Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-08-15


( ton. h." declared. wat while til"
United states VAS preparing win
i'fN"r and enthusiasm for the war,
England wobhI,d for two years over
r"uSCrlptiun, WAS dalIyinx with the
question nf unity Of war control,
graduation ~ s"diti"n mobilization
of the whole man aud Woman power
~ the country and Introduction OF
c"inpulsory food raiiOns.
Il eel that can do better work II
mHiutaiu my Independence and am
not gagged toy d Loyalty mat do not
feel toward IN" whole ~ your dem.
"nStra,iou." Il" wro,. to Lloyd George.
He denounced the absurd secrecy
about Ia" war" which. hc said was
iiiI pr"NHl"nt> aud Cav" warning that
'unl'ss th"rc IL swiit improvements
IN our methods h"r" tn. United states
VIII rightly TAX" int" it's owi, naud.
tn" "niir" management Of II great
part "t TIA. war II VIII not sarIiicc
i's blood and rcasur" /" the iu,om-
pct"ut handling oi tho affairs uf Eu-
rope"
Nlcount Nor,hcilno. howoyor ac
ocrt"d tn" post ~ Director ~ rropa.
gandh IN Enemy Countries and for
ia" remainder ~ the war directed an
organization In IN" nations which had
agents In Germany aud Austria amt
an "Ni'nsiN" organization Ia tn. ma
tons h"rd"rinr ON them.
Turned on Lloyd George.
WIN the armistic. and Tia" subs.
uu"nt APPOINTMENT 81 winston
churchill Minister ~ Munitions
Niscount N"rthcline, who ionR had
teen hostile to churchill. turned
against LLOYD George ANA attached
him This evoked from the Premier.
acathing speech Of criticism against
the newspaper proprietor IN the House
~ commons. This incident was puiui-
ed I" a. in keeping With the preyi"us
attitude "f Northclin" who. II Was
sdid. never failed /" criticize friend
or a." alike. II Ice deemed their ac-
lions I'm puhlt" life Justified II.
Lord Northciine Was !Ii at tho time
IN" armIstic was signed his illness
was diagnosed as due 10 adcuuiua 81
ih' 'hvr"id gland. Tor which he uu-
d"rw"rt AN operation In June. 1919.
Ni'h"ush h" vas incara"itatcd. h, rN-
crt"d considerable influence ON IA.
Eritish government during the ucace
conference at Versailles
i'hns were mad" early in 1871 for
world tour. III" start was dcIsy.d
until July because "f lahor trnilI,I.
involving Tn" publishing industry. and
a renewal Of h"stiiiti-s between Lloyd
George and himself, Lord N"rihclin.
attacked the motives Of tho Premier
ana Marquis turZnn in dsiring to
represent Great Britain at III. Wash.
inIt"n arms conference. As u result
OF This attack, gnvcrnmon, news was
barred from the Norihclinc press
Lord N"rthcliffe sailed for America,
defyInG !hc boycott
During his would tour. Lord North
cIiffr occupied tho public attention
~ S. Il
great knowi"dg" 81 the pruhicms
facing various nations Arriving In
New York. July %. 1921 he warmly
nd"rscd President iIard'ng's plans for
the armament conference. In Aus
iraiih h" saw grave danger in that
country being overruu hy Asiatics.
and in several addresses revealed an
intimate knowledge Of Australians
national problems During his tour
Of the Pacific he made "A close study
of the situation in the Far East. and
in Kong Kong expressed the opinion
that the Anglo-Japanese alliance was
a bar to its solution. He returned
to London from his tour IN May. lo22
In June he was reported to have made
Il tour Of Germany incognIto.
Quit Newspaper Assoriatton.
shortly after the completion Of his
world tour, differences grew in the
Newspaper Proprietors' Association
over wage scales. Lord NorthcIiffe
crittcizing certain methods Of the
newer members OF the association.
He later resigned.
In May. 1922. dissension broke out
between NorthciIfe and other mem
hcrs Of the Associated Newspapers
Ltd. owners OF the Northcline press.
In June. 1922. libel suits were brought
t,r -
drew Card, vice chairman. and Wal
ter 6. Fish. n director OF Associated
Newspapers
The day on which tho announce
ment OF the fiing OF these suits was
made. Northcliffe was reported to ne
suffering from nervous breakdown
in switzerland. lie was broueh, back
TO England several days later. and
was reported then to he i'll from
ptomaine poisoning.
Early in July his differences with
Lloyd George were said to have hem
ended and the libel actions brought
by Fish and Card were said TO have
bean dropped. His health, however.
continued to grow worse. his aiIment
being diagnosed as due to unknown
poisoning"
In no country. II has been asserted.
did man in civil life so constantly
as Lord Northcliffe occupy the rub,ic
eye or labor so consistently for his
country and It's allies and to bring
confusion and defeat upon tho Ger
mans. or the attitude OF the British
people toward him. II has been said
they hate him and they admire him;
nut try as they may. they cannot be
indifferent to him"
At the conclusion of the war he
and LlOvd George were cnaracterI,ed
as the Two strongest personalities
in British iife.'
Born in Chapeiizod. Ireland, July
10. 1869. A'frcd Charles IIarmsworth,
Viscount Northclinc. started his ca
rccr az subordinate editor In
publishing house writing answers to
This suRgeted to
him Newspaper career. which he
embarked upon fy publishing