Word: premiere
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...career of David Lloyd George as a war Premier of Great Britain has been a stormy one. Founded upon the ruins of the discarded partisan system, his cabinet, a highly centralized war council representing, in theory at least, all political elements of the nation, has seen a trying period in English development. It has had to face the problems of directing a great war; it has had brought before it internal problems of social and economic reorganization; and it has had to contend with questions of race and empire whose seriousness cannot be overestimated. Under such a condition of affairs...
...Premier Clemenceau said, "I know the French peasants well. They ask me one thing, 'Will we win?' Assuredly, I say. 'Then we will go on,' they answer...
...least of our gains in entering the great war is found in the establishment of closer relations with Canada. By appointing the former premier of Nova Scotia resident agent at Washington, the Dominion Government does away with the cumbrous system of conducting purely local or business negotiations through the British Foreign Office at London, and secures better representation of her local needs. To supplement the work of the resident agent, Premier Bordon has made several unpresaged but important visits to the United States for the correlation of our war activities, which must make more effective the movement of our united...
...Pennell has been permitted by Premier Lloyd George to make drawing of various factories and ship yards which are engaged din war work in England. These sketches have already been published in the form of lithographs. Later Mr. Pennell was invited by the French Government to do the same in France, but though he went twice to that country, he failed to get important results there...
...ruled France with an iron hand, cowing the Chamber into submission, and countering every German intrigue. The other politicians have failed in their efforts to keep the country and their representatives united; it is time to try a man of different' character and ideals. May Clemenceau, as fighting Premier, show as much energy and vitality as he has in fighting the recent cabinets in France...