The sun., 1918-05-14
PREMIER AIDED
BY N0RTHCLlFFE
Lloyd Georges Enemies Dis
comfited by Editorial in
London "Daily Mail"
NO EVIDENCE or BREACH
Country Is Urged to Keep Him
Where He Ia to Avert.
Disaster.
no EVIDENCE OF BREACH
Special Cable DespafcA TO THE SrS.
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Copyright. 1915: al r0hts rese'red
LONDON, May 13.-Political enemies
of Premier Lloyd George. who a few
weeks ago thought they saw a serious
breach between the Prime Minister and
viscount Northcline and hailed it with
unconcealed joy. experienced a disagree
able surprise this morning when they
read the following editorial in the Daily
Nail:
Lloyd George is by far the strongest
personal force In British politics at this
moment He represents British dsmoc-
racS- and the nationa, will for victory
with Z completeness greatly beyond that
OF any other politician. Whatever hiA
personal failinEs and the weaknesses Of
his administration. nobody doubts that
Lloyd George means to win the war. and
that his daring. eloquence and driving
power are assets Of Incompatible value
in this crisis Therefore he Is the right
man in the right place.
THE business Of the nation il to
keep him where he is and to see that
he is not forced out by any. under
handed intrigue whatsoever. II has
unstinted confidence Of the empire and
the Allies. kilograms OF congratula-
ton were received from all parts Of
the world excep, Germany and her vas
sal States In reference to the outcome
Of the Maurice AFFAIR.
Old Gang Dissraced.
The disappearance OF Lloyd George
from ONCE would be regarded as q
disaster to the whole allied cause The
old gang long has been dscredited and
now it is disgraced. Maurice has been
retired. but the campaign in which he
was a mere pawn will increase in miss
chievous virulence unless the Govern
ment squashes II effectively outside Par
lament. as for the moment II has been
squashed inside Parliament, The Prime
Minister has had great accession Of
strength and should be able to use 1t
for all he IL worth"
Of the reported break asked whether
NorthclfTe had dismissed Lloyd George
or the Prime Minister had disencum-
bered himself Of NorthclifYe. says to-day
that the Northclihe press IA organizing
st. Bartholomew's day against every
member of Parliament and every news
paper found guilty Of the crime OF criti-
cising the Government
Continuing. the paper asks; why
not 90 the whole hog and shoot every
man. woman and child who does not
bow the knee to Lloyd George. Bonar
Law, Milner and Curzon? Why not si-
lence every warning voice."
Beginning Of IutriEues.
Lovat Fraser, writing in the Daily
MniI on the Maurice affair saws. "These
intrigues date back to the early stages
OF the war, when a particular military
clique which combined contempt for our
allies with a belief in its own narrow
attainments sought to gain unfettered
authority.
They developed rapidly last year.
when our operations on land and sea had
not had the results expected. The game
was to blame the Government in order
to screen our failures. which were due
not to lack Of men anil munitions but to
lack of vision and military brain power.
Lloyd George and his colleagues de-
termined1o Put an end to the system Of
fighting the war In compartments which
had miserably collapsed. The policy Of
complete unity Of control and command
In the field is approved universally to-
day. but few know how long and how
fierce was the opposition OF the old
militarist gang which Lloyd George had
to overthrow.
"This country has to pay in blood
and tears for the months wasted by the
military faction. which was so Jealous
Of its own authority that II kicked and
consplred to the last. II unity OF COM
mand had peen adopted last autumn the
Allies would be In different position
to-day"