San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-18
LL0YD-GEORGE.
WILL RETURN To.
POWER IN TIME
Advocate From Scotland
Declares Welshman Can
Unite Scattered Forces.
LABOR STRONG FACTOR
Unemployment England's
Big Problem Today But
Europe Constant Worry.

"Lloyd-George, the able little
Welshman who is now in America
will again return to power in Eng
T. land" in the opinion of James Ken
meth Greenhill. OF Dundee and st.
Andrews, Scotland, a visitor in San
Antonio and a guest at the home of
AIRS. Henry Drought on Oakland
street. Mr.. Greenhill is n member of
the British bar or what is known in
Scotland as an advocate. He also is
secretary of the Alliance Trust Com
pany Ltd. of Dundee. the largest
trust company in Scotland of which
II. r. Drought & Company with Of
fees in the new Frost building here,
are American representatives. Mr..
Greenhill is in San Antonio for a
conference with Harry Drought, head
of H. p. Drought & Company with
reference to extensive land securities
in which his. clients are interested.
He also is touring the United States.
He already has visited Canada. Mr..
Greenhill left Scotland August IA
and expects to be home before the
holidays. He will remain in San
Antonio for several days.
Smilingly agreeing to talk on any
ucmuueu tuiis, MI. oItNiihil TAIN
ed Interestingly of politics. finance,
are of international import at this
time. His views on Lloyd-George
were particularly interesting because
of the fact that the former premier
of Britain is at this time in Amer
lea.
To Return to Power.
II am no better informed perhaps,
than the average of my countrymen, !"
said MIR. Greenhill, land understand
] am giving my personal views on
these matters. but it is my belief and
the belief of most Englishmen. with
whom have talked that Lloyd-George
will return to power in England at
his own option. Just how he will
come back. l am unable to say but
that he will again dominate the sit
uation is. / believe beyond question.
ed of an attractive and winning per-
sonality and he is q wonderful orator.
He has the faculty of swaying an
audience even under the most adverse
conditions and he has turned defeat
into victory in many a critical politi-
cal situation by his speech making.
He returned from France on one Oc-
casion to find the house out of hand
and in one speech. set them to cheer
ing and brought them all in line
again-a truly remarkable perform
ance. II he comes TO San Antonio,
it will be well worth while to hear
him speak. .
Several Roads Open.
"He may return to power in Eng
land by seiniradical program
through the medium of the labor
vote and combination of other
radical groups or he may choose to
unite semi-conseryatives with groups
inclined to somewhat extreme views
and form a new party of milder hue.
But whatever way he decides is best
to win with. / feel sure he can re-
turn to power whenever he wishes
and we expect over there, to see him
play very prominent role in our
political affairs for some years to
come.
Il believe Mr.. Lloyd George is sim
cere when he says he is not in Amer
lea in pursuance OF any particular
mission. You must realize that he
went through seven years of terrific
strain. He is almost exhausted. The
burden he carried is the greatest poll
teal burden that ever rested on the
shoulders of any one man,, In fact
all our able men are worn out. They
have all been under n terrible strain
due to the war and the after-war
adjustment and believe Lloyd-George
is in America largely to rest as he
says and also to get more compre-
hensive idea of things. You know he
comes of humble origin, he has work.
ed terrifically all his life. he has
had little opportunity to go about
much and l fancy he is seizing first
opportunity to study America close
at hand.
Three Great Problems.
"Three great problems beset us
after the war. First was our war
debts, next was the Irish situation
and third was unemployment or labor.
We have succeeded in securing re-
funding agreement on our obligations
to the United States, the Irish situa-
ton has been adjusted at least tenn
lorarily. We have left now the grave
problem of getting our people back
TO work. There has been some i'm
Srovement but it is still quite grave.
Al do not know how we shall come
gout under the new policy of trying
TO develop intensive trade with the
colonies and other parts of the empire.
1t is being worked out carefully by
able men and we hope to get many
Of our idle workers back into industry
by that means in time.
fright after the war, when unem-
ployment was so very grave, we in
stituted q system of doles. That is,
we gave enough money to the idle
workers to keep a roof over the head
= of the family and something to eat
on the table. But do you know,
there were a lot of them who were
quite satisfied with that. They
wouldn't work at job if you gave
it to them. They were quite prob
lem. OF course the bulk of our work
ers were not of that type. They
really wanted employment and looked
upon the dole merely as somethingNt to
tide tn =, over a bit of hard luck.
And it is those fellows we have got
to get back TO work because II IS
against British policy for a British
worker to be idle when he wants
job
Labor In Politics.
Regarding the victory of labor at
the polls in the recent elections. Mr..
Greenhill threw interesting light on
labor in politics in the British Isles.
at was heralded as a great labor
victory" said Mr.. Greenhill, (which
in n manner il was and il eave us
a bit Of a scare until we analysed
the thing, But on close inspection
~ u-ae NOT eo ,,rtrnb of n 1ahOr vicfOry