The Archive · 1940

Mr. Lloyd George Told To Be Good Press Writings Encouraged

"Madman Hitler"

London, May 10.

During a discussion in the House of Commons yesterday, Mr, Beverley Baxter, Conservative member for the "Wood Green Division of Middlesex, appealed to Mr, David Lloyd George to be more helpful to the administration and not so brilliantly mischievous, He blamed Mr. Lloyd George for the part he played in complicated situations ofthe past few years, Referring to Mr, Lloyd George's press writings, he said he gave "madman Hitler" encouragement at every critical moment, He expressed the opinion that Mr. Lloyd George was too big a man to use the foreign press to disparage the Government, He asked him whether, even at his age, he would consider' reforming, Mr. Lloyd George in reply defended his resort to journalism as an occupation, He said it was because Britain did not carry out her undertakings to democratic governments in Germany that Herr Hitler had come to power,—Reuter.

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