The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-01-08
COMMENT ON THE SITUATION
IN EUROPE

Why Thinking Christian Man of
Wide Experience Does Not Want
the War to End Until Certain
Things Are Settled Right-David
LlOydGeorge
By Rev. N. R. Pittman
Written for The Robesonian.
"Don't you wish the European
war would close today?" says man
to me. "No," said I. Said he: "You
claim to be a Christian, and I can
not harmonic Christianity and your
opposition to closing the war i'm
mediately."
! Said /: "The militarism of Ger
many is not clearly understood in
this country. Militarism in Germany
means the government Of the people
by the army. The Hohenbol1erns gov
ern the empire. They consider them
selves infallible. That means that
the military class cannot make a
mistake.
When France invaded southern
Germany in 1870 France made a mis-
take, of course, and France has
been paying penalty for it's folly
more than 40 years. But when Ger
many invaded Belgium and northern
France in 1914, the infallible Hon
enzollerns of Germany did not make
mistake. When the Holenzolern
Won Tirpitz sent the Lusitania and a
thousand innocent people to the bot
tom of the sea he made no mistake.
The military rulers Of Germany
must not admit that they err. II
they lie, their lie is truth The pos
siblv Grant reichstag, the German
legislature, must be controlled by
the Holenzollern military rulers Of
the empire The imperial govern
ment is a government by militarism.
1t seems to me that Europe is I'M
der obligation to humanity to over
throw German militarism, which is
menace to the peace Of the world.
David Lloyd George
I believe in David Lloyd-George.
In what I have said I do not think
I have misrepresented his opinion.
He has come up from the ranks to
the premiership of Great Britain.
He is the son of Baptist preacher
He was born in Criecieth, Wales, of
parents who were not financially able
I to educate him. He was educated
by a kinsman. He found his way
into the English Parliament. He
was made Chancellor of the Exchequ-
:, err. After the great war came he
was elected Secretary of Munitions
new position. He wisely settled
strike Of workers in the coal mines
and a strike in the munitions plants
by prohibiting any Individual, com
/ pany or corporation from getting
profit from these industries during
the war and by declaring that th'
worknen were doing the same sor
of patriotic service as were the sol
/ diers on the battle fields. When thu
'1ords" we're poWerless in face O
the strikes and in face of the re
!: bellion in Ireland, David Lloyd
/ George was the one hope of Grea
Britain. He did not disappoint tn
/ nation. One English paper says
j George V. is king Of England an
I David Lloyd-George is ruler o
! Great Britain" -
i I have met him. He is not bulk
/ body. His mind is as clear as
/ seamless sky. I have heard hi1
! speak to 1000 in Exeter hall in Lor
don. In that speech he said: "Wha
/ England needs is more Welshmel
| What England needs is more Ems
| lishr1en like those Englishmen i
/ America who plunged some boxe
| Of tea in Boston Bay" He is cou1
ageous. He believes in democrat
He believes in individual rights. +
! believes in the present availabilit
of eternal truth. He believes tn;
- German n7ili+arism with its vaun
IN. inc infallibility ard its scorn of tt
~ voice Of the people is a menace
truth and the peace of the world.
/, Fairmont. n. C..