Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-04-17
EVERY MEMBER OF HOUSE
OF COMMONS IN HIS SEAT
Applause Greets Speech by Fight
ing Welshman Upon Out
come of Peace Parleys.
SAYS HE KEEPS HIS PLEDGES
Declares Germany Will Pay Indcm-
nifty and Former Emperor Will
Be Punished for Crimes.

nlty ana Former Emperor Will
Be Punished for Crimes.
LONDON. April 16.-No Intervention
in Russia; no recognition OF Bolshev-
ism and the fulfillment of his cleo
TO indemnity from the enemy powers
and punishment of the former German
Emperor. were the outstanding features
George brought from Paris and de.
liyered to the House of Commons today.
!inIgalshedd I visitors, smoHE them the the
amba ssador, John W. Davis. When ins, the the
| Premier entered the chamber, with
cheers of the great, crowds outside the
his ears. He appeared fresh and in
maze 5aes With ni times to
Speaks for Over Hour.
u In the main though the MOOD, of the
and the audience listened with pro
found , attention to his lengthy speech.
which lasted for almost one hour and
4 half.
The Laborites vigorously applauded
Intervention in Russia and non-recog-
! milton OF Bolshevism. but remained
she sen ataemen se the , sse Hes en
continue to aid friendly elements which
were fighting Bolshevism.
upon those who had .attemnted to SOW
dissension, distrust and suspicion" be-
tween the nations whose "cordialty
essential" He could not conceive OF
worse crime, he declared. at time
but Keeping the nations together. 0''o
Deprecntes Sowing Dixsen.ion.
1T Is not true that the United States
Lloyd George declared. adding that
nc. one could have treated more SYM,
ai neesa5 Sn and
precated attempts to create dissensions
among the delegates.
had never forgotten what France had
gone through. and they had not for
merely security against repetition
of the German attack, but % feel a
sense OF, security against 1t. The con-
clusion on all the questions before it,
including decision that to publish
eeussed with the enemy would be
publication. he eontended. could A only only
serve to encourage the resistance Of
the enemy.
stand. by His Promises.
Lloyd George denied that he was
paign TIE tn " deelaration a'es'ress reesrdIns snm
mbaKins been pay he deelhSred had
leaders.
The he Premier p i SAID he had not come
lease of any pledge he had given.
~ am here 10 say that every pledge
We have given Is Incorporated in the
he asserted. I'VE stand by them 'is, be-
cause we believe they are just We
want a peace that is just. not vindc-
tive. We want stern peace, because
the occasion demands K, out it must
pc designed not to crafty vengeance,
but to vndicate justice. Every clause
| and every term in the candition smust
be justified. Above all. we want TO
| protect the future against a repetition
Must Have Parlinment's Support
The Premier said he was going back
to Paris II the house wanted him TO
have the full confidence of the Parlia-
ment and carry GU: his pledges TO the
utmost TSs ppsia OF his power and conviction.
tain newspaper attacks that had been
made in connection with the peace CON
ference. saying:
When this kind OF disease is car
ried to the point of sowing dissension
| between great allies whose unity is
when an attempt is made s to make, make
France distrust Great Britain, France
70 hate America. and America to dis
kind of a disease is Justification for so
black a crime against humanity"
| ney sun belleve in France that
the Times is a serious organ. They
penny edition Of the Daily Mail. On
the Times is a semi official organ of
| the government. This shows how long
| II takes these traditions to die"
Reduce Armies to Police Force
The Premier said that the forces of
the country which had kept Europe
In arms for forty years were to be
reduced to an army which would be
| only adequate enough TO police her
cities and protect her commerce There
| were suggestions that there might be
war recrudescence in Germany
That was not danger, Lloyd George
asserted, because only with difficulty
could Germany raise $4,000 men to
| preserve order. Tho danger, he said
was OF the world going to pieces, add
| ing:
"A real danger-the gaunt specter
| land" 'e
Premier Lloyd George concluded by
| pleading to all mot to soil this tri-
umph of right by indulging In angry
passions OF mankind. but to conse-
crate the sacrifices OF millions to re-
demption Of the human race from the
In answer to a question from John
r. Clynes,. labor leader. whether ap-
proaches for peace had come from the
Russian government, the Premier said:
I'VE have had no approaches Of any
sort or kind. None have been put
before the conference
Lloyd George said that IL was his
earnest conviction that military in
grcatest act OF stupidity.
\ hlcn aa fhe RrifISh rovcr a.