| Show WHEN WILL THE WAREND WAREND WAR WAREND END LLOYD GEORGE British Premiers Premier's Speech h Before The Parliament Praises America Mr Lloyd Llod George has broken a a. along long silence with one of those r resounding sounding calls caUs to the spirit the sense and the patriotic In Instinct instinct in in- of the nation of ot which he has the secret and which have done much to make him what he Is today The positive o objects of this country and its allies alUes are fully known to the world and the Prime Minister speaks for Cor us usall usall usall all in g it clear that the war will bo be carried on until until un un- un- un til the sure foundations of liberty liberty liber liber- ty and reparation are laid for foran foran foran an enduring peace DallY Dally Daily Telegraph Telegraph Tele Tele- graph June 30 30 1917 r WHEN l TIm THE WAR WAIt WILL END ENDI I Mr Lloyd Georges George's Speech at Glasgow June 20 1017 I Never did men stand more In need of sympathy and support to cooperation cooperation cooperation tion than the men who are guiding the fate of nations at this hour In all lands we have been called to th the helm In a raging tornado the most destructive that has ever swept over Britain the world on land or sea so far tar has weathered ered the storm The hurricane Is not yet over and it will need all the efforts all aU the skill all the patience aH all the courage all the endurance endurance e of all on onboard onboard onboard board to steer the country through without foundering in tl the e angry deep But with the cooperation of everybody we will guide It through once again It ls Is Is a satisfaction f for forn r Britain i ino in n these terrible times that for no DO share of the these events rests on her She Is not I Ithe the Jonah In n this storm The part taken by nor country in this con ct in its origin and in its conduct has been as honorable and chivalrous as any part ever taken In any country in any operation We re might Imagine from declarations which were made by the Germans aye aye and ev even n by bya a few people In this country who are constantly referring to our German comrades that this terrible war was was wantonly and wickedly provoked b by England never England never Scotland Scotland never never and wales Wales and never Ireland Wantonly Wanton Wanton- ly provoked by England to Increase her possessions and to destroy the thet influence the power and the prosperity prosperity prosperity pros pros- pf of a dangerous rival There never was a more foolish travesty of ot the actual facts It happened happened happened happ happ- ened three years ago or less but there have haTe been so 60 many bewildering bewilder bewilder- ing events crowded In Into those intervening intervening inter inter- years that some ame people might have forgotten perhaps some of the tha essential facts and It Is essential that we should now and again restate them riot merely to refute the calumniators calumniators calum calum- of our native land but in order ord er to sustain the hearts of her people by the unswerving conviction that thai no DO part of the guilt of t this this' terrible bloodshed rests reste on oll the conscience of their native land What are the main facts There were six Eix countries which entered the war at the begin ning Britain was last and not the first Before BeCore she entered the war Britain made every every effort to avoid it begged egged supplicated and entreated that there should be no no con conflict lct I Iwas Iwas Iwas was a mem member r of the cabinet at the time and I remember the earnest endeavors Ve e w a made to persuade Germany Germany Germany Ger Ger- many and Austria not to precipitate Europe into this welter of blood We WA begged them to summon a European c conference to consider Had that conference met arguments against provoking such a a. catastrophe were so 50 overwhelming that there would n never er have been a war Germany knew that so she rejected the conference conference con con- ference although Austria was prepared prepared prepared pre pre- pared to accept It She suddenly declared declared de de- declared war an and yet we are the people peo peo- pIe who wantonly provoked this warIn war war in In order in-order order to attack Germany We Wo begged egged Germany not to attack Belgium Belgium Bel- Bel gium glum and produced a Do treaty signed by the King of Prussia as well as the King of England pledging himself himself himself him him- self to protect Belgium against au an invader and we e said said If you Invade Belgium we shall have no alternative but to defend it The enemy In invaded In Invaded in- in Belgium and now they say Why forsooth you OU England provoked provoked pro pro- yoked this war The Wolf and the Lion It is not quite the story of the wolf and the lamb I will tell you why why why why- Continued on Page Seven Wh WHEN EN THE TIlE WAR WILL END Em I Continued from Page Six because Germany expected to find a lamb Iamb and found a lion So much for our responsibility for war and It Is 19 necessary that th the should be stated and restated because I want us to carry cany on this war with a pure clear conscience to tho end But you will ask me what progress we are making with the war and I mean to toll you my view of that I am steeped every day morning noon and night In the perplexities and difficulties and the anxieties of oC this grim business but all the same sameI I feel confident The difficulties are arc there thero to be overcome the anxieties to be fac faced d. d the disappointments tobe to tobe tobe be preserved through What is the present military position No doubt startling events in Russia modified I the military situation this year temporarily temporarily tem tem- to our disadvantage but per per- 1 lor use uie oetter Detter What nas has happened recently on both the western western western west west- ern fronts shows what could have hav been accomplished this year If all the allied forces had been ready to bring bringan an round all-round pressure to bear In training in experience In equipment nt our army is Infinitely better than It has ever been Superiority of the Allied Armies The finest collection of trench- trench pounding machinery which any army has ever eyer seen is now In the possession of the British forces You have only to tt look at what happened at the Vimy Ridge and Messines Ridge Fortifications Fortifications which had defied the power of the British and French armies for two or three years were swept away by our great attack and by the gallant gallant gallant gal gal- lant onslaught of oC our allies The valor of the French troops troop a against the dense hordes of German troops must have impressed all as a conspicuous conspicuous con con- conspicuous example Of f what that great nations nation's capable of and there are the brilliant achievements of cur pur Italian 00 comrades es who with dash courage and skill storm great Alpine heights in the t teeth eth of some of those legions of Austria This ia is what has been achieved this y year r. r We have demonstrated the SI SIti superiority of the allied armies In all ti these tese h great conflicts but no Jo doubt I W we have for the moment had to deal with w this difficulty that the Internal distractions in Russia h had d' d not enabled enabled en en- n- n al U the e Russian army to put forth tl the whole of Its strength which we ol otherwise had hud expected Bro Broken en di dl- dl 1 visions from tho west have been taken taken taken tak tak- en en to the east and fresh divisions from the east have been brought back to the west est and the same thing applies applies ap ap- plies pIles to the German and the Austrian artillery The Russian revolution beneficent as it undoubtedly Is and undoubtedly great as will be its results results re ro- both this year and even mroe mice hereafter has had the effect of postponing post poet postponing a complete victory Revolution Is a fever brought about by the constant reckless disregard of tho the laws of health In the government government government govern govern- ment of a country Whilst It is on the strength of a country Is diverted to tho the Internal conflict which Is rag Ing lag In Its blood and It is naturally not so effective for external use dur duro Ing the tho period The patient takes some time to recover his normal tern tem temperature b but t when he begins to recover ro- ro cover If his constitution Is good good good- and the Russian nation has as fine a as any nation ever poe pos sensed In all the essene of fine manhood man man- hood t hood t t en he will witt regain strength at a a. a bound abound and will be mightier and more formidable than ever Russia and anti the Victory That Is the case In Russia Although Although Although Al Al- though this distraction has had the effect of postponing complete victory it has made victory more sure than ever more complete than ever What is more Important It has made surer than ever the quality of the victory we will gain What do I mean when I say It has ensured a better bettor quality of victory y because that Is la Important Import Import- ant I will tell you why There were many of us ns whose hearts were filled tilted with gloomy anxiety when we con con- all the prospects of a great I peace conference summoned to settle settie set set- tie tle the future of democracy with one of the most moat powerful partners at that table the most reactionary autocracy au In the world world I remember very well discussing the very point with one of the greatest of the French statesmen and he had great misgivIngs misgivings I II ings s as to what would happen no R no A that Russia Is unshackled Russia Is la lafree free and the representatives of Russia Russia Russia Rus Rus- sia at the peace congress will be representatives representatives rep rep- of a free people fighting for freedom arranging the future of democracy on the lines Unes of free free- dom That Is what I mean when 1 t Isay tsay say that not merely will the Russian revolution ensure more complete vie vio tory It will ensure victory of ot the highest and more exalted than any anyone anyone one could have contemplated before CONTINUED NEXT NEST WEEK WEE |
