The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-04
Special tahl" Dispatch
Nv T. P. o'coNNoR-

tro,v-tpht 1918. by Public l."dE"r ~
LONDON. Nov. %.-Thc nearer i','>
comes the more VIC turn I" r'hH"as ~
our domestic struggles. and 'n'S a..
means the n"ar"r "" Get I" Il p"
. election Experts ar" 'Satn'"'''E So
dates and acts Of parliaucht |" uiS'''
what is its nearest possible d"le' " p'
ions differ widely. Liberals. WI" 90 "''
want an election. are d"cIaN'E II 80
NOT possibly meet thc Statut"r: F'N"'''
r,o,.s - II comes hcfor" Christmas
. while those who know Lloyd George i'e'
assured he will find n way I" rush 'p
election. II H. still thinks i; d"s'rao'''
1.b. 1ores, suggestion - that as the
nrosnnt narllamcut VIII md automatic
ary on January 80 a"Xt. and cannot
continue without new l"ElSIatl"n' M
parliament should b" aIlWcd |" az H"'eN
Is on January 50.
or coure, the conclusion OF peace
when il comes will r"E"iu'l"U""'
everything. Lloyd Georges Position
and ministry with the res. ths WIZ
bond has kept together his H!-asS"Et"''
company. but they both strain at the
D.. leash. rrch wants To &c; rid or the
Tfh.r hu; hoth await n fovorahl" OPP
nortun;.y 70 lind L r"fuG" somewhere
clse and this refuge has not yet b''n
found This IS the explanation or IN"
mysterious visit. which was Kept
strictly private. Of tho Manchester Lin
erals To Lloyd George this week e. 6
Scott. editor of the Manchester Guard-
ian. as I often have said still chnEs op-
stinatcly 10 tn. hope Of retaining Lloyd
Georges tremendous initiative. MS
= houndless energy and great courage "
lead democracy u further trIumphS.
Apar, from tho proprtetorShip OF
the greatest Paper III the provinces. NF.
Scott exercises Il great influence. owing
to his talents and character. MI. SEQ
oss all sword and no scabhard. He Is
thin. lust nbov. niddl" height. and
looks quit. frail. As Il matter OF fact.
ne is very robust barring his more
than seventy years with an alrrt step.
an ever moro alert mind Of forty. HIS
face has n singular resemblance" To Mr..
Parnelrs. Fl" has the sam" brilliant.
almost glittrrinE redfint eyes. so murh
so that when I spoke 10 him for the
Ar$t time after Mr.. Pa-n:lts death
and he turned those .'arnali-liie eyes
upon me | almost shudl"r"d.
TWO g
Asquith Still Popular
A. n recent meeting "t n great
Liberal caucuS in Manchester. Mr.. As
quith got a tremendous reception. Flo
still has III" immense
rank and I'll" Of his party. Ons point
which makes mrn Ike Mr.. scott
warcr between HIM and Lloyd George
is the doubt whether MI. .tsquith has
the physical and mental activity 10 con-
duct b!G Campaign. AS on all intimate
personal questions II Is hard to know
. tho truth. Some people arc rushing TO
tie conclusion that Mr. Asqu!th's day
E.. is done uad that none IF his lis"tea-
ants offers any big guarantee OF
vigorous and brilliant leadership: but Il
loading Liberal said 10 mo recently h"
*c"!d bac:; 9!r. Asr'litl:. physically as
vel, rs intellectually. ngains: Lloyd
George even now. his reason being tho
extraordinarily: robust constitution OF
a1r. Asquith and his phl"gmat;r and
equabl. Temperament rs against I'll. fiery
spirit Lloyd George has clothed in n
body that has no real great robustness
and with the last generation of his for
hcrS conspicuous for early deaths.
Stronger than any political consider
alton against this renewal of Il COM
bnation by thrs. two mon is personal
distrust Mr.. ASquith could have any
thing from Lloyd George but tho Pre-
miership. especially the Lord Chanccl-
lorship and Mr.. AsQuth need not 30
Kept back from taking tho place in the
interest of tn" country. just as Mr..
Ealfour accepted tn, Foreign Sncretary-
ship after tn. Premiership But Mr.
Ac:;.ith still writh"S under tho method
be alleges against Lloyd Georges on
tonnage in bringing down. mainly
through newspaper articles. Mr.. As
Quith'S government. Here the matter
rests for thu moment
Premier Obnoxious to Liberals
n Will bc unfortunate tor Lloyd
successfully for thn refusal az Mr.. As
Guith to join him means Lloyd George
renewal ot his alliance with the Tories
and hard servitule to him and them.
and. I also believe. 4 disastrous COL
lapse within one or TWO years after tho
conclusion OF the war. A personal
government is always difficult In coun-
tries governed by great parties, and
Lloyd Georges personal government IS
so intensely obnoxious to the Liberals
that they would look for every weapon
to drag 1t down.
Lloyd George also is brought up at
cuitirS. Approach peace the innumrr-
ebls vindicatlons President Wilson rtxh'
small nations sclf-de determination and
necessity fighting these principles at
the coming peace conference once more
places the British Government In u
false and humilatlng position. and Mr.
Dillon seized tho opportunity immed-
atcly b. giving notice of home rule mo-
ton u which he will demand q state