New Britain herald., 1928-08-20
GREAT WAR Chief
Of england dies
Passing Of Yiscount Alldane
PluneS Country Into Mourning

! AOHdon, aug. ~ Whine death OF
Viscount Haldane of Cloan has
thrown Britain into mourning for a
man who though treated with the
basest ingratitude by his country"
as ex-Premier Lloyd George put it.
nevertheless is recognized as having
been one of the, greatest war min
listers Britain ever produced.
Lord Haldane. in his 72nd year,
died of a heart attack at his home
in Cloan yesterday. He had been
taken iii March but later his con-
dition improved. A few days ago he
suffered a, relapse.
Mr.. Lloyd George said no other
British statesman had contributed
more to the allied cause In the
World war. II always thought" Mr..
Lloyd George said. that he was
very harshly treated and In fact
treated with the basest ingratitude.
He organized the territorials that
saved US in the dark winter of 1915
when we had no other troops. He
organized the general staff and was
responsible for the expeditionary
force that came so promptly to the
| assistance OF France. Yet in 1918
he was treated as If he were traitor
to his native land and it hurt him
deeply. His was fine intellect and
a fine nature"
Lord Haldane entered the British
cabinet in 1905 as secretary of state
for war which portfolio he retained
until he was named lord high
chancellor of England in 1915. While
head OF the war office. perceiving the
eventually of Britain being involved
in war with Germany. he brought
about 4 revision of the British gem
eral staff and the creation of q new
army OF ''territorials." This reor-
ganization permitted Britain to send
strong eNpeditionary force to
France within a few days after the
great war began.
But despite his foresight in pre-
pairing for the eventuality of war.
Lord Haldine retained a love for
German scholarship that excluded
MIN from the coalition cabinet |
formed In 1915 to carry on the war.
His declaration that Germany is |
my spiritual home" is credited with
having forced him from the cabinet
and resulted In popular misunder-
standing OF his attitude.
In a tribute to Lord Haldane Win
ston Churchill chancellor of the
exchequer, said his organization of
the territorial army entitled Haldane
to rank as one of the very few
great war minister's that Britain
ever has produced.
That credit which for a time was
denied him in life," the chancellor
said. surely will be ascribed him by Il
history. and gratitude to his memory
VIII come from military students of I
all nations which fought as allies In
the opening stages of the great war"
Born in Scotland In 1856 of an
Did Scotch family, Richard Burton
madame was educated in Edinburgh
University and later studied philis-
'phy at Goettingen, Germany, where
!e acquired his enthusiasm for Ger
nan philosophy. He was created
irst viscount of Cloan in 1911, AL
hough in his early manhood he took
Up law. distinguishing himself az an
'dvocate and jurist, he became fam
'os as a philosopher and statesman,
utter being obliged to retire from
he cabinet in 1918 he remained a
JUDICIAL member Of the privy coun-
IL and in 1924 forsook the liberal
arty to enter the labor ministry of
ramsay Macdonald as lord chancel-
Or,