New Britain herald., 1916-12-20
LLOYD GEORGES SPEECH IN
 REPLY PEACE PROPOSALS

at which he professed himself horri- fled, although he himself was mainly responsible.
 "Our ancestors were taken in once, and bitterly they and Europe rue it. The time was devoted to reorganizing his forces for a deadlier attack than even upon the liberties of Europe. Examples of this kind cause us to 1 regard this note with a considerable measure of reminiscent disquietude. We feel that we ought to know, be- fore we can give favorable consdera- tion to such an invitation, that Ger ! many is prepared to accede to the only terms on which it is possible peace can be obtained and maintained in Europe. Those terms have been re- peatedly stated by all the lea ding statesmen of the Allies. They have been stated repeatedly here and out side. To quote the leader of the House last week:
 Preparation and guarantee against repetition, so there shall be no mis-
 take, and it is important that there
 should be no mistake in a matter of life or death to millions.' Let me repeat-complete restitu- tion, full reparation and effectual guara ntees
 Did the German Chancellor use single phrase to indicate that he was prepared to accept such a peace? Was there hint of restitution? Was there suggestion of reparation? Was there an implication of any security for the l1ture-that this outrage on civilization would not again be perpe- trated at the first profitable oppor- tunity?
 Chancellor Unconscious to Wrongs.
 ''The very substance and style of the speech constitutes g. denial of peace on the only terms on. which Peace is possible. He is not even conscious now that Germany has committed any offence against the rights of free nations. Listen to this from the note:-
 Not for an instant have they (the Central Powers) swerved from the conviction that respect of the rights of other nations is not in any degree incompatible with their own rights and legitimate interests. 'When did they discover this? Where was respect for the rights of other nations in Belgium and Serbia? That was self-defence, menaced, suppose, by the overwhelming, ar
  mans had been intimidated into in vading Belgium and burning Belgian cities and villages, into massacring thousands of the inhabitants, old and young, into carrying Of the survivors into bondage. Yes, and they were carrying them into slavery at the very moment when this note was be- ing written about their unswerving conviction as to the respect due the rights Of other nations.
 Are these outrages the legitimate interest of Germany? We must know. That is not a moment for. peace. If excuses of this kind for palpable crimes can be put forward two and half years after exposure by the grim facts, is there any guarantee that similar subterfuges will not be used in the future to overthrow any treaty of peace you may enter into with Prussian militarifn.
 New Army From Natural Ore.
 The following a few of the most striking sentences from the lat ter part of MT. Lloyd Georges speech:-
 "An absolutely new army--the old has done it's duty and spent itself in the achievement of that great task. This is a, new army. A year ago it was ore in the earth of Britain yea, and of Ireland It became iron. It has passed through the fiery fur mace and the enemy knows that it is now fine steel.
 'An absolutely new army-new men, new officers taken from schools, boys from schools, from colleges, from counting houses, never trained 1 to war, never thought of war; many perhaps never handled a, weapon of war; generals never given an oppor- tunity of handling great masses of men.
 "They have faced the greatest army in the world, the greatest army the world has ever seen, the best ] equipped, the best trained and they l have beaten them, beaten them i beaten them.
 "Battle after battle, day after day, l week after week, in the strongest in
 trenchments ever devised by human
 skill they have driven them out by
 valor, valor which is incredible when
 you read the story of it.
 T have not doubt that the old cab- inets were better adapted to navigate the Parliamentary river, with it's shoals and shifting sands, and per 1 haps for a cruise in home waters, 1 but ca binet, of twentytlree was
 rather top-heavy for gale. I do not
 say that this new craft is best ada pt- 1 ed for parliamentary navigation, but l am convinced that it is best for l war.
 .'It is true that in a multitude of
 counsel1ors there is wisdom that was
 written for Oriental countries in
 peace time. You can't run a war with
 a sanbedrim. That is the meaning of
 our cabinet of five and of it's mem
 bers doing sentry duty outside man.
 ming the ways and defending the
 council chamber against attack while
 we are trying to do your work inside.