Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-16
Lord Northcliffe s h oc k s
England by Warning That
United States May Be the
Coming Power.
Severe Criticism of Great
Britain's Conduct May
Result in Another Shake
up-Will Be No "Ameri-
can Tragedy"
BY ED L. KEEN.

LONDON. Nov. 1s.--Lord Northcliffe
has again Jared England to wakeful-
nasa.
HiD lsftse 10 Premier Lloyd George
0sveraH 0itiois4ng the present gov
srnment and declaring that unless
there 10 swift Improvement in British
methods the United States will assume
sntirs management of a great part Of
The war, today created the greatest
Doiitical stir since the Northcliffe mu-
bitions campaign.
Northcliffe declined to head the new
ministry in tho Lloyd George cabinet.
He declared he felt he could do better
work III maintain my independence
and am not gagged by q loyalty that
do not feel towards the whole of
your administration"
eHAkE.UP THREATENED.
Coming on the heels Of a threatening
crisis growing out of the displeasure
expressed over Lloyd Georges Paris
speech, the attack of Northcliffe
sreated = situation that promises
heated debate in commons and GER
tainly. . possible shakeup in the war
sabinet.
Northcliffe lauded the work of the
United States and Canada but declared
that he had had personal experience
Of the obstruction in delay In Lon
dom He declared the censorship was
still being misused and that men in
various positions of authority who
should have been punished, have been
retained and in some cases elevated"
This latter thrust is generally in
terpreted today as being directed at
:he consideration that has been shown
Winston Churchill
LLOYD GEORGE MAY SURVIVE.
Comment on the Northcliffe letter
follows largely the political bent of the
various papers. Discussion in political
clubs brought forth the belief that
Lloyd George himself may survive the
crisis his government undoubtedly
faces. The general opinion is that
there must be q house cleaning in some
Of the departments, however.
Northcliffe would not support For
mer Premier Asquith as a possible sue
SCISSOR to Lloyd George.
q NO TRAGEDY OF AMERICA.
In his letter to the premier, North
ciiffe gave warning concerning the re-
iations with the United States. He
SAsSu thO lidBcuicS Oh Russia, Italy,
Serbia, Rumania and Montenegro and
added:
THERE IS ONE TRAGEDY
WHICH I AM SURE WE SHALL NOT
HAVE, AND THAT IS THE TRAG-
EDY OF THE UNITED STATES.
but from countless conversations
with leading Americans 7 know that
unless there is swift Improvement in
our methods here the United States
Will rightly take into its own hands
the entire management of great part
OF the war. 1t will not sacrifice its
blood and treasure to the incompetent
handling of affairs in Europe"
WAR COUNCIL PLANS.
Today's newspapers unanimously
resumed discussion of the inter allied
council plan as outlined by Lloyd
George, as a result OF the Northcliffe
letter. The communication completely
revived the Pickering evidences Of a
political crisis.
The Spectator suggested a govern
ment to be built around Sir Eric
Geddes. now first lord of the admir-
atty, and Lord Robert Cecil, minister
Of blockade. Geddes is representative
Of business, while Cecilrepresents the
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