DAVID LLOYD GEORGE SETS FOOT ON AMERICAN SOIL FOR FIRST TIME
New York City (JFK+50) On October 5, 1923, Great Britain's war premier David Lloyd George* "set foot on American soil for the first time."
The Premier was welcomed by acting mayor Hulbert outside City Hall along with thousands of New Yorkers including a parade of Irish women carrying anti-British banners. One of these read...
"Don't let England pull the wool over your eyes."
*David Lloyd George (1863-1945) was born in England & served as a member of Parliament 1890-1945. DLG was Chancellor of the Exchequer 1908-1915, Secretary of State for War 1916, Prime Minister of U.K. 1916-1922.
SOURCE
"Hecklers Beset Lloyd George As He Arrives In U.S.," The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., October 5, 1923, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
