The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-04
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 DEAD DEAIlST Lloyd George Says He Will Become One Of The Figures Of History MACDoNALDSENDs
 REGRETS FOR NATION Predicts Time Will Come When World Win Call Him
 Greatest Pioneer

CHURT SURREY. England. Feb. 3. X EfBy Associated Press) At his new .coun- try home here David Lloyd Ncsge. Great Britain's war prime mi SSS day heard from the correspots X, Associated Press, the newe ' Je- full passing of Woodrow ID /yI
 .woodrow Wilson, I{y$ U one of the figures of histgS< / $ tfib- ute. .de was / aerefore had his weakneese< n E Z was the first to embody Fraternity of nations into plan.'
 eLike the foun9s / christianity" said MT. Lloyd Geofs ..the central figure in history, and Like Lincoln af- ter him he prosecuted his ideal to his tragic death. These circumstances, if nothing more, would make his memory last in the minds of men. -,.,
 Wilson, like Lincoln and other great idealists, has not lived to see his dreams realized. Nevertheless his work will be carried on to his own glory and the permanent benefit of mankinds In the national sense he led his country out onto the road of world affairs, from which there is no turning back"
 Plunging into an energetic. narration of the events of the Paris conference Wilson's British colleague at the peace tnble continued $: s. s
 Speaks of His Weakness
 % "The tragedy of it all is that Wood row Wilson's failing was his inability to -subdue personalities--his refusal to give, up personal animosity. This weak ness caused his failure to realize his ideals during his lifetime, and in the end it was this weakness which doubt less contributed to; his death.
 If the president had been willing to- sacrifice personal prejudices to ob- tain the general support of his people at home, he could have realized his League of Nations ideal by this means 1t is certain, in view of the concessions which the European powers would have made to the American desires for change in the league plan. s4 E But Mir. Wilson could not over come his failing. Last year when I ylslted him in Washington he still was 1fr, Vilsons walked on his weaf afer SiI bonents dangerous policy for crest man One can tranhpie on great men but not little rnen-4there are too many of them. ' 35. .' 2
 But, after all, MT, Wilson was i tenderfoot in politics. You know how mosquitoes in some places in the world plague. the tenderfoot. If the newcomer does not get used to these pests, they will eat him up. Some politicians after being attacked for years become innocu- lated to personal criticisms. But Mir. Wilson never seemed to withstand po- litical bricks. They hurt his proud, sen sitive nature. Yes, it was the mosquito bites; it was those wounds inflicted by political enemies that broke him and hastened his end"
 Hatred For Roosevelt ,s
 Mir. Lloyd George said the feeling between Wilson end Roosevelt was. the most savage hatred he ever had known. The former premier told how he had first met Mir. Wilson when he first came to London in 1918. He did not care much for him during the early days of their acquaintance, but he said, that later he felt he understood Mir. Wilsin's personality and was drawn to him, de- spite the presidents lack of Common tcuch,". which he usually found charac- teristic of Americans. A contributing factor to Mir. Wilson's breakdown, according to Mir. Lloyd George was overwork in Paris during his heroic labors to perfect a lasting peace. The former premier said that
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