The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-03
HISFAREWELL HAS
 AN EXCITING END
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Irish republic. Police intervened on the ground that no permit had been issued for their meeting. 1 "You responded to Europe's need in 1917," he declared. But the work is only half done, and if not completed civilization is doomed within this generation to a catastrophe such as the world has never seen" l Speaking with lofty eloquence to a brilliant audience, the former British prime minister discussed conditions lin Europe, declaring to those who "say keep clear of the wreckage." | Yes, but there are millions under neath."
 Follow through and keep your eye on the ball." pleaded the little Welshman in acclaiming the Hughes pCsal for an international com mission to solve Europe's separations | tangle.
 Adopting the golfers vernacular. the wartime premier warned of bun kers and hazards ahead. but ex- pressed in solemn words his faith in the step taken by the United States to bring order out of chaos abroad.
 Before sailing for home tomorrow on the Majestic after touring Canada and the United States, Mir. Lloyd George urged America not to be harsh on Europe, and added: "All ] vengeance is unbalanced. Every vindictive man or woman is partly tinsane.'
 Who Smashed Germanyf
 Who. he asked, smashed Germany and Austria? Who created their im- potence to carry out treaties?
 All, he said solemnly, were re- sponsible for victory and all had their responsibility for what fol- lowed.
 Only two countries, the United States and the British empire, he de- clared, could establish justice in the world
 France, he said, was committed to holding the wolf by the ear, even though the wolf later should turn and rend her.
 T have travelled" he said, "some
 thousands of miles in Canada and in
 the United States of America, and
 my first, and think my deepest, is- pression is the vastness of these two ! great countries countries of infinite l resources and of endless possibilities.
 q came here to address eight
 meetings-I believe this is my | seventieth. It is not in mortal man 1 to deliver 70 speeches without saying
 something for which he Is sorry. If
 I have said anything in the course of
 
 given offense to anyone, that has
 transgressed any of your party con
 troversies, well, please put it down to
 my ignorance and pass 1t over.
 T did not willingly trespass. l
 came on no mission, but being asked
 to speak I have spoken frankly. l | have spoken what I believe. l have
 seen a suggestion that l was in col fusion with Lord Curzon in something
 which I said. Well, I havne't the
 honor of having any consultation or | communication or previous arrange
 ment with Lord Curzon. am 1 member of no government, am l things I have said I had certain sense of personal responsib$ity, having regarded to the part which l
 had played in the war and in the
 making of the peace.
 "We have all had our responsi- bility. During the war l stood Tor | the ruthless prosecution of the war to triumphant end. And during the war equally stood for a ruthless prosecution of peace to an even more glorious end. Those who make war, | whether they are individuals or na- l tions, cannot escape responsibility for 1 the peace. .,
 "Europe Is in deplorable condi- l tion. Whose is the responsibility. | Well, I am not here to defend the | treaty of Versailles; I am quite Will | ing on an appropriate occasion to do l so. and to say that it was the best treaty that could be nogitiated un- l der the conditions of the time. But | 1t is not the treaty of Versailles, but upon the methods and manner of it's execution.
 Victory Complete.
 "But the condition of Europe was | not created by the treaty of Yer sailles. The difficulties were not | created by that treaty. They were created by the war. They were created by the completeness of the victory. It was the most complete victory that has almost ever been won in wars between great nations. Germany, 1 and Austria were shattered, demoral- ized, disarmed, prostrate; we lert 1 them like broken backed creatures on the road for any chariot to run over We created the responsibility. Who did it? We'll, if you had asked 1t on | Armistice Day, we all would have gently hinted that it was really done by us."
 more prone to dodge the respon- sibility.
 All Responsible.
 We were all responsible for the l victory we each contributed his part, we each did something toward shat | tering the fabric, and we have got our responsibility for what follows. It is easier to make war than make peace. l In the Civil war in America there I were millions of men who were pre- tpared to sacrifice their lives to wage I Successful war, but there was only one man who was prepared to risk l his career to make successful peace and he was shot down. You say, Yes. I by an unbalanced mind.' All ven geance is unbalanced. Every vindic- i tive man or woman is partly insane. | Your cl airman has referred to the great step taken recently by your government to try to restore order out of chaos in Europe. acclaim that step with full enthusiasm. When | it was first proposed a year ago l felt it was the right step to take. It is suggested that l have been using flattering words since l came 1 here about that proposal. The moment | if was published in December of last year I wrote an article supporting that proposal. I thought 1t was the right course to take. and 1 am glad that at least there is some prospect of its being acted upon. | "There are two golf principles which are constantly dinned into the ear of the golfer, which would ap- ply to MT. Secretary Hughes proposal now. The first is. follow through; the second is, keep your eye on the ball.
 Hopes Play Will Be Won.
 "You are playing in rough country. 1 full of bunkers, part of it wilder Iness. There are some who might try and get the ball into the rut and once it Is there they might even substitute | another
 And if YOU follow these rules I