Evening star., 1918-11-14
BRITISH PREMIER
FOR A JUST PEACE
Voices Presidents View in
Opposing Revenge or
Grasping Greed.
OPPOSITION is AROUSED
By DAVID LAWRENCE.

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Copyright, 1918. by N. z. Evening Post, Inc.)
Premier Lloyd George has just made
a speech that President Wilson him
self might have made-it so closely
conforms to the doctrines os liberalism
md hteeuz ~ n, a haye
been proclaimed hsre- Inased the
..Brisish premier npakesa IN aayanee Of
the general election III England q
speech Of concrete character similar
to that which was urged upon the
president as a supplement to his ap-
peal for a democratic Congress.
The British premier defines the issue
as between vengeful peace with
penalties that would only breed more
war and righteous peace that would
make for international comfy. His
announcement attracted wide atten-
tion here, for it is regarded by many
observers as splendid response to
President Wilson's interregatofies 10
allied statesmen expressed In his IA
nous liberty loan speech Of Septem-
ber 27. delivered in New York city.
To Ask Vote Of Confidence. ,s
The British premier is to appeal for
a vote of confidence in the forthcom-
ing general election; and his chief
support will come from coalition OF
certain liberals and conservatives as
opposed to the British labor, party.
But while the political alignments in
England have no analogy IN TINS
which one heard much comment today
was the bold manner in which the
British premier stated the case be-
tween large armaments and perma-
nent conscrfption and reduction OF
the burdens of taxation and the COM 2.
petitive system Of ornaments held 70
have been a big factor in interna-
tional friction of the past.
"Are we to lapse back into old ma
tional rivalries, animosities and com
petitive armaments, or are we to IN
Of Peace?" asked Mr.. Lloyd George.
ut is the duty Of liberalism to use its
influence to insure that 1t shall be
reign Of peace"
Particularly pleasing. however, to
the government here was that passage
Wn1Cl
1--WE must not allow any sense OF re-
venge, any spirit Of greed. any grasp.
ing desire to override the fundamental
principles of rifhteousness. Vigorous at
fempts will be made to hector and bully
the government in an endeavor to make
right and to satisfy some base, sordid,
soualid idea Of vengeance and OF avarce.
eve must relent1essly set our races
arainst that The mandate of this
government in the forthcoming cleo
don viii mean that the British dele
cation to the peace congress WILL Do
in favor Of q just peace. -,
Ecr uttering sentiments exactly like
the above, oficials Of the Washington
administration have been accused OF
hedna pacdfstio and sentimental Yet
the government here believes Amer1-
can opinion will come to see even
tually the merit OF the sisr Views OF f5esa. ,exd
George that q healing peace can be
obtained in no other way.
Opposition Encountered Here.
Already our government is en-
countering opposition to its an
nounced plans Of helping to provision
the starving peoples Of Germany
Senator Henry .- Gapo. fap p..mp1s mp1s; warns rns
aTainst what he calls a new kind
Of pacifsm and sentimentality IN e1-
whom he regards as inseparable from
their army.
stronx in the United States but in
France and Great Britain would seem
to be revealed by the celebrations q
the contrary made by both the British
and French premters.
N Clemenceau. for instance. to alla5
this spirit has said: We make va'
manly" and the terms Of the armis-
tice have been amended to provide fol
the feeding Of starving men. women
and children in the territories Of the
central powers
| Agree With Service View.
But aside from the eoncord With
IPreaident Wilson which the states
men Of Great Britain and France are
ehowing in the matter Of feeding tha
.(Contlnued On Second Pase.)