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Show PEACE TERMS AS ELECTION ISSUE Will Figure in the Forthcoming Forth-coming Contests, Lloyd George Declares. Duty of Liberalism to Use Influence for Peaceful Peace-ful Reign. LONDON, Nov. 13. (British Wireless Service.) "One of tho principal issues at Uif forthcoming general election will be Die nature of the peace settlement. It will mean the settlement of the world." I'reinier Lloyd George made this announcement an-nouncement in an address to his Liberal .supporters on November 11. N "What are the principles on which that fottletncnt is to be effected?" he asked. 'Are we to lapse back into the old national na-tional rivalries, animosities and competitive competi-tive armaments, or are we to initiate the reign on earth of tne prince of peace? It Ut the duty of Liberalism to use Its Influence In-fluence to insure that It shall be a reign of peace. Just Settlement. "What arc conditions of peace? Tl ley must lead lo a settlement which will be fundamentally Just. No settle-tfhent settle-tfhent that contravenes the principles of I tenia 1 justice will be a permanent one. The peace of 1S71 imposed by Germany on France outraged all the principles of Justice and fair play. Let us be warned by that example. - "Wo must not allow any sense of revenge, re-venge, any spirit of greed, any grasping efitrc to override the fundamental principles prin-ciples of righteousness. Vigorous attempts 3HU be made to hector and bully the government gov-ernment In an endeavor to make them depart de-part from the strict principles of right 4nd to satisfy some base, sordid, squalid ideas of vengeance and of avarice. We must relentlessly set our faces against that. , League of Nations. i "The mandate of this government at &ho forthcoming election will mean that ,4 he British delegation to the peaco congress con-gress will he- In favor of a just peace." I Discussing the question of a league or nations, the premier aald that such a lengue was more necessary now than ever. He pofnted out that the conditions condi-tions which prevailed in the Balkans before be-fore the war were now affecting practically practi-cally two-thirds of Kurope. ' "A large number of small nations have ,bcen reborn in Europe," he con finned, ";tnd these will require a league of nations na-tions to protect them against the eovet-niisness eovet-niisness of ambitious and grasping neighbors. neigh-bors. In my judgment, a league of nations na-tions Is absolutely essential to permanent peace. "Wo shall go to the peace conference io guarantee- that a league of nations is n reality. T am one of those who believe (hat without peace we cannot have progress. prog-ress. A league of nations guarantees peace and guarantees also an all-around reduction of armaments, and that reduction reduc-tion of armaments Is a guarantee that 4'ou can get rid of conscription here. I "Of course, we must have in this conn-ire, conn-ire, but T am looking forward to a con-pi con-pi re. hut am looking forward to a con-dition con-dition of things, with the existence of a ttague of nations, under which conscription conscrip-tion will not be necessary in any country." |