Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-12-22
PERMANENT PEACE
QUEST OF PREMIER
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NSoHtiHucu FROM First poSe.1
Mr.. Hirst. who is acquainted per.
sonally with the British Premier.
having convcrscd with him ON many
occasions. told OF tho rise Of David
Lloyd George from obscurity In Wales
TO his present position OF Premier Of
England and one OF tho centra. fig
utes In the world OF politics. 10 ~
the present Premier rose to faiEc
through his fearlcssness in cham
pioning causes he thought wcro right
were described wildly by the speaker.
Speaker Typical Dritishcr.
a typical Englishnan. the London
editor and cconomist infected dry wi;
and touch of sarchsm In relating
the life history OF Lloyd George. lie
| began by telling how the Premier
worked for tho small farmer and ng-
, ricultural labor against the landlord
in 1881. the year the farmer ard labor
wcrc cnfranchised. This measure
took cfeo; the following year.
That the Premier was n radical.
favoring home RUE Especially Cor
Nales. proponnnt OF three acr $
and COW for everybody" and n firm
believer in local OPTION" WAS The
| declaration Of tho speaker.
Mr.. Iilrst declared that tho political
career OF LLOYD GcorEe began iu car
nest WHOM he went TO London and
established himself ~ . collector. lie
stated that the rremiers aim was
( not to practice law. but to enter
Parliament. Ills ambition Was real
ICED and. from the time the Premier
entered Parliament until today. he
has been II central figure.
wns storm Center.
! Premier Lloyd George was the cen :
| ter OF the storm In Parliament oc-
casioned by the Boer war. Ie was
| opposcd to the war at the outset.
ard his opposition aH9ered tho i'm :
/ rtr!alis;s and militarlsts. Lloy 4
George became popular and the Bodr
( war became unpopular. During the
| controversy. the British newspapers
attacked the Premier. but these a,-
'acfs served only TO increase hIs pop
ularity
F'ght!nG valiantl:- against war
during the carly stages Of his po-
liticai career. Lloyd George was OPP
posod to England entering the re-
cent world Conflict. sir HRS, de-
clnrcd tina, France and Russia
| favored the war because they thought
England was going TO uphold them.
while Germany waa for the war be-.
cause she thought England would
not enter tho struggle. Lloyd George
declared he did no; favor entering tho
war until Germany invaded Belgium.
Lloyd George Shrcwd Politician.
Characterizing tho Premier as n
ahrcwd politician. famous for his vi
vncity and versatility. Mr.. llirgt de-
ciarcd that !, WAS impossible 10 tell
just which way the Premier stands
on any subject. Hn stated that whom
Tho Premier acts he acts quickly.
The popularity OF the Premier IN
Ireland Scotland and Wales was
touched upon briefly by tho epcoEcr.
Although Lloyd George stands in
not 90 popular with tho irish. and
tho English like him none too well.
Mr.. T1irst stated the Premier enjoys
much popularity In wales.
Criticisms OF the Premier By the
public at large We're mentioned by
the speaker ana gent his audience
into an uproar. Mr.. IIlrst stated there
are many who declare David Lloyd
George 70 he an "artful dodgcr."
while, as "a matter OF fact. liz liz tho
"quick- change artist of modern poll
tics" AMI is capable Of pulling the
unexpected. The speaker closed his
lecture by declaring that til" Pre-
m!er keeps wAtchful eye on the
Cabinet. Parliament ana the press
when. 10 all appearances. he lis not
watching either.
Tho lecture at the Jefferson was
featured by = musical program by tho
colored male chorus of the J.. Loril-
lard Tobacco Company here