Page 219 220 221 226 DAVID LLOYD GEORGE (1863- -) David Lloyd George was born, 1863, in Manchester, England, of Welsh parentage, and was educated for the law. He became President of the Board of Trade 1905-1908 and Chancellor of the Exchequer 1908-1915. Long before the outbreak of the war he was recognized as one of the leaders in the liberal movement in England. In 1915 he was made Minister of Munitions, in 1916 Secretary of State for War, and then Premier. His speeches are distinguished by their clearness of vision and tonic, optimistic spirit, as well as by their forceful, original, incisive manner of statement. MEANING OF AMERICA'S ENTRANCE INTO THE WAR 1. See President Wilson's War Message, April 2, 1917. 2. Against Denmark for a portion of her territory, 1864; against Austria, to establish Prussian supremacy over the German States, 1866; against France, for Alsace-Lorraine and a huge indemnity, 1870. 3. The Kaiser in his speeches to his troops has always impressed them with the idea of their invincibility. In them occur phrases such as: "The only pillar on which the Empire rested was the army. So it is today." (Oct. 18, 1894.) 4. Since the early sixties the main interest of the rulers of Germany has been in the development of the army, and since the nineties, of the army and navy. 5. With respect to the French Colonies in Africa Germany's course has been that of a swaggering bully and both in 1905 and 1911 she seemed to have brought France to the verge of war. On the latter occasion she forced France to a humiliating cession of African territory. That Germany did not precipitate actual war was looked upon as a regrettable weakness by many leaders of German opinion. 6. Delcassé, in connection with the African Colonies question (see note 5), was driven from his position as French Minister of Foreign Affairs by the Germans. 7. Battle of Vimy Ridge, April 9, 1917. INDEX Africa, 158 Aid and comfort to enemies, Algonquin, sinking of the, 264 Alliances, entangling, 111 Alsace-Lorraine : Bitterly opposed to Prussian Zabern incident, the, 293 Constitution, framers of, 33; Americanization, as regards im- Anarchy, 160 Ancona case, the, 271 Anglo-Saxon civilization, 158 Appropriations of public moneys, Arabic, sinking of the, 179, 272 Aristotle, 20, 249 Arras, battle of, 226 Asturias, sinking of the, 263 Bill of Particulars, 64 Bopp, consul-general, conviction Bourdaloue, 26, 250 Boy-Ed, conspirator, 275 Brest Litovsk, parleys at, 209, 210 Britannic, sinking of the, 263 Body through which Kaiser Real power in German parlia- Canada, 158 Capital and labor, question of, Caribbean, danger of German A single power, 146 Text of note from, 115 City of Memphis, sinking of the, Cleveland, Grover: Message of Washington, The, Commercial Enterprises of the United States, 67 Congress of the United States, 302 Commands of, 101 Sacred mystery of, 97 World to be made safe for, Disloyalty, repression of, 139 Dominion, not sought by United Duties of the Citizen, The, 163- Effrontery, German official, 277 |