The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-22

II would be well II the speech made
by Mr.. DAVID LLOYD GEORGE at n meet
ing in London called by the National
Council of Free Evangelical Churches
could he placed In the hands Of our
paclfcists at any price. those of our
people who out of the goodness Of their
hearts and the obscurity of their un-
derstandings have always opposed in
creased armnments and expansion OF
/ the army and navy rs wastcful and
wicked. Imagine Mr.. LLOYD GroRGr
making IN appeal AT a meeting of Free
Churchmen for recruits and for still
more recruits. and instifying the war rs
necessary and patriotic. In other times
there was never greater paclfclst
than the plain Welshman who Is now
Chancellor of the EXchequcr. Begin.
ming his appeal for more men for the
British army in France Mr.. LLOYD
GEORGE said
ut is great wrench for most OF us
| who have during the whole OF our lives
| been fighting against mlliarsm 20 Ice
! driven by Irresistible force OF conscience
| to supper; a war. | should say that all
! OF us belong to that section OF the popu-
iation OF this country whose tradition has
for generations been one OF consistent in
veterate resistance to the idea of war as
a means of settling disputes between ma
tons l think this is the second meeting
/ have ever addressed in my life in sup
port OF a wa I have addressed scores
and hundreds against war and prepare
lions for war
Mr. LLOYD GEoRGE made the confes-
sion that from time to time he had
thought that economy was quite COM
patible with efficiency; and yet he has
been responsible "for finding larger
sums of money for the defence of the
country than any of his predecessors"
The attention of our paciiicsts should
be- directed particularly TO what this
Welsh churchman and man of peace by
nature had To say about England's un-
preparedness for war when the storm
suddenly burst:
when this war broke out We were on
better terms with Germany than we had
man in the Cabinet who though, that war
! nth Germany wos n possibility under
present conditions Our relations had i'm
proved. There WAS not a diplomatic cloud
over the German Ocean"
War having been declared. England 5
equipment for operations in the fled
was found to be at best only that of
ssu ,,,il t,.t,. - ftsl
And yet the great soldier and Chris
tian whose remains are now lying in
~. Paul's Cathedral had warned his
countrymcn year in and year out that
they must organize. enroll and arm for
the Inevitable conflict to defend the
empire ana keep the sol of England
invioate.
DAVID LLOYD GroRGE no longer rails
against preparedness rs militarism.
Until" he said in his eloquent speech
in London. there i Il more complete
understanding among the nations every
country must be prepared 10 defend
It's own rights and interests and libcr-
ties" He has lived to he abused for
asking for large war credits, and to
tell Englishmen and Englishwomcn
that unless they are prepared to
tender all they possess. and all they
can command. to help their land in this
most fatefu hour or rs destiny. then
Britain Is indeed doomed"
The lesson for the United States,
which has challenged policies to uphold
and racial pride and exclusivcness to
defend, is writ so clear that he who
runs may read.