Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-16
ANOTHER WAR WOULD
DESTROY THE WORLD
British Premier in Great Speech
Discusses Lesson of Conflict
and Immediate Problems.

next to President Wilson, the most con-
spicuous figure in the war, at recent
meeting in Manchester, when the freedom
of the city was awarded him, made
remarkable speech on the problems that
will confront the Allies Immediately
after the war.
Notes from his address follow:
When | came to Manchester in 1918
there is no doubt that our army was
deplorably ill-equIppcd for war this
war We had practically no heavy guns
We had fair quantity of light artillery,
but the shot and shell were pure starva-
ton allowance The enemy rained de
struction upon our gallant troops with
mocking impunity They could neither
silence the guns nor retaliate upon Their
murdero,rs assnilants, and nothing but
the most dauntless courage, the most
amazing endurance displayed by any
soldiers in the history of the world, enabled
them to hold the watcr-logged trenches
through the winter of 1914 and the
spring of 1915 without being driven out.
That is n great story ! am gad that,
through the national effort which was
initiated in Manchester, the balance has
been rcdrcsscd and 1T is rather interest
ing to know that III single week re-
Gently the British Army fired five times
as much metal rs was at their dlsposai
through the whole Of the ten months Dc
fore | came to Manchester III 1918, and
not merely that. but during the last tour
or five months, owing 10 the efforts OF
wnrkmcn. EMPLOYERS and everybody con
ccrncd the enemy has been subjected
to a bombardment which has not I'M
proved his nerve
CAN RE No MORE WARS
10 Won realize what this war means
We went into il with m equipment which
every soldier regarded as perfectly adc-
| ouatc So il was 90 every conception oi
war that hnd been formed What has
| harpencdo Discoveries have boon made
| in tho art of destruction which It We had
| only tune TO perfect them would SIMPLY
destroy and crash civilization from the
fncc Of the globe.
You can sec now what these weapons ot
war are IIgh explosives, powerful ar
| tiIlory that had never taken Il battlefield
| before critics homhardcd at a distance oi
| 70 or 50 miles and there is no reason
/ why II should not bc l00 homhardlng
| prplancs getting more and more power
i fuI md moro and more destructive.
| submarines. poison in the air, that IS
1 the result " three or four years oi IN
/ tense thought and human ingenuity
Give n man that most terrible ot ali
/ +hincs give him 20 Cr 80 years ot CON
ccntratcd thought on these lines and what
| IS to happen 20 following generations
| This must hc the last war Tho last, or,
believe me II have bccn studying all this
machinery ~ war for months rs n business
| and for YEAR, rs q part oi my h'Sines"
hcIicvc nc If this is not the last war there
arc men hcrc today who viii sec the last
~ civilization
MUST M lust rr.CE.
Will only make this observation about
ncscc II must bc peace that Will lend
! itself ~ tho common sense and conscience
N The nation as a whole II must not ne
dictated Nv extreme men on either side
You cannot allow the RoIShevikl TO fore,
IN rs a peace 50 humlliating as ~ diS-
honor and 10 make q repetition oi m
horrors of this war inevitable. No1
can We allow ChauylnIstS to impose
terms that will leave \ STAN upon th'
conscience, of the allied people. and sub
iect them to the inevitable punishment
That wrongdoing brings IN its tram
We must not arm Germany with rca
wrong In other words VIC shall neithe
accept ourselves nor impoS" upon ON
friends 4 Rrs~t-IltovSk treaty. Nov
when a peace 0i the cndfaittI A-'NS ~
heated is secured wr ran then proceed
with clear conscience and 2 steady nerF'
toIulld IN = new world in which those "ht
have sacrificed So much may dwell II
ncocc security and content, To cStabhsi
mo nov world VIC must take heed IN tlm'
lest We fall back into tie weltcr OF tn
old
GREAT LESSON or THE WAR.
We must he ready rs soon rs the un
seen hand casts the rainbow OF peace ol
the skv And to be ready IS summarize
. | IN one word--we must profit by the les
sons of war II has been the most cost,
schoolmastrr any nation ever had
am not sure il has not been the bes
~ many yovs. and the first lesson IT ha
Taught is the immense Importance O
maintaining the solidarity OF the Bnt
,sh cmpIre. 1t has rendered service Z
humanity the magnitude Of which WI
appear greater and greater as tins genera
tinn rcccdcs into the past. 1t helped Z
sion the rush of barbansm that Wa
sweeDing over Europe. 1t has held tn
,nfenccd highways of the world free 10
the armies of freedom TO pass and rcpass
Tho British empire alone could not haV
accomplished that object lhs eInpr
has never been such power for gooo
QUESTION OF WAGES.
What more have we to do TO improy
/ the country? We see that wages dunn
the war have been raised, and we mus
SEQ IN future that labor Is rewarded WIT
wages that will sustain life IN full Wgo
the life OF the worker and the lie OF hi
children. and it is the great part OF tl
, state 10 bring them up 10 take their part
am glad to see that in agricultural iabc
:, wages have gone up Fourteen shillngs
week was monstTous wage. 1heI
must be healthier conditions III the worl
, shops Many Of them are admlrabl'
. many Of them are tolcrable and many ne
toIerable Bad health for the nation
bad business for all.
SCHOOLS WE'RE HUNS REAL POWER.
[ What Is the next lesson Of the war
e We must pay more attention to tn
! schools The most formidable lnstitutlO
! We had to fight in Germany was not tn
arscnals Of IIrupp or the yards IN whlc
: thew turned out submarines, but Il
schools Of Germany They were OF
! most formidable competitors III bushes
G and our most terrible opponents IN wa
I in educated man is better worker
! more formidable warrior and bette
Y citizen. That was only halt comprehend
g ed here before the war ! am glad III;
0 since then We have had Mr. Fisher $ gref
G bill. That is n great step forward towal
I rcdrcssing the blunders OF the past
Z Comfort is the surest preventive
y anarchy, but comfort involves plcnt