BRITISH LEGIONS LEADER
EARL JELLIOOE SUGGESTED. By Telegraph—Tress Assn. —Copyright. A. and N.Z. London, Feb. 8. The Daily Express editorially expresses the hope that Lord Jellicoe will show wisdom to decline the offer of the British Legion to become its president! the legion consisting almost wholly of ex-army men.
“Furthermore, the legion above all should stand apart from the sphere of the controversy on Lord JeUicoe’s war record,” continues the article, "which, rightly or wrongly, has been the subject of a fiercer controversy than has ever centred around a British admiral. The legion particularly needs a man of such a personality that appeals to and can move a great, mass of fellow countrymen. Despite his services, Lord JeD licoe is not a household figure; he does not touch the heart nor the imagination of the people, nor is he of an age when fresh burdensome duties can be successfully essayed. .The on© man adequately, fitted to succeed Earl Hais is the Prince nf W- ” , ,
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Taranaki Daily News, 11 February 1928, Page 23
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