The Stratford Evening Post WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE EGMONT SETTLER. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1914. WILHELM FORGOT.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXX, Issue 26, 17 September 1914, Page 4

The Stratford Evening Post WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE EGMONT SETTLER. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1914. WILHELM FORGOT.

Some of our contemporaries arb recall ing an incident in the famous Cjiisis between France and Germany over Morocco. Germany was loudly (icllicobo ‘and it was really a declaration', by Britain that prevented the r ‘shilling armour” crank from unsheathing ins sword. Germany was in doubt as to the part Britain would piny, and the information she wanted came piompfly and from headquarters. The world one mobning was startled <o read the To port of a speech delivered by Mr Lloyd George. “I would make great sacrifices to preserve peace,” lie sai l. “1 conceive that nothing would justify a disturbance of international goodwill except questions of the gravest national moment. But if a situation were to be forced upon us, in which peace could only lie preserved by the ,u ‘ render ol the groat and beneficent position Britain lias won by centuries 1 of heroism and achievement, by allowing Britain to be treated where her interests wfTe vitally affected as if she were of; n o ac count in the Cabinet of Nations, then I say emphatically that peace at that price would be a humiliation intolerable for a great country like ours to endure.” The sword was not drawn then, but surely Wilhelm must have overlooked these few remarks when he took the plunge which has brought to Germany such overwhelming disaster.