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CONSCIOUSNESS Ol ll9 lmDHCai!OnS To-
Specting the Anglo French Alliance.
But il Mr.. Lloyd George will suffer
under the eye of eternity. from the
words Mr.. Bennett and Mr. Wells put
daily on paper. trust HIM 10 bring along
his own trained journalists 10 see that
justice is done.
Foremost is Sir Gcorgr Riddcll. Tn"
why and wherefore OF Sir George is Il
mystery, but wherever Lloyd George IS.
there is Sir George, who establishes
the Georgian contact with the press.
Whatever goes TO the press Of the world,
especially 10 the British press. pcrco-
lates through Sir George Having OBJ
served This Oercolator nt Paris. I have
never been able to say why this snoulG
be SO, but so it is.
Sir George q Teetotaler
Sir George Is solid Rriton. who
might have made cotton. but who. in.
stead. makes newspapers. Hc manu-
features every Sunday a good many
square inches of white paper covered
with ink. called thc News Of the
World. which it isn't. II is the news
Of the divorce courts; thc news Of low
society. Or Of high society. written for
low society. Two or three million
persons buy ths Journal which is a
typical British Sunday journal.
When we think little cOndeSccnd- =
ingly a. our own newspapers We forget
Sir Georges News of the World. and
dozen others of It's kind. And we
forget the egresiouS BOttomlry's John
Bull. We compare our own Marion
Star. LET us say. with the London
journalism against American jour
ualism. But one must always keep in
mind the papers with Tn" largest rir-
rulation in England including Sir
Georges. Thpy make or most Scn#l-
tiOnnl publication seem scholarly aud
restrained. | admit the sUpnriority Ut
the British trained seal. tc has been
in the 700 IOugcr. But Of the British
press.
In one way Sir George will bo at
HON" in Washington. lie Is a tee
tOtalcr--a word ftil! in vogue at the
ancient home of the racc---Hnd will not
suffer. Once. Ht n dinner TO American
Journalists al iurls. he remarked on
the fact that h" never drank aud an
American journalist rose to hpavo 4
plate at him. feeling. somehow. that
he was casting rn1eIion> upon ON
beloved country. In Washington ne
one will throw q plat" at Sir George
We have become disilIuSioncd since
1919.
Sir George is Of tie new school. Ike
Lloyd George himself. Fla" cd ..chou
will ho represented by Sir Arthur Will
lNrt. who comes from thc Foreign Office
10 speak TO tho press. Iou can not
imagine Sir Arthur editing tho News ol
the World Sir Arthur does not know
that the 5000, 900 people who buy Sir
George paper cxiNt. II" is of Tho
lean, thoroughbred. superior type
Even jOurna!ism-Sir Arthur once
represented the London Times al
Washington--could not keep him irou.
the Foreign Office.
With Sir George the line Of rsistanCc
or most resistance for news from Lloyd
George. and Sir Arthur the line OF
least resistance or most resistance for
news from the foreigners. who will open
most .of the covenants openly arrived
nj to tho world! An.wcr-Thp two
Georges. Sir and Lloyd.
Don't overlook Lloyd George in thi,
conference. Besides Sir George, with
his 10000 divorce court readers,
there will he present Maurice IIankey.
secretary Of the British delegation. He
Is one Of Lloyd Georges young men.
There are several such young men.
The British Premier. having no party,
has only his press and his young men.
And of these. Maurice Hankey is one
of the most importaut. Wien Lloyd
George is not here. he will be Lloyd
Georges other self. lie is. at home,
secretary OF the British Imperial Cab
met. one of those Young mrn--history
is full OF them or would be If all were
tol1--whO have the talent for being
powerful as secretaries.
With Sir George and nankey here, it
will be Lloyd George conference.