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renrespnted that constituency ever since.
After fifteen years service he hrst took
Office" IN the British sense, as president
OF the board Of trade in 1905. In 1908 he
became chancellor OF the .eTchequer. or
minister Of finance Hs speedily employed
his powers OF directing taxation for the
advancement OF schemes OF Social JUS
tice.'' especially along the lines Of indus
trial compensation and Insurance, and
reaching "unearned increment" Of land
values.
Those were the days when he was de-
nounced as "a radical whose utopian
schemes could not work" lie was still
chancellor OF the exchequer when the war
began. and brought IN the hrsf great war
taxation bill But the early Gays OF the
war showed deficiencies In supply OF NUM-
tfons TO the British armies. Lloyd George
tireless energy and Rrovea aol.ty 20 80
things done" marked him as the man "
org,ntze. nationalize and speed up NUM-
ton making. and in 1915 he passed 10 th9
headship OF the new ministry OF muhlI.V"s'
When the epitaph OF too late" had oeen
written for 1915. except In Lloyu "eoI &c
department OF the battle behind the OaIIIs
lines and 10 was agreed that party poh
fire NJ the old type must be adjourned
untu the war should be won. Premier AS
oUffb was felt not fully 10 embOdy the
British peoples iron resolution that hoth-
ing but the peace OF complete Victory
could be even thought OF ana bLoyu
George became prime minister and nrst
lord of the treasury. and as such led the
British empire 20 the winning Of the war
0The Destroyer of Ministries"
The man who is primarily a publicist
and man OF letters yet becomes the re-
eDonetble head OF government is not
familiar agure in the English speaking
world. yet that has been the vocation OF
Georges CIemenceau. prime minister or
France for tho second time In his seven
tv-sevcnth year. but best known In his
own country as the destroyer OF minis
An outspoken Patriot 4
When the war began he entered the Wv
FAM ministry. but did not remain long. His
patriotism has never been doubted. but
even in the midst OF war ne never hesitated
20 criticize and attack where be believed
censure necessary. When his paper was
suppressed he changed the name from
lie Homme Libre tthe Free Mani.
L'Homme Enchaine tthe Chained Mani and
hammered on He was most virulent In
his censuTes OF the management OF the al
lied offensive OF 1916. and his And the
Prussians are Still in NOyon," Tasped the
nerves OF the ministry as incessantly as
did Cato's Carthage Must BE Destroyed
did those OF the Roman senate.
When the exposure OF Bolo Pasha's In
trigues and the apparent completely in
them OF certain Of its members overthrow
the Painleve cabinet IL was generally felt
that Clemenceau. the Tiger" vas Frances
strongest man. and his return TO the pre-
miership was not opposed even by the rad
ical socialists That was just one year ago.
on Nov IS. 1917.
How swiftly he dealt with the defeat
ist" intriguers sending BOlO Pasha before
a firing squad and various accompliCes TO
prison including the former prerlIer. Jo-
seph CaillauX. IS recent history. His re-
lentless energy aud tirgless activity are
standing REGULATIONS OF certain theories at
tributed TO DIT. Osler for IN September
last Georges Clsmenceau celebrated his
seventy seventh birthday
Victor Emmanuel Orlando Italian pre-
mier at the wars end. was practically un-
heard OF outside his own country until as
minister OF tho interior. he refused the
Italian socialists passports TO the Stock
holm conference. which he correctly char
aCterized as "a maneuver OF the central
powers" He IS. however. a legal educator
and writer OF distinction. and was pro-
fessor Of law at Modena in his twenty fifth
year. and later held the same chair In the
university OF his native Palermo Tor tsP