The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-03-27

| tldllidiitllldly UdttlSS lIOlu tilc SltO of the Boer war to the outbreak of the world conflict was in large measure the social history of Great Britain. First as president of the Board of Trade and then as chan cellor of the exchequer he was re- spcnsible for radical measures.
 Became Pr.pe Minister
 In 1916, when the Asquith Coali- tion government collapsed in an atmosphere of acrimony and in- trigue, Lloyd George became Prime Minister and the undisputed leader ct the country.
 The darkest days of England were just ahead in the first World War, then raging. He demanded a unified command. lie would not permit his country to think of any ether course than fight to the finish and with the great aid of America, the end of the war came on November II, 1918. He was prominent at Versailles and backed President Wilson's policies, includ- ing the fourteen points, He also demanded trial of war criminals" :" Following the war, he was Prime Minister of a coalition cabinet for two years.
 Ill-Retires
 i His illness in 1881 was followed by three years of almost complete retirement. On his 500 acre farm at Churt in Surrey, the white -mained veteran of Versailles would walk wrapped in a long black cloak, in- specting his crops of potatoes, his apple trees, his pigs, products which he liked to exhibit at agricultural shows. At this period he seldom appeared in the house of commons and it was believed that his poli- tical days were over.
 T am done with leadership. It is S worrying and unsatisfactory busi- ness, he said on his seventieth birthday T shall continue to give advice, whether it is wanted or not, because I believe it to be my cuty to place my experience at the service of the country"
 1 Yet two years later he was back On the political platform, stumping the country with his new deal'' which was to be a panacea for all the country's ills. r
 Organizing brain trust" to launch this new deal,v Lloyd George set up the "council of peace and reconstruction" towards the close of 1884 January IT of the following year-his seventysecond birthday-was the date chosen for his comeback when he addressed an enthusiastic meeting at Bangor in North Wales.
 ! Reconstruction
 Astonishing everyone with his fiery eloquence and dynamic ges- lures, the leonine veteran appealed to the progressively minded of all parties to burst their party letters and Join him in program for l thorough reconstruction and over haul"
 T think President Roosevelt has gwen the world a verp wise lead. he said, citing the large-scale Am esican attack on unemployment as worthy of emulation in Great Britain. Other points in his plan enyisaged agricultural, industrial and banking reforms, the launching cf big construction schemes, and the appointment of a cabinet of five members who would be free from all departmental duties.
 The cabinet agreed to study the proposals and Lloyd George him. self went to Downing street on several occasions to explain it. After months of delay the ministers rejected the scheme, pointing out that many of the reforms it ad- vocated already were in the goy- ernment's program. The others were adjudged impracticable.
 Drops Into Background
 With this rebuff the veteran statesman dropped into the back ground again, experimenting his Surrey farm, playing golf and de- voting many hours each day to his voluminous war memoirs. He be- came keen competitor in the field Of journalism too and articles from hls pen appeared in. many British, American. French and German 
 This led to questions being raised Tn the house of commons when conservative objected: NO ex-prime should be so unfortunately situated as to be in the position of having to sell his experiences to the syndicated foreign press"
 "Ex-Presidents of the United States have done exactly the same, retorted Lloyd George, and con- tinued to write.