Evening star., 1937-02-05
HA|C AGAIN TARGET
FOR LLOYD GEORGE
Admiral Sims and Gen. Bliss
Only Two Americans
Praised by Briton.
BY the Assc cia.ed Press.

BY the Assc Glazed Press.
NEW YORK, February 5.-The con.
cluding volume of the war memoirs of
David Lloyd George, British wartime
premier, contains a final drubbing of
the late Lord Haig. English military
commander. The volume. the sixth In
a series. was published today.
Lloyd George also defends himself
against critics, professional and other
wise. who have differed with him, and
particularly chastises those who have
remarked on his presumed tendency to
condemn harshly those commanders
and officials who disagreed with him.
The attack on Lord Haig was occa-
stoned by the publication in England
Of the field marShaPs diaries. the Sec
ond batch" of which was released by
Duff Cooper. while Lloyd George was
writing his own story Of the war as
he fought it.
Appointment Of Foch as generalis-
simo was hailed with such relief and
delight throughout the British army"
because "Haig undoubtedly lacked
those highest qualities which were
essential in a great commander in the
greatest war the world has even seen,"
Lloyd George writes.
Called Incapable Of Planning.
HE was incapable Of planning vast
campaigns on the scale demanded on
so immense a battle area" Lloyd
George continues. "' It was
far beyond his mental equipment.
He did not possess that eye
within an eye which is imagination.
He was like the blind King of Bo-
hemia at Crecy. -" ."
other British generals of hiding the
abilities of Monash. so that the cabi-
net would not give him too great
opportunity. Professional soldiers"
he writes. could hardly be expected
to advertise the fact that the greatest
strategist in the army was a civilian
when the war began. and that they
were being surpassed by a man who
had not received any of their ad-
vantages in training and teaching"
| The 81 pages given the case against
Haig conclude with an accusation that
Lord Derby Intrigued" with Haig
and Robertson against the cabinet in
the matter of attaining a unified
command in France.
Praise for Admiral Sims
Lloyd George, countering the charge
that his memoirs have condemned
practically the entire ofiicership OF the
entire allied armies, appends list
of generals he has specifically praised.
Pershing's name is omitted from the
list. The only two Americans included
are Gen. Bliss and Admiral Sims.
The volume ends with the armistice,
and does not consider the treaty. 1t
does include, however, burning
chapter on the slackness OF modern
day generals, who do not 60 with their
men into battle. but stay safely be-
hind the lines.
When high admirals," he writes,
mot immune from the jeopardy Of war
there Is no reason why exalted gen.
erals should be a sacrosanct."
After a considerable review Of al
lied and German mistakes. Lloyd
George concludes: That victory was
within our reach in 1916. or at the
latest in 1917. if the strategic direc-
tion OF the war had shown more inn
agination. common sense and unity.
Here is my last reflection on this
war. If Germany had been led by
Bismarck and Moltke instead Of by
successors wh0 were inferior in states
manship and war, the event Of the
great struggle between democracy and
a military autocracy would In all
human probability have been different.
The blunders of Germany saved US
from the consequences Of our own"