The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-11-16
(By United Press)

DOHlIllOn III SeHtIdl F Will rsi perhaps
have controlling interest in the
Washington arms conferences. The
personalities Of their representatives
are therefore. Of the keenest interest
to the people of America, who have
high hopes of the result of the meet
ing. N ~ ~ B, III g,
Great Britain
DAVID LLOYD GEORGE, & Prime
Minister Of England and chief Of the
British Empire delegation to the
Washington conference, gives Amer-
leans the impression that he would
make fine poker player, His eyes
always sparkle; his little tuft of white
mustach conceals his mouth; and his
manner is always that of a man rub
bling his hands just before attacking a
sizzling beef steak. He seems to be
always fencing with political enemies,
and beating them. The admiration
one hears of him in England is mostly
for his agility. Persons who do not
admire him, usually despise him. He
tells the story on himself of the man
who was being awarded a medal for
saving man from drowning, and
who modestly disclaimed his heroism,
saying, "Really, ! have done nothing
to deserve this reward. saw the
man struggling in, the water and there
was no one else by so l jumped in,
swan to him, turned him over to see
that he wasn't Lloyd George and then
pulled him out" H., .sEIf =, -.
= Note: Lloyd Georges presence
/ at the conference is still in doubt
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lord RIDDELL, who accompanies
the, British delegation at the Washing
ton conference as a sort. of expert
publicity representative, is a good
| buffer. He came to the fore in this
capacity at the Paris peace conference
where he enjoyed the position of try
ing to get as much news as possible
out of the officials and at the same
time trying to make the newspaper
men satisfied with as little news as he
could give them. That he did this and
still kept the confidence and respect OF
both sides shows what good buffer
he is. He will have this same posi-
ton at the Washington conference
because he has done the same thing
to each of the important international
conference since Paris. He is a pleas
ant man to meet. He is tall and slen-
der, always plainly dressed and is
completely unaffected. He is first of
all a newspaperman. His Sunday pa
per, "The News Of the World" is
phenomenal. Unattractive, plain, not
dynamic or rushing = like American
papers, it seems to a journalist to
have nothing to commend it, yet 1t
has circulation of 5000, 900. Near
ly every policeman, servant girl and
chimney-sweep in the United King
dom depends on it for pleasant week
end. And Lord Riddell has built the
paper up with his sympathetic under"
standing Of thealittle things that bring
ioy or sorrow, that provide the petty
romance of the commonplace life.
GENERAL THE EARL OF CAV
AN, who heads the British Military
Mission, comes of a famous Irish
fighting family, which, for over 800
years, has supplied the British army
with gallant sons. Nearly every earl
he is the tenth holder of the title
has served in the army. A vigorous
man of Sc, the earl is typical Brit
I sh Guardman, elegant, strict discl-
plinarian, but with charming per-
sonality. He fought in the South
African war with the Grenadier
Guards. Commencing in 1914 as a
battalion commander, he became sue
cessively commander of brigade OF
guards. He then commanded the
14th corps, and when Lord Plumer
took a British army to help the ltal-
ians, CavanA became his right-hand
man succeeding him as commander
tin-chief of the British forces in Italy.
The Italian commander-in-chief de-
clared that Cavan's army was the de-
cisive factor in the Pave victory.
ARTHUR HAMILTON LORD LEE,
First Lord of the Admiralty, one Of
the three members y Of. the English
delegation at the Washington confer
ence, is we'll acquainted with the
United States and has long been a
strong supporter Of Anglo-American
friendship. His American wife,; for.
merly Miss Ruth Moore, daughter OF
John Godfrey Moore Of New York!
has been big asset in his .politlca!
life. Lord Lee was good friend OF
President Roosevelt, their acquain'
lance ripening during the Spanish
American war when he was a British
military attache attached to the head
quarters Of the Rough Riders IN Cuba
Lord Lee was educated as. a soldier
and served in Hong Kong, 1Canads
and as military attache at Washing
ton. While in Canada he initiatee
and directed the military survey Of
the Canadian frontier and explored
the route to the Klondike. $E.
ARTHUR JAMES BALFOUR, $o1n ts
of the three English delegates to ths
Washington conference, is one Of thu
last of England's gentlenlan-diplo
mats. He was educated to be$$a states
man, engaged in affairs Of state g
the age of thirty, is still a Statesman
now at seventy-three and gives it'll
sign of stopping. Balfour has he'll
most of the important offices in; thu
British government Many disagree,
with his politics, but he embodies thu
graceful courtliness, the eminent dig
nifty that mean to older England tn
romance of diplomacy, He is tall ant
/ jmnosinv. slightly bent, and still Wig