Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-01-01 | Page 26 | Fallen Leaders in Europe Wait Comebacks

FAT FALLEN T LEADERS IN EUROPE WAIT COMEBACKS I jr J l A b- b fX 5 KINGS INGS FOR f R OLD lD P WR Is Numbered Among Those Who May Return By C. C P. P WILLIAMSON United Press Staff Correspondent LONDON Dec 31 United Pres Europe's political shadows hadow are arc filled with the ghosts of her states stales statesmen men who may yet come back In the background are arc more than thana a score of or statesmen some buried burled in obscurity some slowly emerging into the limelight others in th the full battle of Europe's political life all nIl waiting for the opportunity to wield again the power rower they once held Not only do these possible comebacks comebacks come backs involve single Individuals but also the hc entire political makeup of or some of Europe's most powerful nations for side by side politicians politician rub elbows with royalty in th shadows Likewise these shadow shadows are not without without their their spectres o of or the future for they contain the men who although now unknown will shape the destinies of nations MYSTERY NATIONS Most prominent among these mystery nations arc are Ital Italy Spain Spain- and Turkey for more than one stu student dent of or politics has asked What will Italy do after 1 Mussolini Spain Spall after PrImo de dc Rivera and Turkey after Kemal Pasha Among the nations which have likely comebacks is Great Britain and In Jn Great Britain are tire Lloyd George and Ramsay Macdonald the th former credited by historians with bein being one of England's greatest prime ministers the latter England's Engl England's En En- gl glands gland's nd's first Labor prime minister Behind each eacil Is a large largo following of supporters eager to seo see their leader lead lead- er again the political head of ot the worlds world's larg largest st empire Likewise England is not without its political possibilities for the f fu u turo ture and the general geneia outcry in all all- parties for younger men in res responsible ons- ons ible government positions ha brought a a. number of men forward previously obscured by the tradItional traditional traditional opposition to youth POSSIBILITY P Perhaps the most outstanding young man in the present cabinet for tor he lie is only in his early fifties is s the tho chancellor of the exchequer Winston Churchill There arc are many man who contend that Churchill as on one of ot the leaders of or the t Conservative party ts is in the front ranks of the candidates for the position of prime minister in the event the position becomes becom s vacant soma somo time in the fu future On One of the most prominent possibilities bUllies for a comeback in the whole of Europe is Leon once powerful cabinet minister now nov plain citizen of Moscow It It must not be be- overlooked however that Citizen Is leader of ot a i powerful opposition party which i is dally daily gaining In strength and which may at a. a not far distant date be bea a very formidable counterpart of the tho soviet govern government In the same category yet in not such prominent places are Radek an and all outcasts fr from ni m the ma ma- chinery of the Russian government government- due to their connection with the op oP- op- op position POINCARE RETURNS Outstanding among amonS' men who already al already al- al ready have comebacks is Raymond Eaymond Poincare who fell into obscurity after his term as president of ot France but who became prime minister min mm- ister lster to pull France from its worst financial and political chaos In his his- tory I Among Frances France's possibilities for forthe forthe forthe the future futuro is tho tim feeble Georges Clemenceau Though brol broken en in hi inbody bod body he Is still tho the spirit of the Tiger of France and the day may mayet yet et come when France win Will turn turnagain turnagain turnagain again in a crisis to While Whilo Clemenceau has retired from all political life and has declared that h he will never again r return turn there Is every very possibility that e l e would bo ho called caned upon to shoulder great responsibilities in tho event e of another war Another prominent possibility Ii in Frances France's future is Alexandre Millet and one of ot the leaders of tho tim Bloc National was once president of ot France Fanco and was re recently recently re- re elected to the senate lie ha has has' heavy political support behind him hint and end many ninny declare he lie may again return return re re- turn to power Throughout the Balkans are many who ma may well be again In Gr Greece ece Is la Venizelos one onetime onetime onetime time exile who recently recovered from a severe illness Likewise there is now a political exile who has been en trying for months to stage a comeback In Rumania is the opposition tion Lion leader backed l by strong Lers ROY ROYALTY AL TV PROBLEM S Eu Europe's x ready to sta stage e comebacks comebacks' present p perhaps the most interesting political problems problems- Df or f all aU Without doubt the most outstanding ing jobless monarch at the present time irne who Is hoping Jo return to tois ills his is old position 1 is la the Kaiser ex-Kaiser Wilhelm Wilhelm l 2 has bas staunch supporters in his own country Another royal figure who win may may- ret ct return to his his' country a as alJ its ith it monarch Is ex King Manoel Mano of ot Portugal Portugal Por Par ugal who is still sUlI livin living In retirement retire retire- ment nent in England More than one revolution evolution which has lias been suppressed suppressed sup sup- pressed in Portugal hag baa been caused by jy Y Manoel's supporters Perhaps no member of Europe's Europe S ro has more agitation in his George Georg of at favor avor than King ex-King Greece i Royalists R communists and angalos supporters recently took toole part art in a gigantic campaign for forthe he the return of ot the kingdom