Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-11-30
PREVENTION TO
BE GOAL SOUGHT
ATPEACE BOARD
Not Vengeance Nor Retribu-
ton, Says George, but
World Peace

London, Nov. So David Lloyd
George, the British Prime Minis
ter, in a speech at Newcastle, said
the victory of the Entente Allies
had been due to the ceaseless valor
of their men, and that it would be a
lesson TO anybody who in the flu
ture thought that they. as the Prus-
sian war lords hoped, could over
look this little island in their reck-
oning"
we are now approaching the
peace conference" the Premier con-
tinued. The price of victory is not
vengeance nor retribution. 1t is
prevention. First of all, what about
those people whom we have receiv-
ed without question for years to
our shores; TO whom we give equal
rights with our own sons and daugh-
ters, and who abused that hospi-
ta!ity 10 betray the land. to plot
against its security, TO spy upon it
and TO gain such information as
enabled the Prussian war lords TO
inhict, not punishment. but damage
and injugy. upon the land that re-
ceived them as guests?
Never again." Lloyd George
said. The interests of security and
Iair play demanded that it should be
made perfectly clear that the people
who acted in this way merited pun
ishment for the damage they had
inflicted.
Pay To Limit Demanded
The second question was the
question of indemnities." the Pre-
mier added. In every court of
justice throughout the world the
party which lost has had to bear the
cost OF the litigation. When Ger
many defeated France she estab-
ltshed the principle. and there was
no doubt that the principle was the
right one. Germany might pay the
cost of the war up to the limit OF
her capacity.
But l must use one word OF
warning" said Lloyd George. I'VE
have to consider the question of
Germany's capacity. Whatever hap
pens. Germany is not to be allowed
to pay her indemnity by dumping
cheap goods upon us. That is the
only limit in principle we are lay
ing down. She must not be allow
ed to pay for her wanton damage
and devastation by dumping cheap
goods and wrecking our industries
There is third and last point
Is no one to be made responsible
for the war? Som body has been
responsible for a war that has taken
the lives of millions of the best
young men of Europe. Is not any
one TO be made responsible for that?
If not, all l can say is that if that
is the case there is one justice for
the poor wretched criminal and an
other for kings and emperors."
Lloyd George declared there were
two offenses against the law of ma
tions that had been committed.
one" he said. lis the crime
against humanity in the deliberate
plotting of the great war The 9TH
er Is the outrage upon international
law. 1t is Il crime, a brutal crime,
to devastate the lands of another.
Who ever did that ought to be re-
sponsible for it.
"Crime Against Humanity
The submarine warfare did not
mean only the sinking of ships, bur
il was a crime against humanity in
that il sank thousands of harm
less merchantmen. In the whole
history of warfare between nations
that had never been sanctioned. Ii
is rank piracy and the pirates must
receive the punishment.
Il mean to see that the men who
did not treat our prisoners with
are to be made RESPONSE
BILE. l want this country TO go to
court with a clean conscience, and
she will do so. There is not a stain
on her record. We will not be afraid
TO appear before any tribunal.
Now these are the things which
we have to investigate. We mean
that the investigation shall be an
impartial one, a perfectly fair one.
We also mean that it shall be a stern
one and that it shall go on TO the
final reckoning.