The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-26
NORTHCLIFFE IS
READY FOR MOVE
ONLLOYD GEORGE
Russia, Ireland and Labor Are
Three Points of Difference
Between Prime Minister
and Great Journalist.

LONDON, Nov. -. (Reciprocal NewA
SCrvict)-Thc Northcliffe forces are
rallylug for tho climax Of the great
vendetta, Ills artillery Is amhushed at
three strategic points which Lloyd
George must pass II he Is going to lead
his government into safety and all three
VIII bo reached within the next few
weeks.
The first political point is Russia.
The NorthCltffe press has not unskill-
fully occupied the ground from which
It is already making furious propa-
gandist raids against BOlshevism, all
Of which are nov by implication, di-
rected against Lloyd George. Zero IL
timed for the moment when Lloyd
George takes action un the report the
British parliamentary delegation will
bring back from It's conference with
the Rolsheviks.
The second point Is ireland around
which tho Northcliffe forces have mad
extensive preparations for the inevitsbls
moment when Lloyd George viii pass
that way. This may be the most dan
gorous engagement for Lloyd George
because he viii he exposed to cross firs
from other parties n because the
Times IN particular Is established on
the solid ground OF opinion created by
It's own conservative home rule pro-
poSals.
Labor Is the third point. The North
cliffe press has nov discovered that
Lloyd George threw over Geddes n
Churchill and went out alone to make
the compromise which settled the rail-
way strike, as reported at the time
Ia this correspondence, and that he Ia
now conducting single-handcd the bold
negotiations for giving the railroad un-
ions a share in the management OF the
railroads and further suggests that he
also is going TO compromise with the
miners on naturalization. When these
issuCs come to the surface the North
clitfe harrage will start.
Tho Northcllffc weakness Is on Rus
| sta and labor. The opinion Of the
try Is definitely set in he same d.
recticn In which lloyd George Is NOV
ing People are tired OF reading about
Bolshevik atrocities and the N~orthcliffe
press will fail TO rouse r national wave
| OF indignation strong enough to upset
the sober policy revealed In Monday
debate, Churchill was silent. II Is true,
but he has had his run In Russia, kol-
chak. plniken nnd Judenitch have all
failed him, and he Is IN no mood TO
take on another desperate gamble by
joining NortholifTe's anti-Bolshevik
army.
People arc Just as tired Of labor
atrocities and, taking warning by the
uncompromising bitterness which
threatens Industrial America, they will
back Lloyd George against Northcittfe
on any plan that makes for Industrial
peace.
The Irish issue is not SO clear, II
Lloyd George adopts the same attitude
toward Sim Fein as he has toward the
B~olsheviks he will leave Northcliffe far
behind In the mire, To do this he
has q long way 20 travel from the Tory
committee set up by him to prepare an
Irish bill But he Is n great traveller
and | understood was much impressed
by the report he received OF the great
self Differentiation meeting In Albert hall
Saturday night, There IL much private
questioning these days whether the nat.
ural common interests Of England and
ireland are not so strong that If Ire.
land were given complete freedom ot
self. determination she would OF her own
free will become n member OF n Brit
ish commonwealth of nations. The prop
osltion Is supported by the alliance be
tween labor and the Irish because labor
IL not nationalist, but internationalist
II Lloyd George obtained assurances OF
this aspect Of the problem he NIGH
move very rapidly In the direction q
an Irish policy and leave Northeliftt
mired with the Tories. Somehow hi
viii have tn get through Northcliffe'l
Irish barrage whom 1t opens or fall unde'
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