Evening star., 1932-03-26
Return of Lloyd George to
Politics Promises Diversion

American attention follows the move
| ments Of David Lloyd George as he
| stages a vigorous comeback In British
politics, attacking the leaders of the
present coalition government and de-
| nouncing the protective policy. 1t is
| forecast that a new Liberal party may
| arise to offer effective opposition to the
| majority. The force of his utteranceS
before the Junior Liberal Club indicates
complete recovery from the illness from
which he had been suffering, while the
! timing and method of his return to the
| political stage evidences his old-time
vigor and shrewdness.
Viewing the return of the former
leader as part of drama played on the
stage of English politics. the Newark
Evening News continues: Suddenly
| there are alarums offStage. A steamboat
whistle sounds There are excursions
and the trample of feet. Is the mob
rising? Are the sans culottes coming?
AS the noise grows louder the audience
leans tensely forward. Nearer and
nearer The wings tremble. Even the
actors pause and look about. beWildered.
This was not in the script! And then
with a crash of drums there dashes
upon the New Empire stage small,
| white-furred figure wearing long
knitted tippet What! Is it Alices rab-
bit? The newcomer takes the center of
the stage and plungeS forthwith into a
speech. Why are the bell ringers tarry-
ing? If it is that they have received
no order. we will ring our own! Sham
hobby horses-straddlers The audi
ence settles back in its seats. There are
cheers. whistles and stampings from the
galleries. Lloyd George is back. Let
the play go on"
1T was inevitable" AYERS the Nash
vile Banner, that some apostle of free
trade would rise in England and Lloyd
George is now making his bid for the
place" AS to his recovery Of old-time
form. the Banner says. Lloyd George
was apparently the militant, resourceful
campaigner of old as he spoke before
the Junior Liberal Club in London. He
raked the government over the Goals in
general, and in particular he roasted
his former colleagues on the ground
that they had betrayed the Liberals by
their abandonment of the principles of
free trade, electoral reform and national
reconstruction on which the Liberals
used to base their fight. He displayed
all his old talent for telling phrases,
ridicule and epigram. and he reused
enthusiasm from his hearers. England
has never produced a more versatile
campaigner or a more deft opportunist
than Lloyd George, and he seems to be
himself again.
He is a shrewd politician and knows
| when to strike" according to the Roch-
ester Times Union. Just now Great
Britain is expecting much of the new
tariff The feeling is that the country
| is in a position to hit back at nations
/ which have been imposing high tariffs
on British goods, while themselves sell
| ing much to British consumers. But
| the high-tariff wing of the Conserva-
| tives may lead the government to go toe
! far. For example, the agrlcultura! in
| terests, long subordinate in England,
may demand and obtain protection on
foodstuffs. which will raise the cost Of
| living. In case there is a reaction to-
ward the former policy Lloyd George,
! clad in the armor of free-trade
knight will be in a position to benefit. "
The overflow meeting that greeted
| him was evidence of the popularity in
which he is held by large section of
/ the British public" declares the Charles
ton wv. Va) Daily Mail, with the fore
| cast OF the future, He refuses to see
that there was any need for throwing
over free trade Denouncing the action
Of Liberal leaders who joined with the
Tories in the National government as
'betraying' their party, he said there
had been no real danger to the coun-