Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-24
WHOLE SOUL OF BRITAIN
IN WAR, SAYS GEORGE
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fore the war. on one hand, there was
the Industrial, commercial and intellectual
Germany, and in a most remarkable way
she had blended the three elements.
Now that Germany" said Mr.. Lloyd
George. with emphasis. was rendering "A
great service to civilization. II was con-
quering the world by the success OF It's
methods and example That conquest
would have proved very genuine bless
ing: II would have been the means OF saw
ing some of the terrible waste from which
most of the social evils of humanity are
spreading. AS an ardent socialist re-
former freely confess | was learning
a good deal from that side OF Germany,
particularly In the direction Of municipal
and national organization.
CONDEMNS "PRuSSIANIsM."
But" continued the Minister, in
changed tones. this Is my other point:
Side by side with this Germany which we
admired was the military Germany.
''These two Germanys could not live
together in rapid and beneiicent develop
ment. This first Germany meant the per-
manent overthrow of old, barbarous Ger
many, for, in spite of the fact that it
employed weapons of science and culture,
il was not the less barbarous."
recalled the interview given by MIR.
Lloyd George on New Years Day, 1914,
In which he made a plea for sanity in
armaments. believing the common sense
of the industrial classes-capitaltsts or
labor-had risen against the ORGANIZED
insanity of swollen armaments, and the
race for supremacy. Mr.. Lloyd-George
then said:
"Germany'R military classes saw this
fact just as clearly as I did. They made
a most desperate effort for that very
reason to re-establish their predominanCe.
Germany started spending on its army
as well as its navy. | saw this could only
mean that the military class was de-
termined to strike at the earliest possible
moment. and that the real menace of
Germany was once more to be found in
her army"
ALLIES SURE TO WIN.
Lloyd-George just year ago at the
Treasury, when he was Chancellor Of
the Exchequer. told me: I'VE are going
to win the war" l reminded him of
this today, He replied vigorously: And
/ am still of that opinion"
To question about the strength and
solidarity of the alliance. he answered.
THE Allies are as firmly united now as
at the beginning of the war"
When ! limited at the possibility of in
dustrial trouble at home Lloyd-George
retorted:
II refuse to believe that such a thing
will occur. | am convinced that those
who would entertain FOR moment the
idea OF thus hampering our gallant troops
at the front are but a very small frac-
ton of workers. As for industrial com
pulsion, II is merely a bogey employed
by those who would create trouble in
order TO further their Objects
In spite OF Lloyd-George's firm conf
dence in victory for the Allies. / asked
him what he prognosticated If they were
defeated.
"If the military class I'm Germany
should win,' he said with great vehe-
menee, their triumph will be permanent
Make no mistake. We should witness
the triumph of an ideal-pernicious IDEAL
of eourse-but a potent one. II is Just the
old idea Of organized force which has
been the basis OF all military empires.
THE Germany OF quiet, pacific devel-
opment, the Germany that was concern
ing herself with Improvement in the
condition of her people, the Germany that
was increasing her democratic vote by
millions at each successive election,
would vanish from the sight Of this gem