Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-13

London, April 12.-As the first Brit Ish prime minister to salute the Amer 1can nation as comrades in arms. David Lloyd George, speaking before a notable assembly brought together
 by the American Luncheon club today, aroused intense enthusiasm by hi& scathing denunciation of Prussia and his warm welcome Of America as an ally in the war.
 It was a stirring day, for the taking up of arms by America was celebrated by two notable gatherings. one under the auspices of the American Luncheon club and the other a dinner by the Pilgrims club in honor of the Ameri- can ambassador, Walter Hines Page Viscount Bryce. the former ambassa- dor at Washingt presided at the dinner to MT. Page and delivered an eloquent oration.
 '"The United States of America. of a noble tradition never broken. never have engaged in a war except of Hb- erty, declared MT. Lloyd George
 That it has made up it's mind finally makes 1t abundantIy clear to the world liberty
 A remarkable feature of the pre- miers speech was his warning to the United States to avoid the blunders committed by the British
 Probably no event celebrated in England in the present generation un- officially brought together more men of great prominence than this luncheon The Pilgrims dinner had more of a military air, with large patches of khaki and navy blue at the tables
 Complete Text of Speech.
 Following is the complete text of Mr- Lloyd Georges speech:
 am In the position, in the hap py position, of being, I think, the first prime minister of the Crown who speaking on behalf of the people of this country. could salute the Amer lean nation as comrades in arms I am glad not only because of the stu pendous resources which this great nation will bring to the succor of the allies, but rejoice as a democrat that the advent of the United States into this war gives the final stamp to the character of the conflict as a stru ggle against military autocracy throughout the world That was the note that rang through the great deliverence of President wilson's It has been in your resounding words. sir
 The United States of America, of a noble tradition. never broken. nev- CT have engaged in a war except of liberty.
 Great Struggle For Liberty.
 ''This Is the greatest struggle for liberty that they have ever embarked upon I am not at all surprised, when one recollects the wars of the past, that America took its time to make pits mind about the character Of this struggle in Europe. Most of the great wars in the past were waged for dynastfc aggrandizement and for conquest. It is no wonder that when this great war started there were some elements of suspicion still lurking in the minds of the people of the United States of America that there were many who thought that perhaps the kings were at their old tricks. Il think they somewhat. perhaps, re- garded 1t as in the nature of a con- spiracy of nonarchial swashbucklers. That the United States of America has made up it's mind finally makes 1t abundant1y clear to the world that this is no struggle of that character. but is great fight for human liber- ty.
 Prussia is Not a Democracy.
 They naturally did not know at l first what we had endured in Europe for years from this military caste it har never reached as far as the United States of America Prussia is not a democracy. The kaiser prom ise5 that it will be a democracy after | the war. think he is right. But | Prussia not merely is not a democra- cy; Prussia was an army. It had it's | great ambitions. it had it's great uni | versailles, 1t had developed it's science | All these were subordinate to the one | great predominant purpose of an al1- | army to ens1ave the world 1 The army was the spear point of Prus- rest was the bi1ded haft.
 Three Wars of Conquest.
 'HThat is what we had to deal with In this old outworn country. It was an army that in recent times had | Waged three wars, all of conquest, and the incessant tramp of it's 1egions the streets of Prussia. in pa -ade ground of Prussia. had gone to he Prussian heads. The kaiser, when ne witnessed it on a grand scale at lis reviews, got drunk with the sound )f it. He delivered the law to the world as a new pastor on Sinia de- ivering the law from the thunder .louds. But make no mistake. Europe was apprehensive. It knew he whole time what it meant. What xs did not know. of course. was the moment when it would come. This is he menace. this is the oppression