Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-12-29
ENGLAND AND GERMANY.

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In the interest OF an early settle
ment Of the war the Rev. G. r. Aked,
D. o., l.. L. d., OF New York quotes
speech delivered by David Lloyd
George when he was Chancellor OF
the Exchequer at Queens Hall, Lon
don, July 28, 1908, making . plea
for better understanding with Ger
many. Reverend Aked writes:
There Is ci0ssic warrant for APP
pealing from Philip drunk to Philip
sober. IN the interest of an early
and q just settlement of the dispute
between Teuton and Briton the
world may well appeal from David
Lloyd George in shining armor" to
David Lloyd George as an Apostle OF
! Peace.
Charges OF Lloyd George.
Last Tuesday Lloyd George adj
dressed to the House OF Commons
his reply to the peace overtures of
the Imperial Chancellor. And these
are some of his charges against the
enemy:
Prussia, since getting into the
hands of military caste, has been
a bad neighbor"
She has been arrogant, threaten
ing, bullying, shifting boundaries at
her will. taking one fair field after
another from weaker neighbors;
| ostontatiously piling up weapons Of
offense, ready On moments notice
to be used"
Eight years ago Lloyd George was
Chancellor OK the Exchequer. His
Old Age Pensions bin was having
stormy passage through the House
Of Lords. The Chancellor was
watching it's progress through that
august assembly. But he found time
to attend u meeting of the seven
tcenth Universal Peace Congress,
and to deliver memorable speech
He discussed the relations OF Great
Britain and Germany. Concerning
the Naval Menace" he declared in
round set terms
I'VE started; it is not they who
started"
He said that Great Britain had an
overwhelming preponderancc st sea
which would have secured her
against any conceivable enemy, but
eve were not satisfied. We said let
there be dreadnaugnts!"
lie went on:
1--WE did not require them. Mo-
body was building them; and II any
body had built them, then we could
easily have outbuilt them"
This by way Of preliminary.
Then Mr.. Lloyd George went on TO
discuss the "two-Power standard" OF
the British navy--the policy OF keep
| ing up the navy to a strength equal
to that OF any two Powers. lie con-
! trasted this with the more modest
and less provocative aims Of Ger
many: Her army is to her what our
navy is 10 us, her sole defense
against invasion.'
lie pointed out that Germany had
stronger army than France, a
stronger army than Russia; but not
an army stronger than two in COM
| bination, and he called attention TO
| her geographical position between
! two Powers which together could
pour on to her soil armies vastly
! greater than her own.
And he asked what Great Britain
would do il she were in the position
of Germany He answered his own
| question:
Suppose we had here possible
! combination which would lay us
! open to invasion. Would not we be
frightened, would not we arm? or
course we shouldW
SO far Rev, Aked's article. We
/ want to add that as an intelligent
man and as statesman Mr.. David
i Lloyd George must be OF the same
opinion today as he was eight years
ago. and that his present clustering
! about "Prussian Militarsm" which
must be crushed is only for home
| consumption.