23 DECEMBER 1916, page 1

Meanwhile The Newspapers Which Most Applaud Mr. Lloyd...

do not mention alcohol, but publish arrogant advertisements from the producers of intoxicants pointing out the great national benefits derived from "glorious beer." After the......

Turning To Home Politics, Mr. Lloyd George Announced That...

Government felt that the time had come to take complete control over all ships and to place them practically in the same position as the railways. Similar arguments applied for......

On Similar Grounds We Even Find Difficulty In Approaching In

a proper spirit of satisfaction a subject advocated long and earnestly by the Spectator. We mean the arraying not only of a portion but of the whole nation for National Service.......

Mr. Lloyd George, When He Turned To The Question Of

food spoke with the utmost seriousness. The people, he told the House of Commons, must be called upon to make real sacrifices. Over- consumption by the affluent must not be......

News Of The Week.

T HE chief event of the week has been Mr. Lloyd George's speech on Tuesday, in which he stated in considerable detail the general policy of his Administration. In the first......

But Though We Are Convinced That The Allies, Severally And

collectively, were absolutely right in refusing to enter into the negotiations to which they were invited in so sinister a document as the German Note, we are equally convinced,......

It Is Worth Noting In This Context How The English-speaking

man whenever he is greatly moved to great issues turns instinctively to Lincoln. And Lincoln never fails him. There was not only the brave heart but the mens aequa in arduia—the......

Mr. Lloyd George Next Dealt With The Position Of The

war. He warned the country that it must not expect a speedy victory from the new Administration. They were doing their best to mitigate the Rumanian troubles, and they had taken......

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Here We, And We Believe The Whole Country Also, Are

entirely in agreement with Mr. Lloyd George. We do not doubt, however, that after such an exordium almost every one of Mr. Lloyd George's fifteen million readers, for they must......

We Have Dealt Elsewhere With The Whole Subject, But We

cannot summarize this portion of the speech here without expressing our complete amazement. Is it possible, is it credible, is it conceivable, that Mr. Lloyd George and this......