The New York herald., 1921-08-28
LLOYD GEORGE HOPES
COMMON SENSE WILL
AVERT Big civil WAR
For Gods Sake Clear Aside
Prejudices,' He Pleads in
Speech at Barnsley.
REAL FREEDOM GIVEN
| Warns Ireland Britain Can
Never Consent to Tearing
Up United Kingdom.
CIVILIZED WORLD JUDGE
Compares Sim Fein's Separa-
ton Plan to a Dismember-
ment Of United States.
WORLD JUDGE
Bu the Associated Press.

BD The Associated Press.
BARNsLEY, England. Aug. 27.-Great
Britain cannot countenance the tear
ing up of the United Kingdom. said
Premier Lloyd George In referring to
the Irish question in speech here to-
day. 1t would mean civil war in Ire
land itself, he declared. He hoped, how
ever, he said, that common sense
would prevail.
II am proud that Great Britain has
risen above all prejudices and pro-
posed terms such as have never been
proposed before" the Prime Minister
said "They are terms which commend
themselves not only to Great Britain
but to the whole civilized world. /
trust common sense will prevail.
Whatever our views are we cam
not countenance separation. We can
no more countenance the tearing up
of the United Kingdom than America
could countenance the tearing up of
the United States. Severance would
lead in Ireland itself to civil war
only .Fair, Right and just"
IF Southern Ireland is not satisfied
with freedom, then I fear all hope Of
accommodation must be abandoned.
We only want TO do what is fair, right
and just. If Ireland has a right to
separation, so has Scotland and so has
Wales, but no Welsh or Scotch patriot
would ever dream OF demanding sepa-
ration.
Il believe that when the Irish people
realize the sense OF the freedom which
is theirs. that real freedom Is offered
them. and that all they are asked 10
do Is to come into the proudest COM
munity OF nations in the world as free
men. believe you will find that that
gifted people will realize that their
destiny is greater--a free people inside
free federation OF peoples
In the course OF his speech Mr.. Lloyd
George made several striking utter
ances.
I'VE have all got prejudices.' he de-
clared II have seen anti-Irlsh preju-
dices lashed into unwisdom and ! have
seen anti-English prejudices on the
other side iashed into unwisdom. For
Gods sake, let us clear aside prejudices.
nation that lives on prejudices is
doomed. Just like a man who lives on
hatred.
Whether II Is in public or in private
trust. no man can endure who has a
vendetta in business or politics, and a
nations vendettas are just the same.
1t Is a sour pasturage of hatred. There
is no nourishment. nothing but disap-
pointment. in il. Let us sweep II on one
side, whatever it costs. even when there
Is reason In II. ! am proud to think
that Great Britain has risen above all
its prejudices and has given It's Prime
Minister a fair chance TO speak in the
name of the people OF Great Britain.
War would Bc Terrible One.
IF you had severance II would lead
in Ireland itself 10 the most cruel and
terrible civil war Ireland has ever seen
and help would be rushed from all sides
and every part OF the world to assist
the parties who were fighting out the
battle. We could not witness civil war
OF that kind at our own doors which
would involve our own people through
out the Empire and other peoples an
we'll
II trust common sense will prevail and
good counsel be needed. Courage Is or
two qualities--the higher part is the
courage that knows when TO settle and
o. L.. Az.
OF n man who faces his country's foes
10 the death, there is the greater courage
OF o man who when he sees the time has
come for making honorable peace faces
his friends 10 obliquy. That is the more
difficult, that IL courage which the coun-
try demands. and l trust II will be forth
coming.
Are we to split up this United King
dom at moment when its unity OF aim.
its unity of action has saved the world,
when nothing else could have saved it?
Are we to choose this moment 20 begin
IN Ireland tearing of bit here, n Sec
ond bit here and a third here, leaving
the empire shattered into fra agments
with no vitality. no power, no prestige.
no glory and OF no use TO the world?
II have been presiding at tho Imperial
Conference, where we had represented
not only tho old nations. but young ma
tons Canada. Australia. New Zealand.
South Africa-young nations. proud ma
tlons and fearless nations.
AN Australian Is as proud Of being
an Australian as an Englishman Is of
being an Englishman They have the
same sense OF being separate and dis
tinct people. But at the same time they
have great sense of pride IN belonging
TO this greatest family OF nations In the
world. known as the British Empire"