Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-08-14

of lHAS ~.
nointed to as In keeping. with n
prav;ous attitude Of Northcliffe, who.
i was said, never failed to criticize
friend or foe alike, II. he deemed their
actions IN public life justified 1t.
Big influence at Conference.
Lord Northcliffe was i'll al the
time the armistice was signed. his
illness was diagnosed as due to
adenoma OF the thyroid gland. o
which he underwent an operation IN
June. 1919. Although he was in
capacitated. he exerted considerable
influence on the British government
during the peace conference at YER
sailles.
Plans were made early in 1921 for
a world tour. The start was delayed
until July because Of labor trouble.
involving the publishing industry. and
a renewal of hostilities between
Lloyd George and himself. Lord
Northcliffe attacked the motives OF
the premier and Marquis Curzon in
desiring to represent Great Britain. at
the Washington arms conference. AS
a result OF this attack, government
news was barred from the Northclne
press. Lord Northclifte sailed for
America, defying the boycott.
:. t DfVW tAttclAAOAls
During his world tour, Lord North
clifHe occupied the public attention OF
each country he visited, displaying
Ing various nations. Arriving in New
York, July %, 1921. he warmly en-
dorsed President Harding's armament
conference. In Australia he saw a
grave danger in that country being
overrun by Asiatics, and in several
addresses he revealed an intimate
knowledge Of Australia's national
problems. During his tour of the Pa
citac he made a close study of the
Hongkong. expressed the opinion that
the Anglo-Japanese alliance was a
bar to its solution. He returned to
London from his tour in May, 1922.
In June he was reported to have
made a tour of Germany incognito.
Shortly after the completion of his
world tour, differences grew in the
Newspaper Proprietors' association
over wage scales. Lord Northclife
crfticizing certain methods of the
newer members of the association.
He later resigned. r
In May, 1922, dissension broke out
between Northclife and other men,
bers of the Associated Newspapers,
~S~st oArSAAO 4NoA ASAAkk ~ COO
In June. 1922, libel suits were
brought against Lord, Northcliffe by
Sir Andrew Card, vice chairman, and
Walter G. Fish, a director of Associ-
ated Newspapers.
The day on which the announce
ment Of the filing of these suits was
made, Northcliffe was reported to be
suffering from a nervous breakdown
in Switzerland. He was brought back
tn Nn01and 0ovopo1 dove lotnr o~1
was reported then to be i'll from
ptomatne poisoning.
Early in July his differences with
Lloyd George were said to have been
ended and the libel actions brought
by Fish and Card we're said to have
been dropped. His health. however,
continued to grow worse, his ailment
being diagnosed as due to unknown
poisoning"
In nc country, 1t has been asserted,
did a man in civil life so constantly
Lord Northclife occupy the public
eye. or labor SO consistently for his
country and it's allies and to bring
confusion and defeat upon the Ger
mans. OF the attitude of the British
people toward him, it has been said
they hate him and they admire
him. but try as they may, they can
not be indifferent to him."
At the conclusion of the war he
and Lloyd George were characterized
as the two strongest personalities in
British li1s.""
Owned Many Papers.
Born in Chapelizod, Ireland. July
Is. 1856 Alfred Charles William
Har1nsworth, Viscount Northclife,
started his career as a subordinate
editor in a publishing house, writing
answers to correspondents. This sug.
gested to him a newspaper career
which he embarked upon by publ
cation Of a weekly magazine called
Answers" Succeeding in this and
other ventures in publication, he
eventually founded the London Daily
Mail, h first, London morning news
paper to sell for a half penny. He is
said to have been the owner OF some
80 periodicals having a circulation OF
20, 900 copies.
In 1888 he married Miss Mary
Elisabeth Miner, daughter OF Robert
Miner Of Kindlington and st. VIM
cent. His daughter was the wife OF
Lucas w. King, principal Of a medi-
cal school at Madras. One Of Wis
count Northcliffe's brothers was
Baron Rothermere Of Hampstead,
who. with another brother, Hide
brand, was associated with Viscount