The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-22
Men Like Lloyd George
Never Too Old To Fight

bers ee Parliament and plain
people demand that Lloyd George,
World War prime minister, be IN
cluled IN the war cabinet.
BY MILTON BRONNER
NEA Service STAN Correspondent
London, June 22.-Is David Lloyd
George ut "a too old to be an active
member of the British war cabinetP
Why, Lloyd George Is q youngster
of IS. He carries the burden of time
lightly. In the leisure of his early
70s he turned to q new job. He
became q historian, writing his war
memoirs with q mastery of style
and an incislve thrust many O
trained writer would have envied.
Today he is dean Of the House
Of Commons, having completed so
years Of service as an M. p. He Is
still active. His voice--aS Silvery as
his hair-still draws his fellow men,
bers when the word goes out into
The lobbies-"L-G is up"
He Is still the greatest orator in
Parliament, still master of the cut
and thrust Of red-hot debate. The
quicksilver quality Of his Celtic
brain still furnishes him with the
devastating retort to rash interrupt
tors.
He could bring to cabinet post
the qualities that marked him in the
list war-dash, quick, initiative, i'm
Agination, audacity, and finally, the
capacity so rare in statesmen, that
Of presenting o case to the multi
tude and firing the people with his
own enthusiasm, determination, and
daring,
HISTORY SAYS
HE'S NOT TOO OLD
A look at history strengthens the
belief that Lloyd George Is not too
old.
Lord Palmerston, born in 1884, be-
came prime minister for the first
time when he was II. He took the
office for second time at IS and
held 1t until his death at 81.
The "Grand Old Man" Of Eng
hsh politics, w. Z. Gladstone, born
h 1909, became prime minister for
the first time when he was SO and
held the job until he was 65. He
won succeeding prime ,ministerships
at the ages Of II, n, and finally at
So.
His illustrious rival, Benjamin
Disraeli, born in 1904 held his tirst
prime ministership at Ga, his Sec
ond at 10, going out Of office at 76.
Bismarck remained chancellor OF
the new German empire until dis
missed by Kaiser Wilhelm II when
he was rs.
Lloyd Georges contemporary,
Georges Clemenceau, was an out
standing example Of virility, bold
ness, and capacity at O very old
age. In 1917, when the fortunes Of
the allies were at low ebb In the
World War, Clemenoeau, then 20,
became premier OF France. He ut
tered his indomltable cry, IT make
warl" He stiffened the faint-heart-
ed.
He cheered the soldiers at the
front by mingling with them In the
snow and mud. He locked up de-
featists and near-traitors.
SUCH MEN JUST
DON'T WEAR OUT
The war won, he proved himself
the same mental and physical dy-
nanlo In the peace conference at
Versailles. He retired from office at
10, but In his 80's he undertook q
trip TO America to plead Frances
cause In speeches there.
knew and many times inter-
viewed the old man In the twilight
of his life. But there was no twilight
In his keen, active brain. The Eng
fish he had learned so years before
still came readily to his lips. !
asked him what he thought Of Pom
care--many times premier and once
president Of France-ad his special
hate.
"Poincare Is q damn fool" was
the succinct reply.
what do you think Of M. LOU
cheur2"
Nov, my boy, you have got
enough to quote for one day-Poin-
care is o damn fool"
Lloyd George has these same
fortnight qualities. Some day, like
an old blade, he will wear out. But
he will never rust out.