Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-07

n;tions. when in May. 1915. a coalition
Cahinc, was formed. and when /, was
charged that Lord Kitchener. the
Secretary OF state for War. had failed
TO supply tho army with sufficient guns
ana ammunition. 1t was agreed that
the occasion called for one of tho
strongest mon in England to awaken
me country TO tho paramount necessity
OF providing war materials on a huge
scale "'rhc battle OF Nouvc ChapeIic.'
as Lloyd George said. had consumed
more ammunition than was used in the
whole Bocr War;
Tho manner in which I,lovd r;corrc
tackled this new problem was typical
of his energetic career lie hurried
IN" passage through Parliament Of \
special munition bill. which rave tho
government broad powers OF control
over all factories that we're making. or
capable "r making. war munitions
The bin made strikes and lockouts
Illegal. gave power To fine "slackcrs"
limited tho profits OF cmploycrs and
provided for volunteer arn,y Of work.
"rs who should pledge themselves to
3" wherever the government required
them to work in th2 factories
MuNITIoN PROBLEM
soon Is SOLN:D
Exaspcrated by the slowncss with
which workers rallied To the factories
Lloyd George gave tho labor leaders
Just seven days in which 20 make good
thclr promise Of getting sufficient mon
to man the plants for maximum pro-
duction During the wce'. tho news
papers all over tho United Kingdom
were hooded with full-rasc advertise
mcnts. and tho labor leaders turned
town halls throughout tho country into
recruiting Offices. with tho result that
women as we'll as men workers en-
listed IN even greater numbers than
were necessary. and the munition
problem was soon solved
Lloyd George was one oil those who
found intoEication To b. serious
hnndicup in ma inta ming efficiency at
thc munition plants. aud il was through
his vigorous handling uf the situation
that new Legislative restrictions on
liquor sale were put int" effect
IN strange contrast To Lloyd Georges
leadership in tho prosecution Of the
european war is the fact that his first
i"htical prominence came through his
attacks on the pro-war party during
I'll" South African campaieu of lSea-9o.
tie carried his opposition 30 that war
$" Tar that he even refused to vote for
the supplies necessary 10 maintain the
army. Ills diSparaEcmeur Of the Brit
ish cause was so unpouular. however.
that h put his life in jeopardy by en-
pounding his views Al Rir;hingham.
Cor one instance. his life was sought
BY rictus mob which the police were
unable to handle. and LLOYD George
was able "a escape from their hands
only by Disgusting himself in a police
mans uniform. In later years he was
the object Of physical violence on the
part OF III" sufira gettcS. who hurled
missiles ~ him on several occasions .
and who. in February. 1919. destroyed
his country house "ith dynamite.
lloyd George Was born in Man
chester. Eng. January -. 1868. hut his |!
larcn,a We're Welsh. and throughout !
his life l.loId George. whose bringing /.
up was in Wales. was champion Of
welsh nationalism. and had such :, grip
OH the affections of his admirers in
that country that they called him some /
times THE Prince of wales" The son
~ Il *ch""lmas,cr. who died while
Lloyd George was AZ infant. The future
= .ha nccilor knew tho extremes Of pov- ;
"riN as youth. lie hardly tasted I
fresh meat. and his greatest luxury in
those Gav". lie said once In F.. public .
speech. was an cEC Which ne bad to
iialNc with his brother ON sundays He
received only limited education. hut
3ht"'urd az apprenticeship with firm
~ lawyers. and finally Succeeded IN /
establishing his own littl. practice in /
Wales.