The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-10-18
EUROPE ARMINC
GEORGE DECLARES
Former Premier Tells Audience
in Toronto He Can't Predict
Continuance of Peace.
MUST BLOCK NEW WAR
Unity Plea at Toronto Taken to Indi-
cate Hope for AnuIo-United States
League to Keep Europe From
PIunging to Ruin.

Toronto, Ont. = Gradually David
Lloyd George is unfolding his real mis-
sion to America. He touched barely
upon the fringes of it in his Montreal
address, which was almost entirely a
message of heartfelt thanks to Cana
dams for their war contribution. He
disclosed something of his intention
at Ottawa when he told a gathering
of distinguished and influential Cana
dams, which included many Cabinet
ministers, that Canda had earned the
right to insist upon a settlement in
Europe; and, before 1000 persons in
the Massey Hall here, he still further
indicated his theme when he eloquent
ly urged upon the British Empire a
firm stand against further wars.
He is beginning to suggest a definite
scheme of cooperation between the
United States and the British Empire
to compel a settlement in Europe.
This was plainly indicated when he
spoke of the British Empire as an
effective League of Nations, and called
for a firm stand on the part of Canada
to prevent future wars, which, he
warned his hearers, might result in
the complete destruction of civiliza-
ton.
Are wars done with?" he asked. II
wish to God I could answer yes to
that question. Is the world tired of
force? / wish it were. / had hoped
that the World Wal might make the
peoples of the world see not only the
foolishness but the futility of the re-
sort to force. But l see the nations
Of Europe arming again with the very
weapons which devastated Europe.
They signed the covenant of the
League of Nations, which was to end
all war, but now they are arming
again.
"If you went to a man who had
fallen down stairs and fractured his
skull, and broken his arm, and dis
located a few ribs because he had
taken too much strong drink, who had
just been on a spree, and asked him
to sign the pledge, you know what he
would say. He would say weakly:
Bring on your pledge But if you
saw him afterward, with the plaster
still on his head the bruises only just
beginning to heel, surrounding himself
with a cellar full of fine WHISTLES and
wines, you would say to yourself, He's
going to have another burst
81 don't like the look of Europe,
now that her spree is over. When a
war,torn and broken Europe was hob
bling on crutches she was ready to
sign anything, but today all the ma
tons are again using the diabolical
ingenuities of invention and science to
create more devastating and horrible
apo than before.
II am afraid that unless something
i%ntervenes there will be another war
but not like the last one. The last
war wal horrible. 1t was filed with
horror and desolation, but the mex
one will be more terrible, more DESC
lating. The next war may well de-
stroy civilization unless something in
tervenes.
"That is why I want the British En-
pire strong-because there. must be
some intervening force. You might
say: What affair is this of ours? We
are not in Europe. We are satisfied,
we are content, we are making
money oh, don't say that. Don't send
the British Empire out before the
world with that brand on its brow
the brand of Cain, who said, Am I
NV brothers keeper Say. rather,
that the British Empire will carry out
it's destiny. You have already shown
in one of the greatest moments in the
worlds history that you are ready to
hear the call for divine sacrifice and
to answer It,"
At the beginning of his speech he
asked indulgence from his audience
in the event that he was unable to
make. himself heard in the distant cor
ners of the lofty, old-fashioned audi
torium. His voice was noticeably hus-
ky and his throat was not improved.
Nevertheless, he managed to make
himself heard by almost all his au-
dience.
The early part of his speech was
devoted entirely to a review of the
British Empires war effort. He
praised all the dominions, with a spe-
cial reference to India, and was enthu-
static in his tribute to the British
navy, without which, he said, the com
bative power of France would have
collapsed in the first few weeks.