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Show I LLOYD GEORGE HAS OUR RESPCT. The Standard is on the side of Lloyd George in his conflict with Lord Northcliffe. To England, Lord Northcliffe is what Hearst is in the United States. Hearst seeks to dominate through his papers and he plays one party against the other, hoping to become the balance of power; Northcliffe North-cliffe does likewise in England. No sooner does he assist Lloyd George into office, than he proceeds to break down the prestige of the man. The premier of Great Britain is one of the great men of history. The editor of The Standard has respected him since the day England, Eng-land, m direst distress, called for a directing head to reorganize the industries of England on a war basis, and the Welsh statesman, almost over night, transformed factory after factory and started a response to German fnghtfulness which eventually was a tremendous factor in winning the wai. The editor has admired Lloyd George for his courage. Today the premier is fighting two great forces Northcliffe the demagogue and the extreme English demand for reparation, indemnity and aggrandizement. ag-grandizement. There is an element that wants blood. Lloyd George answers that Great Britain, in all its just demands, shall be satisfied, but beyond certain limits no one should go in exacting rertibution. The premier is sane and sensible. He is neither sentimentally soft nor carried away by Uie hysteria of those who rave and rant. He is a balanced firm, resolute, dignified man of heart and soul. He ,s our conception or a statesman. I j |