Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-07-04

ought to be punished for the ofRce,.
should know that they would be held
personally responsible for offsnss.
against the laws Of war;"
Premier Lloyd George argued TIA,
It was not vengeance ito take ever
possible precaution against a rscn,.
renee Of the war and TO make such =,
example Of Germany as viii disconr'
age ambitious rulers and people fror
ever again attempting to repeat III,
infamy. The German people. an'
proved the war and therefore il va,
essential in the terms to show y
nations enter into unprovoked wa,.
Of aggression against their neish.
bors, Whist lines in store for them.
The premier's reference To N.
United States and England agresins
to aid France If she should BE- A.,
tackled was loudly cheered.
After referring to guarantee =,
the treaty, such az disarmanen,
which he declared should not n.
''scrap Of paper" the premier snol.
on the bill dealing with the Americas
and British guarantee In the evan,
Of an unprovoked attack on Franz.
saying he did not suppose any 49,
ton Of the House would OPPOSE m.
1T 10 entered into with the approy'
al OF the League Of Nations" II.
premier asserted. within livir,
memory France twice has been in
vaded by Germany. With her ponul,.
ton of forty million facing a hostil.
population of sixty or seventy mil.
lion, France had legitimate reason
Tor feeling nervous apprehens,on
when the British and American Az.
mics left. I do not agree that ths
treaties showed lack Of faith in IN.
League Of Nations. After all, IN.
league would have no value unles, /,
had behind It strong nations prepar.
ed at a moments notice to stop az.
gression."
France was quite prepared, said tbs
premier. to reconsider at the prone,
time the question Of the occupation a,
the Rhine. There was an understand.
ing with France.
Lastly there was the guarantee 81
the League Of Nations, a great and
helpful experiment. only rendered po,.
sible by other conditions. Without dis.
armament, the league convention. like
the other conventions. would be blown
away by the first gust Of war.
Let US earnestly try it!' exelaim.d
the premier. HAD Il been In existen,,
IN 1914 Il would have been Difficult 70,
Germany and Austria 10 make wsr
ana. II they had, America would ha,,
been In the Arst day instead Of ",
years after"
The premier argued that II would
have been 0 mistake to let Germany
into the league while there were quss.
tons resulting from the war that stu
remained 70 be settled. II was "a,
Germany herself to accelerate the ds.
Of her entry By showing that the an
Of war had pufined her soul. Tia
sooner she aeceded the better Il would
be for Germany and the world.
Abiding to the disposition Of che es.
onies and to the labor convention, H.
Lloyd George. reviewing Great Britahi
part In the war and the treaty. d.
scribed It ~ . Tremendous aehlsys.
rent. He was not sure that the great
commonwealth OF nations known as th
British Empire yet realised the grea.
part 1t hat In the achievement. He the,
passed in brief review to the men who
Joined the coiors. the money raised sai
the sacrifices Of the men and materiL
made by the empire.
cit 10 great record" he conciudsd
ssT az ,1a not raiaira - vnar ,,nS>. tA,,
our troubles are ended. but rather iEa|
men who feel that the first and wors.
troubles are passed and that the sph..
courage and resolution which enabled
US to overcome thsm will also enable
US to face what 10 20 come. Let US not
waste strength prendatureiy in lighting
each other. say with all solemnity
that II we wish to save this county
from sinking under its burdens and ths
worlds. we must make the most eftes
tive use Of the resources Of the countr.
and the empire"
There was q scene like those which
frequently occurred in the "sutsrs.
sette" days during the debate attE
the premier's speech. A woman in II.
gallery shouted: There is no need to
send men to Russia. The war lie over
Attendants carried her out strussiIns
and crying that her son was being sss.
to Russia.
Another woman took UP the cry, and
while she was being dragged out ~,
men had fist fight. The gallery VA
then cleared.