Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-14
is LLOYD GEORGE
OVERPLACED?
British Opinion Divided on the
Success Of the New Premier.
Asquith Watches and
Waits
BY GILBERT VIVIAN SELDES
Special correspond.re, Eresing L,dgsr

! n this item the disappearance of David
Lloyd George
Mr. Lloyd George entered into the highest
/ ONCE of the British Government with
/ legend around him like halo. He was
/ THE MAN. the papers said 30 He had
carried Britain through he drN days Of
,he var with his financial neasures. he
/ had provided shells when Kitchener broke
down he had organized the war Depart
| ment; he had nearly. "oh. ~ nearly 10
| quote lord NorthcllfeJ settled the irisn
/ question he had psc fed the strikers and
! persuaded The labor unions, he was. In
plain American, the whole shoS.
Mr. Lloyd George went INTO that 7fHca
and fate played into his hands because the
German peace proposals came fe" DAYS
later lie was chosen 20 prosecute the war
and 20 finish II on. and Germany gave him
a great chance 10 tell her what was what
Fate kept on knocking on that door. Presi-
dent Wilson's sOJndings and his address 10
the Senate: the submarine menace in i's
latest form the approach ~ the great o.
fensiye the voluntary service system FOR
Britain the great war loau--each one vas
a chance FOR Lloyd George. Before he Vas
Prime Minister he was everywhere seen
heard admired
ana since M Lloyd George hecaw"
Prime " MISTER he has made A few sI"eches.
none II Them half Pm exciting az his former
addresses he has been IN Rome on ofi-.a a
business and he has utterly disappeared
from The public eye.
am not attempting 20 propnc-. 'he
future The Prime Minister virtually an
nyuuced that %. WAS going 20 work on ~"
var and nothing else ne AZ much ~ gave
warning that all the pyro'echuic. me
Interference with other department., tine
speeches about "kugCkOutz" and the genera.
.f agtr4yY.4IFfg do
was 'skIng 'he piac" " publicity
The Lloyd George Legend
But for man II Lloyd Ge,rs"'s temper
and history 'H.s sudden submsrgeuce Is
grave danger no was made by 'H0 thIrg-
energy and publicity. Some people would
say - was only energy m publicity hg'
the well.ufOrm-d VIII tell you that Mr
Lloyd George ig really more capaDi" man
than hrs friends seem 20 think. A. he goes
DU' ~ the public cyc, even 20 do the publ"
business. NJ Lloyd George suffer-
50 sou have IN Great Britain today
widerpresd 0pipion that the Lloyd G"Drg"
ministry ra 'he most stupeudous failure ~
the war do ny' sag that 'his rs = Uni
versa opinion ~ justi0abi" opinion
merely record the fact that 'his judgment
~ n1' fu.tad 20 the followers ~ VI
Asauth While Mr Lloyd George himself
remains immune from criticism. mis- sub
ordiua'es are being bitterly attacked by the
very progg which demanded that f.lgyd
,;eGrgc have a free hand In choosing his
coufrsreg BIT by bi, an i,enized account
- being made up against the War cabinet
and Tho rofntstr.aa connected with Z.
And ,Vhile The account g. being made 10
me legend ~ suffering Mr Lloyd George
vas Chancellor or the Exchcquer when the
var broke out and gets credit for the
moratorium. for the issue ~ pound and
ten-shiiing notes. and 80 on recall the
tone of adoring admiration in the voice Of
shopkeeper who explained how In tUo