New-York tribune., 1922-12-03
Lloyd to Turn
Back ON Reds
And Till Soil
''worId Is Not Ready for
My Theories" He Admits
After Short Experience
With Life in a Prison
"Cive Me Rest" He Says
thereafter I Am a Peasant
Farmer" Tells Followers
Who Refused to Rcvoli

WuO AtCIGoCu " asC'Nss
CHICAGO, Dee 2--pisiIlusiened
kurt By the inertia Of his adopted
class, william Bross Lloyd has with
drawn 70 the shelter Of his imposing
winnetka (Iii) estate 70 forget The
~ciass war" he thought he would
hasten by going 70 prison.
"The ~ofid isnt ready fer my thee
ries," he admitted, gust after Governor
Small had eonmutsd the prison sen.
tenee given for preaching rsvol'
against what he calls "the eapitslistis
state"
Hs refused 10 expand that rssnarit,
but those who have followed the esrsar
Of this wealthy. idssiistls, irnpstueus
"scab on capital" zee In II Q eonfsssion
Of despair. The workers Of the world
didn't rise In revolt whsn the doors Of
Joliet Penitsntiary closed behind VIII
Ham Bross Lloyd. Strangely enough,
the only reaction came from The con-
ssrvative Governor of the stats-An
ironic trick Of destiny. And Lloyd 10
discouraged.
Will Be q Peasant Land HeidsT'
Hereafter Am going 10 be q peasant
land holder" he said on his rvtiremsnt.
IL am going to rest"
Lloyd's career Is an interesting study
In hsredity. The millionaire has dissst-
isfaetion, unrest and rrvolt In his blood.
Son of Henry d. Lloyd. he undoubt-
edly inherited from that Socialist au-
thor-extremist much Of the unrest
which is manifested 90 strongly In his
career. The father was an advanced
Socialist, q theorist rnthsr than o
practical Socialist, IN admirsr Of Eu-
gene Debs and friend and follower Of
Henry George, the single tsxer.
Men who knew Henry Lloyd ssy be
was a person Of stubborn determine
tion. His son was q chip of tho old
block In this regard.
without 4 doubt. William Bross
Lloyd inherited his socislistio propen.
stiles from his father, Just as the char
table and kind quirks Of his nature
are from his mother, who was the
daughter Of Lieutenant CovsYnor Wili-
lam Bross, Of Illinois.
Born in 1875, Noyd's career has besn
stormy one almost from tho time
hs frat talked choosing law 90 his es-
rscr. Lloyd was sent to Harvard Law
School, being Grsduated IN 1909, and
on being admitted TO the bar, immsdi-
stely began che practice Of Lew In Chi
eago.
He married Lots Maverick, Of San
Antonio. November 1, 1909. and four
children vsre born Of the marriage.
Mrs. Lloyd divorced him fourteen years
later.
Lloyd married MsdEs Bird. Of Chi
esgo, In 1917. This marriage vss ss-
erst for three years and Il was not
publicly kn7wn until his trial 90 .
RED"
Although they had bsen married for
three years, Lloyd referred to bis wife
as my wife, Madge Bird" and she still
persists In retaining her maiden name.
Lloyd and Be4s, Bird wsrs active
In the soeitl1ss party for many yeErs,
but the war sshism In the party ended
their allegiance. Disappointed by the
moderate position Of the minority. they
allied themselves with the radical left
wing after the United States entered
the war. Then ss the isft wing began
TO disintegrats, they Joined q small
group Of fortnight Communists IN the
organization Of the communist-tAbor
Party Of America. Organization .was
accomplished at convention In
Chicago in 1919. Lloyd was sergeant
alarms and one Of the driving spirits
Of tho meeting. The meeting was small,
but IiVNtetOo vi Sho CoHuuNub Hbbump-
tion that Q great radical movement
would arise once the party had been
formed.
The party orgshifsfs were indicted
for violation Of the Illinois anti-syndi-
ealism lev, which provided imprison-
ment and hnss for revolutionary vie
ienes or preaching leading directly
thereto.
Lloyd and the others were put on
trial in 1920. and altar q hearing which
lasted more than three months were
convicted In August Of that year. No
tions for new trials and appeals up
to and through the Illinois Supreme
Court were lost and Lloyd was remand
ed to prison.
In the midst Of his troubles he
erected q statue Of labor on his estate
In winnstka. 10 was given a coat Of
yellow paint By indignant eitissns Of
the village.