The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-02-18

erratic and adventurous young man
known officially az Lord birkenheao
and Familiarity as IF. L..
Lloyd George Was willing
Besides. the lord chancellor is speaker
Of the House OF Lords. and II he be an
able man he can take very leading
and even decisive part in the debates
There have been lord chancellorS VINO
dominated the House OF Lords As
quith. with his sonorous oratory' MS
great personal dignity. his utterly Eng,
lish reserve and his very reasonable ana
well-Stored mind. would certainly nave
dominated the House OF Lords. so IL
seemed TO me tempting otfer. WouIa
you have given II TO him" asked Lioyd
George Anything he liked, said Lloyd
George. But AsQuith could not be ap-
preached.
The same would be true OF McKenna,
who always both dIslikcd and under
rated Lloyd George There Is no love
lost between tho other biggest man in
the Liberal party-the man destined
perhaps 10 succeed Asquith III inc parry
remains in existence and does not go
Simon. Perhaps one OF the reasons why
Simon and Lloyd George do not love
each other Is that they are both welsh;
and Wclshmen have as VIOLENT personal
antipathicS as even freshmen. simon
Is the son of a Welsh Nonconformist
clergyman--R fine. simple old man
whom | have met occasionally in Lon
don drawing rooms. looking rather out
OF II. with certain hOmcly rustclty OF
manner and dress.
But simon had money enough 10 go
TO Oxford. and oxford had on him the
effect il exercises over so many middle
class men. II gave him splendld cuI-
ture: there is no finer mind and no
greater master OF scholarly English In
the world Of politics than Simon: but
oxford added to these gifst very pro-
nounCed oxford accent and very pro-
nounced oxford manner He Is quite
kindly and modest. but with that terri
rlc accent and certain frigidity OF air
he gives To those who do not know him
the impression OF condescention
which drives people TO fury. l am sure
that Lloyd George was Consoled Tor the
winning OF another seat by Labor can
didatc by the fact that Simon was Kept
out.
Robertson Strong Obstacle.
There Is another obstacle TO Lloyd
George getting to the leadership OF tn"
Liberal party. and that opponent has
lately been put in position where he
can do and IL doing Lloyd George all
tho mischief ne possibly can. That Is
John NJ. Robertson. Robertson Is a
SCotchmRn with a very interesting MIS-
tory. He began life in London as an
Besant in the editorship OF what was
then the organ OF the Free Thought
party.
Robertson brought n the work OF
Free Thought propaganda what neither
OF the other Collahorators could supply
"A scientific education and universal
encyclopedia knowledge. II" has writ
ten innumerable books Oh all kinds Of
subjects. always from the dogmatiC the
istic point OF View. In time he became
a member OF Parliament md then he
became one Of the keenest de-
baters In the House OF Commons,
could scare an illogical speaker better
than any man in the house: but his
style was simple 10 harshness and
frigid to the depth or a lecture on ana
tony.
In the debacle OF the Liberal party at
the last election was one OF the fallen,
and went back TO his library and his
authorship But suddenly there was
transformation: Alfred Spend"r. tho edi-
tor of tho Westminster Gazetet. WAS ap-
pointed one Of the commissioners to in
quire into conditions In Egypt OF which
Lord Miner Is the chairman. and Rob
crtson was chosen to take his place dur
ing his absence Robertson Is doing the
work splendidly, for his articles are
gent, lucid and convincing. His feeling
for LLOYD George IL one or bitter scorn
and unConuuerablr diStrust. and every
night he attacks and sr1ites him hip and
thigh. Lloyd George will never be LIB
eral leader If John NJ. Robertson can
prevent II.