The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-08-04
Lloyd George Says This War
Must Be Last One.
Distinguished Gathering Cele-
brates Sd Anniversary of War.
WARNS AGAINST INTERFERENCE
Can't Permit Sectional Party
To Dictate Peace Terms.
No Peace Talk With Germany
Until 1t Offers Restoration.

London, Aug. 4.-Lloyd George, the
British prime minister, said he did not
trust the German peace talk. Neither
the kaiser nor the chancellor" he de-
clared, has yet said he would be sat
isfied with German soil They talk
glibly about peace but stammer over
the word restoration.
Before we have a peace confer
ence they must learn to use the word
restoration. So>they have not learned
the first of the alphabet"
The premier asked what would
have happened, if Great Britain had
not entered the war. He answered this
question by saying:
Europe would have been at the
mercy of a cruel military power. Rus
STA would have disintegrated sooner;
France would have fought bravely but
might have been overwhelmed Amer
ica's Monroe doctrine would have been
| treated as scrap of paper. The fact
today is that we have checked the
ambitions of Germany.
WAR is a CHASTITY business, but IT is
not so bad as their peace While they
know their plot has miscarried this
time. the Prussian war lords have de-
] termined to succeed the next time.
There must be no next time. This
generation must eliminate war from
the tragedies of human life.
IF we sow seeds of discomfort and
disunion in the nation we shall reap
| defeat A nation which falters before
| it reaches it's purpose will never be-
come a great people.
Near Realizing Hope?
| mo one in Great Britain. France,
italy and Russia, or even in Germany
and Austria, has any idea how near
we are today at the summit OF our
| hope
The British premier spoke in the
presence of distinguished gathering
Representative of all parties which
4 met this afternoon TO mark the third
anniversary of the declaration of war
| He reiterated the aims for which the
t.entente allies are fighting and indi-
Gated the only conditions under which
they would consent to a suspension OF
hostilities with the central powers.
The meeting was held under the
] auspices of the national war aims
committee and was probably the
greatest patriotic demonstration Oh the
wear. The expectation had been that
1.-The premier's speech would be a most
| important one.
The MARQUIS of Crewe. leader of
the liberal party in the house OF lords,
was chosen to preside. He was sup
ported by the archbishop of Canter-
bury. twenty members Of the govern
4 ment and one hundred members of
/ parliament Baron Sonnino, the ltal-
| ian foreign minister, and Nikola
Pachitch, the Serbian premier, were
invited guests.
During his speech Premier Lloyd
George said
Russ Confusion a Warming.
Victory must be SO complete that
cur national liberty never again shall
be challenged.
Russia learned that an army with
! out discipline isNa rabbit.
There are some !, here who want
to set up committees for the British
army and direct the conduct of the
( war We cannot allow a sectional or
! ganization to direct the war or to die
/ tate the terms of peace
THE nation as a whole made war
! and the nation as whole must make
Deace"