The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-16

war on the stock of energy which ]
accumulated on that fare when I was
young. and / am not going to weep
over the hardships or n country which
is driven back to oats and barley. "a
voice "Gie's a hagEis') We were
never able TO aspire to those Injuries
in Wales. We never got further than
hammock lie we do not waste we
shall not starve. We have succeeded
/ in increasing the production OF the
food OF this country even during the
present year, and l was glad to see
coming across country how deter
mined the people are that whatever
happens they will not be short OF
! potatoes in the coming months. That
! ia the right spirit. We are engaged
! in great shipbuilding program, a
( shipbuilding program for fighting as
well as for carrying. but here the
Clyde comes in. We have heard OF
I the battle of the Marine. This is the
battle OF the Clyde. II employers and
workmen pull together and pull with
all their might. between them they
Will pull us through.
The Kafser's Discovery.
What IS the next condition. The
moral of the nation must be kept up.
That is essential. The army la in
vincible. II cannot be beaten. That
is one OF the discoveries of the kaiser
II has been a costly one. He had the
greatest army in the world. They
were always talking about trampIing
down any army that confronted them.
So far they have done nothing but
retreat Our army IS great. and the
army now is the people. There is
hardly a household which has not
contributed to the army. 1t is SAM
, pie Of the people God planted in these
| islands. We can view with pride the
achievements of our army. l am not
/ afraid OF the army. but take care that
the spirit OF the people behind them
! Is as good as that OF the army II
! not, it affects the army. met n
/ young fellow who had been In the
/ fighting at Vimy. and at Arras, and
/ he said, we came back, and we were
all so cheerful. We saw the Huns
so he called DEMONSTRATING for four
! or Ave miles before British bayonets.
We stormed positions that defied
armies for two or three years, and
we are so cheerful when we came
back, and then we picked up the
papers full of grumblings and grous-
ings from England" His conclusion
was memorable one. You will
never give us a chance OF being cheer
! full" That is not fair to the army.
After ALL everybody is doing his best
/ within human limitations--generals
officers, soldiers, admirals. sailors, of
fcials. employers, workmen, yea,
ministers of the crown. Forgive me
for saying it, we are doing our best
I in our way. I cannot see any slack
ening or Incidence anywhere. and will
you allow me to say there is one man
who is working as hard as the hard
est worked man in this country, and
that is the sovereign of this realm.
! CAT this point the audience rose en-
masse and sang the national anthem.
I am quite sure his majesty the
king will appreciate the fact that the
citizens of Glasgow realize the contri-
button he is making to the work of
the nation under these trying condi-
tons.
wanted to say something about
the terms of peace. When you get
your victory what use are you going
to make of 1t? There are people ask =
ing when are you going to bring this
war to an end. how are you going to
bring it to an end. and when you
have brought 1t to an end what end
do you want for it? All OF them
justihable questions, and all of them
demanding reasonable answer. and |
propose to make my contribution to
the solution of these direct and
, searching questions In my judgm ent
this war will come to an end when
the allied powers have reached the
, aims which they set out to attain
: when they accepted the challenge
thrown down by Germany to to civiliza-
ton.
The Terms of Peace.
| These aims were set out recently by
: President Wilson with his unrivalled
gift of succiuct and trenchant speech
AS soon as these detectives are reach
ed. and. guaranteed this war ought
, to come to an end. But IL 1t comes
81 TO an end a single hour before it will
/, he the gxeatest disaster that has ever
: hefallen mankind. ! hear there are
p people going about the country say
ing. Germany is prepared to give
/ you peace now. An honorable peace
; and n satisfactory peace" Well, lei
, us examine that What IL it is true
, Then it would be criminal II we sacri
, feed more precious life and treasure
/ and prolonged the wretchedness anC
: anxiety and suffering associated with
. the war. No doubt you can have
/ peace. You have peace now. Ger
many will give us peace now. at G
price. Germany wants peace. Ever
Prussia ardently desires it. They dc
= not enjoy seeing their veteran soldiers
, hurled back time after time by wha
' they regard as an amateur army. 1
. does not give them pleasure. 1t doe.
not rouse their enthusiasm 1t doe,
= not make them eager to get more Of
! It, They do not like to see their cracl
. regiments prisoners OF war and hun
= dreds of their cannon captured. 1t /!
} humiliating to fall back constantly
I and they say. Yield a little territor,
= here and little land there. and Jus
: a few privileges In the other direction
. and we will clear out"
Buying Out the Goth.
Well you can have peace at thai
price. but do you know what 1t woult
be? The old policy OF buying out thu
= Goth. who eventually destroyed the
: Roman empire and threw Europe intt
the ages of barharous cruelties. Be
t lieve me. that policy had its undoubt
t ed advantages. l can hear the echoes
; of the pacifists of the day in the
r Roman forum dwelling on the fact
. that II they only buy out the Goths
: at small price compared with thu
t war little territory and a little cash
the Roman youth would be spared the
terrors OF war and their parents the
, anxieties of war. People of all ranks
: and classes would avoid the hardship.
of war. and he able to continue their
, lives Of comfort and luxury and ease
| The pacifsts OF the dav. when they