W MI a H Y WELCOMED BY BYr BYM M r LLOYD GEORGE GEORGEM GEORGEJ M h War J Victory Means l cans All to toj j Joi Workers r l ers of r World orId Declares De- De e. e clares dares s Premier 3 London Aug SO O. Premier David Da fa 1 Lloyd Geor George c at t a luncheon given I cn tow to- to w day clay bY by the government Jo In Jn honor of ofa a Mt Samuel Gompers president of or tho American Federation of ot Labor proposed pro pro- fc posed a toast to tho th health of the tho labor law la- la bor 1 leader P l t who 1 la visiting fn England England Jand w I r I do this for two reasons ho he Ral said One of or these Is the country countr from h- h r which our guest comes a conies a country Countr V b cradled and anc nurtured In lu freedom It 1 W now has proved pro Itself true to tho the great gnat r r. r traditions ns of ot being the champion and Andt J t the prot protector of freedom fr In this undertaking un- un It has haM placed the whole of or fc Its resources at the disposal al of the allies le for liberty In Jn the he great r at struggle There Therefore tore ho he continued we ve salute salute salute sa- sa lute the flag lag of or that glorious land o of I America I In the second place ho lie added we welcome Mr Ir Gompers and his friends for OJ their lr own sake flake Mr r. r Gompers Is IsM Ir M n r name as well known in n nevery e cr every county countr country coun- coun ty tr try as In hi his own Mr 11 Gompers Is a aM ai i M man who like m myself self has forgiven thoo who In the past have e upbraided 1 d 4 him for his policies s We ar are aro Cull fully e Prepared to operate co to secure the lie 22 yI z Ideals which wo we have e always al held heM it Mr tr Gompers Is fI fighting the name a democratic battle that th this country countr I has been fighting and is 15 fighting I to- to 1 de dry day In this countr country men of all w classes have ha contributed In sacrifices to-I to nand nd and suffering and I say sav without best best- tattoo that victory In this war means f e more to tho those o who earn their bread by the sweat of oC their brow bro than to any an other class Hass Ft t t Is significant that In this counD coun- coun D' D with a few tew exceptions genuine 8 sf- s leaders s of or labor Jabol aro arc convinced con that i. v victory y In this war Is essential that Ii they rila may achieve e the great object of ot r- r i their lives Previous to the war German Ger- Ger 4 man labor or organized to destroy the of ot Prussian militarism 1 The task which the they failed to h pacific means we are en- en to 10 achieve by mill military tar J means their emancipation from If H th the war nl had not come for 4 Ma a few years yeal's there thero would have ha been an ani r uprising o of democracy in Germany n I 1 fe Fortunately l there thele are only a n few tow I tn the time allied countries who du till not be- be I be-I f this to b lJ be a righteous war On I it behalf of ot the British empire and tho the I k allies RUles I desire to say ay that no man has hasA A done more mOIo than Mr Gompers to con- con J wince Ince the civilized world that It Is jp vital Ital to the lie Interests of nil all that the aw war 11 ar should be he prosecuted to a n tri tri- conclusion i I T Mr Ir Gompers in it replying to the pre- pre f mien fillers filler's a address said aid It r The war has ce ceased sed to be a war It Is p. p crusade for COl right justice and r fr lIbert liberty America IB is with the allies to 4 the end tine the the victorious end I J am lIn f p convinced con we wo dare clar not Jo lose Jose t We e cannot can can- not not lose Jose We Re e will trill win