Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-13
LLOYD GEORGE Halls U.S..
AS COMRADE- IN ARMS
Addressing American Luncheon Club
in London, Premier ProphcsieS
Early, Eternal Peace.
VICTORY ASSURED IN SHIPS
Wonderful Rejoicing Over Sealing OF
Bond Of Friendship Between This
Country and England and France.
Distinguished Guests Attend.
VICTORY ASSURED IN sHI
IRx Associated prea..l


LONDON. April lg.-As the first
British Prime Minister to salute the
American nation as comrades-in- arms
David Lloyd George. England's great
democratic leader. speaking before a
notable assembly brought together by
the American Luncheon Club to-day.
aroused intensest enthusiasm by his
scathing denunciation of Prussia and
ally in the war
The advent of the United States
into the war" he said, gives the final
stamp 10 the character of the conflict
as struggle agains: autocracy
throughout the world
II was stirring day for the taking
UP of arms by America was celebrated
by two notable assemplages, one un-
der the auspices OF the American
Luncheon Club and the other a dinner
by the Pilgrims Club. In hoaor OF The
American ambassador. Walter Hines
Page. Niscount Bryce. the. former am
bassador at Washington, p-csiled 1T
the dinner to Mr.. Page. aud delivered
an eloquent Grafton
Premier Lloyd George. always force
ful and episrammatic, was never in
finer form. and his ringing words
struck responsive chord ariong those
who had met to cheer. There were
toasts TO the President Of the United
States and the King of England. and
Wonderful display of rejoicing
over the sealing OF the bond OF friend :
ship between the United States and
England and France and the other
allies by the acceptance by America
OF the gage OF battle.
u. s. MAKES IT CLEAR THIS
Is FIGHT FOR LIBERTY
The United States of America. of
a noble tradition. never broken. never
nave engaged in Il war except for
liberty" declared the Premier. THAT
II has made up its mind finally makes
il abundantly clear TO the world that
ihis is great fight for human
liberty
ASa!n he said: PRUSSIA is not a
democracy. The Kaiser promises that
x will he democracy after the war.
think he is right"
Describing Prussia as an enemy tho
Premier said it had it's great insti,u.
TONS, its great universities and its
sciences. But all these we're suburdi.
nate TO the one great predominant
purpose of an I-conquerlng army TO
cnsiavc tho world.
The army was the spear. po:ni of
Prussia: the rest was the gildcd H., +, :"
Lloyd George paid warm tributs 10
France, the patience. the gallantrv. tho
dignity OF the French prenarinp
against the impending terror of prus:
sian militarism.
America did not know but Europe
knew. the meaning OF Prussian dcspot-
ism. which might he represented by a
'Ilindcnburg line"--a line drawn on
the territories of other people, warning
them that the inhabitants OF those tor
ritorieS shall not cross 1t at peril OF
their lives. That was the line thrown
across Europe for fifty years. in many
lands.
WARNS Us TO AVOID
HLINDE:tS OF HnITisE
y remarkable feature of the Pre-
mier's speech was his warning to the
United States 10 avoid the blundcrs
committed by the Rriiish. The grim
humor OF the British was well illus
trated by Lloyd George when, in voic-
ing this warning. he said
1--WE. arc slow peoplc--slow and
laundering. but We get thcre. We
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