The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-12
BRITISH PREMIER
 HALLS AMERICA'S. ENTRANCE TO WAR R
Lloyd George Declares That End of War Will See
 Lasting Peace.

London, Aprn 12-Addresdng tho An1eriran LunchDon dub today Pre- r,ier lcyd-Georse said the advent of the United States to the war had given the nnal stamp and seal to the character of tho co9znzct, which Ea4 . strueEie against niiffary autoczacy-
 The premier said he was not sur prised that AMericz had taa1en tizne to mako up her mind as to the char acter' of the struggle, having regard to the face that most of the great wars in Europe in the past had been waged for dynast1c aggrandazennenf and conquest
 Early in the war, MT. L1oydlGeorga continued, the United States did not comprehend what had been endured in Europe for years from the military caste fn Prussia Saying the Prussia was not democracy but that Elm peror William had rr0nised 1t would be after the war, he added.
 T think the kaiser is right
 Tho luncheon. held to celebrate tho entrance of the United States to the war, brought together the most dis tinguashed gathering in the history of the clnb- The guests included Chan cellor Bcnar Law, Col Winston 6pen- 
 Shuts, Lord Derby, Lord Bryce, Wal ter Hume Long,. the Italian ambassa- dor. Naxu1zis 1npes1a1i H FFancavi11a; the Cuban minister, Garcia y velez; and Hezaoert c Hoover, chairman of the American commission for relief in Belgium
 Premier oyd-George, the guest of honor, delivered the principal speech after brief introduction by A1pbas- sador Page- The premier received a trensndous ovation when he entered the room Tbasts were drunk to President Wilson and King George
 The premier said he was happy in the position of being the first British minister of the crown speaking on be- half of the people of the country to saTute the American nation as coui- rades in arms. He was glad and proud. and he rejoiced as a democrat, he declared, at the advent of the United States in this conflict
 'In three years we tried every kind of blunder," said MT. Lloyd George. We got into every bunker, But now we have got a good nib1ick stroke and we are right out into the course.
 Tt is worth Americas while to study our b1unders and begin where we are now I am so glad the United States is sending naval and military expert1 to this country to exchange views with men who have been through three anxious years of war.
 Absolute assurance of victory, the premier said. was to be found in the word ships" He saw the United States realized this fully and had ar- ranged to build a thousand ships for the Atl2ntic.
 FTeN Marshal von Hindenburg, the premier went on. had declared that German submarines would put Eng. land out of business before the United States got ready.
 ''TIe does not know America" the premier declared. He added that Won Hfndemburgss prophecy was "as false as his famous line, which we have broken already
 The United States, the premier said had the noble tradition of never hay ing engaged in war except for Eber- tty. He asserted that the present war was the greatest struggle fol liberty On which American ever had embarked. He fejoiced mere in the knowledge that America was going to win the right to sit at the confer enee table when terms of peace were decided than at the resources she would bring te the Allies.
 T can ses peace coming now" the premier declared. He said 1t would not be a peace which would mean endless Hfepafatien for strife and b1sedshedj but "a real peace which this cid world has never known