New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-05

II was q noble speech, worthy VI Wv
audience, the place and the OCCASION
"May Sword End Accused System.
Andrew Bonar Law, following the
Prime Minister, struck the right note
az once when he acclaimed Mr.. AS
nuith as. until the war was over, inc
mouthpiece not of a party, but OF the
nation. The war. he declared, was
the worst of crimes, but a crime IN
which Britain had no share, and ne
drew loud and long cheers by ms
closing words, MAY the accursed Sys-
tenn which the War Lord represents
perish by the sword!"
Mr. Balfour spoke next. For once
his rich eloquence failed hIm. lie was
tongue-tied by emotion. But IN lie"
broken sentences he paid his tribute
TO the magnificent speech OF the frlme,
Minister and called on the City OF
London to do its duty.
There were loud calls for winston
Churchill, and the First Lord, when he
rose, was greeted in way which he
must have felt the best reward for the
toll and anxiety of the last month. lie
spoke half dozen burning sentences
terse, abrupt and rugged, and conclud-
ed with the ringing call: You have
only to endure to conquer At the end
of the road, be it short or long, vic
tory and honor will be found
Next we had the governor OF the
Bank OF England apologizing because
he and the directors could not let all
of their young men go of and enlist
at once.
Who now viii say that the youth of
England is not on fire? There is no
fear. The centuries that have looked
down on the Guildhall can look now on
a nation as sound at heart as ever il
was in the days of its greatest fame
and as resolute to battle to the last for
honor and right.
Kaiser Many Times Guest in Guildhall.
The Prcmier's speech was the first
of a series he is to make calling on
Britons to help their country in her
hour of need. In the hall in which he
spoke the Kaiser has several times
been the honored guest of the Lord
Mayor and citizens of London. Only
on one Of his many visits to England
did the Kaiser not lunch at the Guild
hall. That was several years ago, and
the royal visit to the city was can
celled at the last minute because of
hint that the then newly elected Lord
Mayor was too deeply involved in
shady finance to be worthy Of the title
always given on such an occasion. Sub
sequent!y the Lord Mayor proved his
innocence and obtained his title.
Mr.. Asquith opened his address with
the heartening announcement that IN
to to-day between 2jO,O0O and 100000
recruits had responded TO Lord Kitch-
ener's call.
Speaking with great emotion, the
Premier called attention to the fact
that it was just three and onc-half
years ago that he had spoken in the
Guldhall on the occasion of the de-
cision of the two English speaking ma
tions Of the world TO settle their diff
ferences by arbitration without resort
ing 10 ornaments.
"NO one was then sanguinc enough
to think, or even hope, that the era of
war was at an end" the Premier con-
tinued. But no one anticipated such
a terrible spectacle as confronts US to-
day at a time when we thought we
were confident in the security of peace.
We now find ourselves involved with
the whole strength of this empire in
bloody arbitrament of might versus
right, that has been entered into by Us
with clear judgment and a clear con-
science.
81 Had Rather Seen Us BIotted Out"
what would have been our place
among the nations If we had been base
enough, or so paralyzed in our sense
of honor and duty, to be false to our
word and faithless to our friends? We
should have been standing by with
folded arms and with such countenance
as we could command while this small
and unprotected state, Belgium, was
defending her vital liberties and max
ing an heroic stand against overwhelm-
ing forces. Sooner than have stood
aside ! would rather see this country
Of ours blotted out from the pages of
history"
He declared that one power, and one
power only, was responsible for the
war. and that that power was Germany.
The navy, the Premier indicated, was
already doing it's part. British war
ships had hunted the German mercan-
tile marine from the high seas, and
when the few German cruisers which
still infested the distant ocean had
been disposed of, as they would be
very soon, the navy would have
achieved for British and neutral com
merce a security as complete as it had
ever enjoyed in days of unbroken
peace.
1--WE rely upon the navy" he said.