OBJECTS TO EARL JELLICOE AS LEGION CHIEF.
NOT HOUSEHOLD NAME SAYS “DAILY EXPRESS.” By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Aus. and N.Z. Cable Association. LONDON. February 8. The British Legion has invited Admiral Earl Jellicoe to assume the presidency of the British Legion, in succession to the late Earl Haig. The “Daily Express” editorially expresses the hope that Earl Jellicoe will show his wisdom and decline the offer of the Legion, which is almost wholly composed of ex-army men. “Furthermore,” the paper says, “ the Legion above all should stand apart from the sphere of controversy. Earl Jellicoe* s war record, rightly or wrongly, has been the subject of a fiercer controversy than ever centred around a British admiral. “The Legion particularly needs a man cf personality, who appeals to and can move the great mass of his fellowcountrymen. Despite his services,-Earl Jellicoe is not a household figure. He does not touch the heart or the imagination of the people, nor is he of an age when fresh and burdensome duties can be successfully essayed. “The one man adequately fitted to succeed Earl Haig is the Prince of Wales.”
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 18385, 10 February 1928, Page 10
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