ves as others see them. Some of that dust is from the
war; some of it is the old-fashioned political dust intended for the
eyes of the public; but I think that the worst of all hindrances to true
vision is breathed on the mirrors by those self-regarding public men in
whom principle is crumbling and moral earnestness is beginning to
moulder. One would wipe away those smears.

My duster is honest cotton; the hand that holds it is at least clean;
and the energy of the rubbing is inspired solely by the hope that such
labour may be of some benefit to my country.

I think our statesmen may be better servants of the great nation they
have the honour to serve if they see themselves as others see
them--others who are not political adversaries, and who are more
interested in the moral and intellectual condition of the State than in
the fortunes of its parties.

No man can ever be worthy of England; but we must be anxious when the
heart and centre of public service are not an earnest desire to be as
worthy of her as possible.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

PUBLISHER'S NOTE v

INTRODUCTION vii

I.--MR. LLOYD GEORGE 1

II.--LORD CARNOCK 19

III.--LORD FISHER 29

IV.--MR. ASQUITH 39

V.--LORD NORTHCLIFFE 49

VI.--MR. ARTHUR BALFOUR 59

VII.--LORD KITCHENER 71

VIII.--LORD ROBERT CECIL 85

IX.--MR. WINSTON CHURCHILL 97

X.--LORD HALDANE 109

XI.--LORD RHONDDA 123

XII.--LORD INVERFORTH 135

XIII.--LORD LEVERHULME 151

XIV.--CONCLUSION 163

ILLUSTRATIONS

RT. HON. DAVID LLOYD GEORGE _Frontispiece_

LORD CARNOCK 20

BARON FISHER 30

RT. HON. HERBERT HENRY ASQUITH 40

LORD NORTHCLIFFE 50

RT. HON. ARTHUR JAMES BALFOUR 60

LORD KITCHENER 72

LORD ROBERT CECIL 86

RT. HON. WINSTON CHURCHILL 98

RT. HON. RICHARD BURDON HALDANE 110

LORD RHONDDA 124

LORD INVERFORTH 136

LORD LEVERHULME 152

MR. LLOYD GEORGE

THE RT. HON. DAVID LLOYD GEORGE

Born, Manchester, 1863; son of the late