"WE SHALL WIN."

Taranaki Daily News, 9 August 1918, Page 6

"WE SHALL WIN."

I STIRRING SPEECH BY LLOYD ! .GEORGE. I -- - | London, June 14. Mr. Lloyd George at the Printers' Pen- | sion Corporation: "I do not think there is any country in the history of the world that lias voluntarily shown such a spirit of determination to sacrifice all for a great purpose and for a high ideal as this generation of Britons has displayed. (Cheers.) The Americans are coming in steadily, and wcare depending on them, and the fact that we know lhat when they appear in the battle line they will light in a way which is worthy of the groat traditions of their great country is in itself a source of sustenance and of encouragement to us who with anxious hearts are watching the conflict. (Hoar, hear.) If for any cause the Allies do not succeed thi3 will be a sorry world. (Hear, hear.) At most times people are inclined to exaggerate the events of the day, but there are occasions when generations of men underestimate the significance of events. You cannot 1 exaggerate the importance or the significance of the issues with which we are confronted to-day. (Hear, hear.) In the past history of the world there have been great struggles for the domination of a certain civilisation, of a certain ideal, or a certain religion, and the destinies and lives of untold millions, for J generations have been fashioned by the J triumph or failure' of a cause. To-day | there is a struggle for an ideal—more material, more sordid, more brutal, than has ever been sought to be foisted upon Europe. If that were to succeed to-day it would fling back civilisation into the dark dungeon of the past. (Cheers.) "We are paying a great price for victory, a s:ad price for victory, a harrowing price for victory. The dread bill of human wretchedness is being paid for victory. It will not equal in value what we are defending to-day. The crisis is not past; .but with a stout heart we ■ shall win through And then woe to the plague! In the interests of civilisation and the interests of the human race it must be stamped out. "You cannot allow it, the world cannot allow it, to wme again and darken the lives of millions and desolate the homes o"f millions. We hear about Ludendorff's Irammer'biows. Hammer-blows crack and crumble poor material. Hammer-blows harden and consolidate good metal. This ; s good ore in British hearts. (Cheers.) It has stood the test for centuries. It will stand this. Wo have sunk our political differences. ' I see plenty here who would not have listened to "me in the past. For the moment we put all that on one side. Meanwhile, let m be one people—one in aim, one in resolution, one in courage, one in resolve never to give in. Let Britain stand a great breakwater against this torrent, and, God willing, we will break it in the end." Loud cheers.)