The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-09
'Cseat Personalities Lend Lustre to the
World Peace Conference; Dominating
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lshe shoulders of the plata pscpaa tc
the classes OF society Ahle TO beAl
them with less strain and no hard
ship. A graduated income tax wal
one of these measures.
ANTAGONIZED THE RICH
! The outcry among the privileged
ella msee OF Great Britain was vsry
great over this proposed invasion into
4sHt~ ~rS~~~s~~sp--7~~ ~, fr-sy
81 lords rejected the bili. The ren.
SRA slsction which followed was q
triumph for Lloyd George and ne
made his budget secure.
Mr.. Lloyd George had been at the
head of the British Excheouer for stz
years whom the war broke out II
was the prompt ana ably conceived
an treasures he took to readjust ths
finances OF the nation to new and un.
expected needs that enabled British
credit to stand the great strain II
which IL wes subjected.
When in 1915 1t was found that ths
supply OF British munitions was utterly
inadequate Loyd-Georga proved
to be the man TO retrieve that Hitun-
ton. His wonderful work as minis
ter of munitions led 20 his being
named as secretary OF war TO sue
coed Lord Kitchener. A. the end oil
with what he regarded as the incom.
petence with which the Asauith Min
listry was conducting the wer that he
resigned
Public sentiment forced Asquith gu.
OF the premiership Of Lloyd Geor &c
was practically the unanimous choics
Eof the nation 10 succeed him. 1t was
Lloyd George who established the
unity OF command under Marshal
Foch. which decision admittedly was
"A great factor In bringing the war to
AN early conclusion
Holds Nations Confidence
Lloyd George has just been con-
firrned IN power by the most over
whe]ming vote cr confidence In British
History Probably no British states
man ever has had n greater hold or
the confidence and affections OF ths
British people than he now enjoye
But his democratic manners have no
been affected by his unprecedented
success, He is as easily approachabls
as ever He is absolutely without at
fectation His clear sightedness Ii
observing and studying pohticsi prob.
lens and his tremendous energy Arr
the two factors which probably havv
contributed most 10 his success. hu
the evident sincerity OF his speech un
uouUtRuly must nave netpS6 a fOI~ ~
It IN most impressive. Hs speak
easily. whether his object be to IN
forcefui or felicftour, but n IN quit
evident to his hearers that he n mucl
less concerned about how he say
things than he is about giving his su
, dinece n perfectly faithful impression
Of the thoughts that are in his int
ana the feelings that are in hts heart
He hasn't a particularly strong voice
there is nothing Of the orator abou
him, and yet TO hear him In to rsa1in
, fully the power Of his rernarka ol
personality. The r1arn sts~m of TIL
man comes right to you. the fuItnes
I OF life that 1, his wbrstes YOU r
, employ a very expressive American
;, phrase. The gets YOU going right OF
and he keeps you going until he l
through
Cfcmenccnu.
/ Like President Wilson. George
. Chem en- c~au. the Grand Young Ma
{ of France as Lloyd George character
fxed the seventy seven year old pre-
mter. was IN his earlv life a sohoe
teacher. And strangely enough.
1 WIS in America that he taught n
! was tutor in \ seminary tor youn
/ ladies' m Connecticut, After compIe1
] Ing hir college, course he took up tn