New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-13
Lloyd George Salutes a
Great Comrade in the
Fight for Liberty
Americas Entrance
Is the Moral Seal
Wonderful Speech Ad-
dressed to This Country by
England's Prime Minister
BY ARTHUR s. DRAPER
BY Csbls 10 The Tnbunel

London, April l2.-Ihe advent or
the United States into this war gives
the Anal stamp 70 the character of the
conflict as a struggle against military
sutocracy throughout the world"
With these words Premier Lloyd
George, speaking before the American
Luncheon Club to-day on what Ambas-
ssdor Page called American territory,
welcomed the Western Republic into
alliance with the nations waging war
for human liberty" The keynote OF
his whole inspiring address was struck
in the Premier's final words. that the
Allies were about to "emerge into the
full light of perfect day"
The changes in the views of the Pre-
mier since his knockout" interview
were clearly disclosed. lie now views
the question of settlement along more
liberal lines. This was shown when he
expressed hearty approval OF President
Wilson's war programme and welcomed
the United States TO the peace table
with the words: at would have been
a tragedy for mankind if America had
! not been there. With all her influence
and power for right, We are assured
Of real and lasting peace
Pressing Need of Ships
Two direct appeals 10 America we're
made by the Premier. First and fore
most, he said, the Allies need ships.
He spoke with the greatest delibera'
| ton and seriousness as he told Of this
pressing need. He left no doubt in the
| minds of his hearers that he consid-
cred that Americas greatest material
contribution TO the Allied cause would
consist in the tonnage she was able to
supply.
His other striking point was framed
as follows: MAY | respectfully sug-
gest that il is worth good deal TO
study our blunders so as to begin
where we are now, not where VIC were
three years ago"
/ To his warm praise OF the United
/ States Premier Lloyd George added
scathing dcnunciation Of Prussia and
Prussianism. THE United States never
have engaged in a war except of lib
/ erty," he said, adding: at vas bad
| day for the military sutocracy of Prus-
sis when il challenged the great Re
public of the West"
Lloyd Georges Speech
Following is Lloyd Georges speech:
81 am in the happy position of being
/ | think, the first Prime Minister Of the
/ Crown who, speaking on behalf of the
people of this country, could salute
the American nation as comrades in
arms. / am glad, not only because OF
the stupendous resources which this
great nation will bring to the succor
of the Allies, but | rejoice as demo
crat that the advent of the United
States into this war gives the final
stamp TO the character of the conflict
as a struggle against military autocracy
throughout the world. That was the
note that rang through the great de-
liverance of President Wilson's.
"The United States Of America, OF
noble tradition, never broken, never
have engaged in war except for lib
erty. This is the greatest struggle for
liberty that they have ever embarked
upon.
81 am not at all surprised, when one
America took it's time to make up its
mind about the character OF this strug-
gle in Europe. Most OF the great wars
| in the past were waged for dynastic
aggrandizement and for conquest. 1t is
no wonder that when this great war
started there we're some elements OF
suspicion still lurking in the minds OF
the people OF the United States OF
America, that there were many who
thought, perhaps, that the kings were
ut their old tricks. | think they some
what, perhaps, regarded it as in the
nature Of a conspiracy Of monarchical
swlshbucklers. That the United States
Of America has made up its mind final
u makes it abundantly clear to the
world that this is no struggle Of that
character, bat a great fgh, for human
liberty.
Prussia Chiefly an Army
They naturally did not know at
Arst wnat we had endured in Europe
Tor years from this military caste lit
had never reached as far as the United
States Of America. Prussia is not a
democracy. The Kaiser promises that
il will be a democracy after the war.
I think he is rIcS;. But Prussia not
merely is not democracy; Prussia
was not a state; Prussia was an army.
Il had its great institutions. il Lad
ia great universities. il had devel-
oped It's science. All these were sub
ordinate TO the one great predominant
purpose OF an all-conquerkng army 20
! ensisve the world. The army Was The