Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-11-22
Lloyd George stirs Up Storm by
Telling Frankly About Blum
ders Of Allies.
UNIFIED CONTROL IS ISSUE
ciemeneeau Succeeds Painleve as
French Premier-ltaIy Holding In
vaders Along the PIave-ker-
ensky Supporters Battle
Bolshevikists in Rus
sIa-America'aLa-
Dor Troubles.
By EDWARD w. PIcKARp.

Centralized, unified control of the
grand strategy of the allies was the
burning question of last week, and
Premier Lloyd George became the
storm center OF discussion. Following
the establishment Of the inter-allieds
war council by the British, French and
Italian governments and English par.
liamentary and press criticism there
of, Mr.. Lloyd-G George, then in Paris,
delivered what he himself called q
0brutally frank" speech admitting that
the allies had repeatedly made ''incred-
ible blunders" in Serbia, Roumania,
Italy and elsewhere. These he at
Htributed in the main to lack of united
action, and declared that while the
war has been prolonged by particular
ism, 1t will be shortened by solidarity.
This aroused storm Of adverse
comment and brought the premier face
to face with the most serious political
crisis that has confronted him. Even
Mr.. Asquith Joined his critics, and
Lloyd George hastened home to reply
to them. The opposition assumed the
war council plan meant the retirement
of Haig and Robertson and the con-
troll of military operations by civilians.
The people as whole seemed to sup
port the premier and there was a be-
lief that he>would win the. struggle.
The war-council scheme is still in
complete in that the United States is
not yet included, but it is hoped that
President Wilson and his administra-
ton will recognize its wisdom and join
with the others in evolving and carry
ing out plan of grand strategy.
Lord Northcliffe was offered the ad-
ministration of the new air ministry
| by Lloyd George, but declined. Inhis
letter Of declination he spoke of the
| fervor and enthusiasm with which the
| United States and Canada proceed
with their war preparations, compar-
Ing this with the "wabbly" methods
in England. He warned the premier
that unless there was swift improve
ment in Great Britain, the United
States would rightly take into its own
hands the entire management of a
great part of the war, refusing to Sac
4 rifice It's blood and treasure to the in
competent handling of the affairs Of
Europe
Painleve's Cabinet Falls.
France also was stirred by the uni.
ncation measure and partly as re-
suit the tottering ministry headed by
Premier Painleve toppled over. Its
fall, however, was more especially due
to the controversy over "Boloism," the
German propaganda that has infested
France as well as the United States
Russia and, 1t now appears, Italy as
we'll.
No tears were wasted over the fate
of the Painleve cabinet, but there be
gan a great scrambling to find the
strong leader who, 1t was admitted
must be discovered. Clemenceau. tht
'sTiger," a former premier, was call
ed on Thursday to form new minis
try and accepted the mission. He Ii
known as an exponent Of the big stick
II one Of the most forceful figures ir
French public life and was the mar
who started the campaign against ths
lsGerman propaganda In France. Hi
} chief obstacle to success will be thu
J, opposition Of the socialists, who hate
d him because of the drastic methods h,
employed in dealing with labor trru
bles when he was premier about tel
|, years ago.
Having fallen back to the west banl
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