Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-03


eigu nations to partake almost OF
the miraculous.
Fascination of Romance.
There was nothing like it i'll the
histories ~ the ancient European
monarchies. hidetound by caste and
ROW lying on scrap-heaps. In Swift
Ecrland and Holland. in the moro
forward nations, in tho new repuh-
lies. men have indeed risen from
! humble beginnings 10 high station.
but NOT generally by constitutional
| means. and usually only as now In
/ Russia. by wsding to their places
throuSh blood. The dizzy height TO
/ which Lloyd George h attained.
! 10; as \ british statesman only. nu
( s.so IS : worry celebrity. seems TO
I leave thc torci.. Stations GREATNESS
! y Is 4 spectacle that has Of Itself
/ some @, ;hc thrill ana '"--.aa;ion Of
+ romance.
+ The second Of the facts which
MAKE Lloyd George AN object o: in
ierss: - foreiEO countries ccuicrs
/ in his personality II would Ne dit-
/ ScG.: - say What are the personal
/ Qualities which ch.e< 20 - ruaklus
/ him m international celebrity Not.
/ vices No; his rank. his learning. ov
I Yet the splendcr az his talents hut
/ one quality must always be there
F. humanity.
Lloyd George. Is above all things.
| human. In his strength and i'll his
/ weakness he * viv idly, even intense
! " human. Foreign nations see that
! he Is like other men. only cast in a
| ticcer mold. N one has questioned
his Integrity or honor. but ne *
/ clearly II" plaster saint. He has mo
/ supernatural virtues Uf any kind. al
though he j. 4 past master in The
:rt OF tn" soft word that turucth
away wrath. 40 man alive is less
likely to turn the left check to the
person who has smitten his right
World Loves n Fighter.
The world loves a tighter, and
Lloyd George j. fighter horn He
is a fighter VIM never knows when
II" Is beaten. who can never hclicve
he has been beaten at all. You may
strike. but you cannot down him.
When you think he Is OF his last
legs. behold, he is on his feet. more
fUrmidahl" than ever. You cannot
think 81 him in relation 10 knock
out blow except as u man who gives.
not receives il.
lie has no side tie may be
.lated bat never intoxicated. ~ his
imm.us. success. lie has never los,
His mead on tho dizzy height L"
which he So suddenly attained lie is
clearly In no danger OF the intoNi-
eating impulse at people who ana
themselves FOR the first time on
great cmiucnces. u leap over.
In a word. ne is not spoiled"
Foreign nations hear that Lloyd
GEORGES own ccuntrymcu sometimes
cail him the little wizard and
some OF his feats. both at home and
. abroad, seem To them 10 par;ake of
tho nature of lcGerdcmain. There
, are strikes and !ochouis in England
which go SO long and become SO
, paralyzinE To British industry as TO
, threaten the very lie OF the com =
munity. Lloyd o;-orEc appears and
they disappear, and the country
goes on as before.
There are LIQUIDS 81 misuuder-
standing. over the allies. which point
to IN" coming OF storm. lloyt!
; men, and the next day the clouds
I are gone.
4 What marvellous man they
r say.
n Knows Everything.
n In his intellectual equipment FOR
: cign nations usually find in lloyt
George certain of the qualities
!. which are thought necessary Il
: greatness. and they are SURPRISE
: mat some OF nj" own p.oP!t are zone
: III discerning inv on!sh'"S wv
\ 'ha' Were 10 c""o.e MN ~ ""' ,S
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= ,ha, .i.,h, yanrs ago n. was a .'ltttl,
h srcr,rd.r" ,yl, knew nothing ahou
foreign politics. but now it D.
{ Mainly evident To foreign nation
4 that he kiIows more about thcs'
h than any other living man.
Foreign nations hear OF the suavit
of his conversation. or e!oqnehce q
his speeches, of his mastery of IN
as ona nddI" OF ms power over