New-York tribune., 1922-10-20
. Lloyd George
Likes Job Best
W hen Fighting
Attitude Throughout Seven
Years Of Strenuous Rule
Was That of Il Man Never
L ircd or Despondent

| LONDON, Oct. 10 BY The Associated
Press. - Like President Roosevelt
David Lloyd George, speaking as Prime
Minister " Great Britain, would gladly
affirm, Il like my job"
This has been the attitude of Mr..
Lloyd# George when friends told him
during the last stages Of hts seven
hard years at the helm OF the govern
nrent that he was carrying "A burden
too heavy for, any man to bear. This
has been the face, he has presented to
his countryinen throughout the four
years of afte--war reconstruction. His
attitude has been that Of man seldom
tired and never respondent. He was
essentially fighter, who always took
the offensive against his enemies when
they thought they had driven him into
a corner, and throughout all he was
taking everything that came with pure
enjoyment.
This was Lloyd George journeying on
the Continent from conferences to con
ference, always by common consent the
great figure among the Allied states
men, returning to Parliament to face
another newspaper -heralded crisis,
casually creating an international Incl.
dent through photographs Of himself
teaching NJ BRAND, the former French
Premier, to play golf; leading song
festival among his fellow Welehmen.
or gathering non-conformist clergymcn
around the breakfast table in his Off
cial residence in Downing Street.
Trait Shown Mt Manchester
Lloyd Georges trait Of buoyancy
never was more appealingly displayed
than on his journey to Manchester last
at the railway station---hig face beamed
over it. He welcomed the waving Of
handkerchicfs by families along the
roadside as. he motored into Manches-
ter. Most Of all he enjoyed his speech.
1t hardly carried conviction to his au-
ditors when he protested that no one
would welcome his retirement more
than himself.
But the familiar note of Lloyd
George rang in the fervent passage
of his speech, ~ cast myself upon the
people, because ] never have betrayed
their cause" To the small audience
it had the effect Of the crown Of thorna
and cross Of gold peroration which
Democratic Presidential nomination
from a Chicago convention.
A friend OH Monday asked the Pre-
mier what he nurposed to do now. The
Premier's reply was, II am waiting to
see what the others will do The
others acted to-day. Whatever pro-
gram may result for the Premier, he
tonight gave no sign of embarking
upon it as tired man. For tomorrow
nights pilgrimage to Leeds six ad-
dresses from the rear platform of his
train have been arranged by Mr.. Lloyd
George at various points en- route.
All Eyes on Campaign
1t is at campaigning that Mr.. Lloyd
George is most effective. If he goes
to the country, as the English phrase
has it, his present form promises to
show, in the belief Of many persons,
Glaistone's wonderful Midlothian cam
palgn. 80 many years have passed
since the retiring Premier .rolied up
his sleeves and went on the stump az
candidate for office that the people
will watch to see whether and how far
he reverta to his old forensic style,
which gained him the name Of Lime
housing" Most of the Prime Ministers
of Great Britain have been aristocrats
and however sharp the clash OF po-
| litical arms they have kept scrupu-
! louS1y WiIllN LIE Eulsb OI thetr caste.
Lloyd George prides himself on being
man of the people, and never was
| he more 80 than when playing the
part of the politician and appealing for
| votes.
| In his speech at Limhhouse, in the
East End of London, Mr.. Lloyd
| Georges platform was to rob the hen
roosts of the dukes by taxation, and
| he made the drawing rooms Of the
West End gasp by describing promi-
nent nobleman as "the last Of the
| litter"
Even tonight it cannot be said
whether Mr. Lloyd George goes to
Leeds tomorrow in his old Liberal gar
ments or as an independents proposing
to form his own new party like Roose-
velt's Progressives. One Of the strong
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