Mr. George

Ex-Premier Lloyd George continued his triumphal American tour amid indescribable enthusiasm. At Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Niagara Falls, Winnipeg, he made speeches praising the Canadians for the great part they played in the War. But the predominant theme in his speeches was that of the brewing war in Europe, and he more than once emphasized the necessity of fighting that menace.

At Montreal Mr. George burst into golf. A correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor saw him make three perfect shots--a long, straight drive, a magnificent approach and a superb and final putt. Moved by sheer admiration the correspondent approached.

"What is your score, Sir?" he asked with timidity.

" Sh-sh," whispered the statesman,

"I'm two up at the 14th hole."

Later, the game came up for discussion with the press correspondents.

"Yes," the ex-Premier agreed, " I made several very creditable shots." Whereupon someone asked: " It was a better game, perhaps, than the one you played with M. Briand at Cannes ?" referring to the famous game with the former French Premier, the description of which in the Chamber of Deputies is said to have hastened M. Briand's overthrow.

" Ah," he said, " that was a bad game for Briand, a very bad game." At Ottawa Mr. George called on Lord Renfrew (Prince of Wales, who left Canada on the C. P. R. liner Empress of France, having terminated his vacation) at Government House. Miss Megan Lloyd George was already there attending a dance given in Lord Renfrew's honor; presumably (although it was not reported) Miss Megan and the incognito Prince danced together.

At Winnipeg Mr. George announced his intention of stopping off at Marion, O., to pay his respects to Mrs. Harding and to lay a wreath on the grave of the late President.

Having crossed the border into the U. S., Mr. George said at Minneapolis, which he described as " a great arsenal of peace ":

" I come from a troubled continent. Yours is a continent of peace. For God's sake keep it so. Keep it, keep it. Your industries are the industries of peace. Your interest above all is the interest of peace."

Among those who attended a civic luncheon in honor of Mr. George was Senator Magnus Johnson of Minnesota. The Senator was full of praise for Mr. George and his remarkable speech, in which he called attention to the great influence for peace that the U. S. could exert. Said Magnus to newspaper reporters:

"I am not ready to say what we ought to do. I am a newcomer in the Senate and it would do no good for me to say too much. When I have something to say, I bet those fellows will hear me. I will hit hard when the time comes for hard hitting. It was a great speech Lloyd George made."

When in Minneapolis, Chief Brave Eagle of the Sioux tribe "baptized" Mr. George with the "Siouxdonym" (TIME, Oct. 8) Wamble-Nopa, meaning Two Eagles--"one for war and one for peace," as the Sioux Chief put it.