projects the fire and
magnetism Of his dynamic personal
ity. Curiously enough, each one has
been the terror of the corporate evil.
doer-the conspicuous target of big
business in his respective country
Each one is dictator in the making
and 1t is safe to assume that if Lloyd
George lived in a republic, like Roose'
welt he would say: my army" my
navy" and my policies"
Deeper Student.
Roosevelt, however, has one IL
distinct advantage over his British
colleague in that he is q deeper stud.
ent and has wider learning.
In one God-given gift Lloyd George
surpasses not only Roosevelt, but
every other man have ever met. II
| is an inspired orat0ry that is at once
the wonder and the admiration Of all
who hear It. He is In many respects
the greatest speaker of his day-the
one man Of his race whose utterance