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July 21, 1919, 4 speeches — I will endeavour to answer as concisely as I can the two or three points in reference to the Press relations with the Government which have been recently raised. They say so. She will only allow six feet two nations to stand in the ranks. ], It has pleased them to believe and to preach the belief that we are a decadent, degenerate nation. Their crime was that they trusted to the word of a Prussian King. Servia said: "Very well, we will give orders to the newspapers that they must not criticize Austria in future; neither Austria nor Hungary, nor anything that is theirs." ], What about England? December 4, 1919, 3 speeches — It is suggested that when you quote this treaty, it is purely an excuse on our part. On 20 February 1913 The Times reported: ‘An attempt was made yesterday morning to blow up a house which is being built for Mr Lloyd George near Walton Heath Golf Links’. [Laughter.]. Written Answers [Applause.] Men, women, nations, have all got to go. At that time, bear in mind, the greatest danger to Belgium came from France and not from Germany. But these officers had just emerged from a war where they were adding lustre to the Servian arms—gallant, brave, efficient. I have heard the speeches of prominent Nazi orators freely condemned. All I can say is ​this. MERCHANT SEAMEN (UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT). God made man in His own image, high of purpose, in the region of the spirit. [Applause. WORLD SUFFERING FROM SHELL-SHOCK. Supposing Austria or Germany had issued an ultimatum of that kind to this country: "You must dismiss from your Army and from your Navy all those officers whom we shall subsequently name!" David Lloyd George was one of the 20th century’s most famous radicals. Commons Rags. Commons Commons December 18, 1919, 2 speeches — Commons This page was last edited on 26 July 2014, at 14:38. December 15, 1919, LOCAL RATES (INCREASE). He is as immune from criticism as a king in a monarchical country. February 26, 2018. August 18, 1919, 2 speeches — December 4, 1919, 2 speeches — Page 1: Report by the Budget League of a meeting they organised in Limehouse, East London in July 1909 where Lloyd George addressed a large expectant crowd. Commons October 22, 1919, BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE. Commons Commons She has a special interest in Servia. In his capacity as the Chancellor of the Exchequer, he played an important role in the introduction of several important reforms, which laid the foundations of a modern welfare state. [Laughter.] You know the type of motorist, the terror of the road, with a 60 h.p. August 18, 1919, SHIELDING UNSTABLE KEY INDUSTRIES. She was peaceable, industrious, thrifty, hard-working, giving offence to no one, and her cornfields have been trampled down, her villages have been burned to the ground, her art treasures have been destroyed, her men have been slaughtered—aye, and her women and children, too. ECONOMIC CONDITIONS. December 15, 1919, VISCOUNT GREY (LEAVE OF ABSENCE). What were the Austrian demands? November 13, 1919, QUESTIONS TO MINISTERS. Commons They have given the lives of those who are dear to them. November 27, 1919, SUPPLIES FROM GREAT BRITAIN. Not merely is it not true, but Germany knows it is not true. Who listened to the cry? GENERAL GOUCH'S VIEWS. [Applause.] Did she challenge Germany? Commons INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE. Commons Commons ", Have you any five-pound notes about you? car, who thinks the roads were made for him. The timeless words of David Lloyd George, delivered in front of a … December 4, 1919, STANDING COMMITTEES (OFFICIAL REPORT). OLD AGE PENSIONS. Commons November 20, 1919, BRITISH MUNITIONS (ACQUISITION BY BOLSHEVIKS). They have no right to stand in the way of a great Prussian soldier. December 18, 1919, INTER-ALLIED CONFERENCE (LONDON). Britain—she is a constant menace to the predominancy of Germany in the world; wrest the trident out of her hand. IMPRISONMENT OF MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT. Written Answers Commons Russia has a special regard for Servia. With discarded hairpins, hatpins and the sound of a motor car as their only clues, it was fortunate the police soon had … [Laughter.] SPIRT OF PATRIOTISM. December 4, 1919, GOVERNMENT CONTROL. France meant to invade Germany through Belgium. Commons The history of Servia is not unblotted. Mr. Lloyd George was profoundly impressed by the economic recovery of Germany. Commons Commons August 18, 1919, 2 speeches — Commons PRIME MINISTER'S APPEAL TO NATION. Commons What was the answer given by Bismarck? December 18, 1919, 2 speeches — November 27, 1919, GOVERNMENT POLICY. But still our turn will come. Commons Commons It will be made in Germany—[laughter]—a diet of blood and iron. His father died when he was young and his mother took him to Wales to be raised. There was one way of escape. We suddenly found the commerce of the world coming to a standstill. Commons November 27, 1919, 2 speeches — December 4, 1919, 3 speeches — November 20, 1919, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA BILL. December 4, 1919, 2 speeches — David Lloyd George David Lloyd George: Selected full-text books and articles. Written Answers July 3, 1919, NOT VENGEANCE—DISCOURAGEMENT. The Prussian Junker is the road-hog of Europe. Commons David Lloyd George travelling to post-war talks in France, he crosses the channel by paddle steamer and is greeted by the Mayor of Calais on arrival. Primary Documents - Speech by David Lloyd George on War's Origins, 1917. [Applause.] VLADIVOSTOK. Commons PREMIUM BONDS. November 27, 1919, PUBLIC STATISTICS. December 18, 1919, BRITISH CREDITORS. [Shame!]. Commons [Laughter.] [Renewed laughter and cheers.] CLAUSE 4.—(Further Provisions as to Welsh Ecclesiastical Property.) Commons Commons January 6, 1913. Free Text for David Lloyd George Speech - America's Entry Into The War by a great speaker. 7 May 1940, House of Commons, United Kingdom. Commons December 18, 1919, MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS (QUALIFICATION OF CLERGYMEN) BILL. 91.). December 4, 1919, 2 speeches — Servia was willing to punish any one of her subjects who had been proved to have any complicity in that assassination. November 27, 1919, ULSTER DEPUTATION TO AMERICA. December 4, 1919, CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES FUNDS (POLITICAL PROPAGANDA), How did Servia behave? Written Answers Commons They must do so no longer. The people will gain more by this struggle in all lands than they comprehend at the present moment. December 15, 1919, RAILWAYMEN (WAGES STANDARDISATION). She must do so no more. I honour their courage, and may God be their comfort and their strength. Commons They have not gained time, but they have lost their good name. PRINCE OF WALES' FUND. PRISONERS (EXCHANGE NEGOTIATIONS) Commons ADMIRAL KOLTCHAK, GENERAL DENIKIN AND GENERAL YUDENITCH. December 18, 1919, LAND REFORM. Commons That is what we are fighting—that claim of the predominancy of a civilization, a material one, a hard one, a civilization which at once rules and enslaves the world. Commons November 27, 1919, PREMIUM BONDS. Commons August 18, 1919, 2 speeches — December 18, 1919, PAYMASTER-GENERAL (VACATION OF SEAT). Commons Commons PS PRIMARY SOURCE A primary source is a work that is being studied, or that provides first-hand or direct evidence on a topic. And Germany is the last Empire to point the finger of reproach at Russia. Commons Commons Commons July 21, 1919, 21 speeches — WOOLWICH ARSENAL (RAILWAY STOCK). [Cheers. November 27, 1919, UNEMPLOYMENT. December 18, 1919, TURKEY (CHRISTIAN COMMUNITIES). ADMIRALTY AND WAR OFFICE REPORTS. December 18, 1919, 2 speeches — November 27, 1919, 2 speeches — Commons November 27, 1919, IRISH QUESTION. DEBATE ON THE ADDRESS. ], But all the world owes much to the little five feet five nations. July 21, 1919, SUPPLEMENTARY VOTE ON ACCOUNT. 9 speeches — COAL INDUSTRY COMMISSION BILL, Commons February 24, 1919 [Laughter and cheers.] PREMIUM BONDS. I have a shrewd idea of what he will get; but one thing is made certain, that no nation in future will ever commit that crime again. They are a great people; they have great qualities of head, of hand, and of heart. More than that, the new philosophy of Germany is to destroy Christianity—sickly sentimentalism about sacrifice for others, poor pap for German mouths. STATEMENT BY PRIME MINISTER. Commons Commons War is a grim, ghastly business at best or at worst, and I am not going to say that all that has been said in the way of tales of outrage must necessarily be true. Just as if you removed the magnetic pole whenever it was in the way of a German cruiser—[laughter]—the whole navigation of the seas would become dangerous, difficult, impossible, so the whole machinery of civilisation will break down if this doctrine wins in this war. ], Why is our honour as a country involved in this war? And we shall get them. Commons GOVEBNMENT POLICY. [Laughter. That is the Austrian spirit. He turned to Austria and said: "You lay hands on that little fellow and I will tear your ramshackle empire—[loud and prolonged cheering]—limb from limb." PRIME MINISTER'S SPEECH. December 15, 1919, MINISTRY OF HEALTH. December 15, 1919, 2 speeches — in 1900-19 tags david lloyd george, the people's budget, liberal, prime minister, england, transcript ← Theodopre Roosevelt: 'The new nationalism', Osawatomie speech - 1910 Bob Dole: 'Tonight, this hall belongs to the party of Lincoln', RNC acceptance of nomination - 1996 → Commons [Cheers.] ), CLAUSE A.—(Repeal of Sub-section (5) of Section three of 4 and 5, Geo. July 29, 1919, 3 speeches — DRINK TRAFFIC (WALES). STATEMENT BY PRIME MINISTER. David Lloyd George was born in Manchester on 17th January, 1863. The hall, packed with young men ready to join the colours, resounded with the stirring strains of the Welsh National Anthem, Land of my Fathers, and the Welsh battlesong, Men of Harlech; great multitudes assembled outside the building, unable to secure admission. I envy you young people your youth. Commons Commons You had it in Zabern. August 18, 1919, 9 speeches — Commons Shall Caesar send a lie?" The first nation that is without ​sin let her cast a stone at Servia. PEACE TREATY (RATIFICATION WITH GERMANY). November 20, 1919, 3 speeches — [London Welshmen crowded the Queen's Hall on September 19, 1914, when the Chancellor delivered one of the most memorable speeches of his career in support of the recruiting campaign. [Laughter.]. Commons August 18, 1919, CONCERTED SLOWING DOWN. December 4, 1919, GENERAL YUDENITCH'S ARMY. It is a new patriotism, it is bringing a new outlook for all classes. Commons November 27, 1919, UNITED STATES SENATE. Commons What had she done? Commons GOVERNMENT OF IRELAND BILL. FIUME. November 27, 1919, FINANCIAL CREDITS. December 4, 1919, 2 speeches — Commons November 27, 1919, 3 speeches — Commons The Servian Prime Minister is one of the most capable and honoured men in Europe. This is all he has to say: "We are in a hurry." RAILWAY MANAGEMENT (NEGOTIATIONS). Commons A great nation ought to be ashamed to behave like a fraudulent bankrupt. DEVELOPMENT OF INDUSTRY. NATIONAL RELIEF FUND. November 20, 1919, HONOURS (RECOMMENDATIONS). Commons What are they made of? Commons April 16, 1919, 6 speeches — What is their defence? GOVERNMENT CONCLUSIONS. December 18, 1919, 7 speeches — November 20, 1919, 2 speeches — Commons Cut them with the sword. December 4, 1919, 3 speeches — But in the end we shall march through terror to triumph. Commons Commons July 3, 1919, UNPROVOKED ATTACK UPON FRANCE. Commons ], Ah, yes, and the salvation of mankind came through a little nation. [Applause.]. [Laughter.] When their attention was called to this treaty to which they were partners, they said, "We cannot help that." It is a great opportunity. This was not the only country to defend the integrity of Belgium. It is not what happens to you in life that matters; it is the way in which you face it. TRADE POLICY. IMPORTS AND EXPORTS REGULATION BILL. 91.) They give themselves the airs of demigods, walking the pavements, civilians and their wives swept into the gutter. November 20, 1919, SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES. They are full of the clatter and bluster of German militarists—the mailed fist, the shining armour. December 4, 1919, TRADE MONOPOLIES. That was not enough. Commons Commons Written Answers A. Hobson, W. H. Beveridge, or the Webbs would have recognized. Commons Visit this site for the David Lloyd George Speech - America's Entry Into The War. Commons They could not comprehend the action of Britain at the present moment. Commons November 20, 1919, 2 speeches — April 16, 1919, WORLD GOING TO PIECES. I have seen some of them—[laughter]—wretched, crinkled, scrawled over, blotched, frowsy, and yet these wretched little scraps of paper moved great ships, laden with thousands of tons of precious cargo, from one end of the world to the other. November 20, 1919, 2 speeches — Well, as a matter of fact the attack was begun by the civilization which calls itself the higher one. December 4, 1919, HORSES IN WAR. [Cheers. Had she inflicted any wrongs upon Germany which the Kaiser was bound to redress? ADMIRAL KOLTCHAK, GENERAL DENIKIN AND GENERAL YUDENITCH. SPECIAL MISSIONS (LABOUR PARTY REPRESENTATION). Why did they not perform the obligation? David Lloyd George Speech - WWII. And Servia faced the situation with dignity. FINANCE. November 27, 1919, FIRST MEETING OF COUNCIL. We intervened to protect Belgium against France exactly as we are doing now to protect her against Germany. November 27, 1919, INDEMNITIES (PAYMENT). Commons December 18, 1919, WAR OFFICE (FINANCIAL SECRETARY). December 4, 1919, 2 speeches — Commons CLAUSE A.—(Repeal of Sub-section (5) of Section three of 4 and 5, Geo. It is the straight road to barbarism. December 15, 1919, TURKEY AND PEACE TERMS. [Cheers.] If any Servians were mixed up in the assassination of the Grand Duke they ought to be punished. Had they violated Belgian neutrality the whole history of that war would have been changed. Commons Commons Commons As we digest the news that Scotland’s voters have rejected independence, it is interesting to reflect on the role that a different form of Celtic nationalism played in shaping the rhetoric of the Great War. Commons December 4, 1919, 3 speeches — [Hear, hear.] November 27, 1919, 2 speeches — But Belgium was not the only little nation that has been attacked in this war, and I make no excuse for referring to the case of the other little nation, the case of Servia. Commons December 18, 1919, PRISONERS (EXCHANGE NEGOTIATIONS). We are not fighting the Germans. November 27, 1919, MESSRS. KRUPP'S. December 4, 1919, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. STATEMENT BY PRIME MINISTER. Commons December 18, 1919, PACIFIC CABLE. Commons And he is doing it. Her newspapers were saying nasty things about Austria. Just look at the interview which took place between the British Ambassador and great German officials. Servia is a member of her family, and she cannot see Servia maltreated. [Hear, hear.] December 15, 1919, ECONOMIC CONDITIONS. Written Answers David Lloyd George was a prominent British statesman. December 4, 1919, RAILWAY TRANSPORT. What history in the category of nations is unblotted? Commons November 20, 1919, GOVERNMENT OF IRELAND BILL. Noticed a typo? The occasion was marked by scenes of extraordinary enthusiasm. Liberty goes, democracy vanishes, and unless Britain comes to the rescue with her sons, it will be a dark day for humanity! Commons UNDER-PRODUCTION—OVER-CONSUMPTION. The means by which names are recognised means that errors may remain in the data presented. Commons May I tell you, in a simple parable, what I think this war is doing for us? February 25, 1919, PRIME MINISTER'S STATEMENT. November 20, 1919, SOUTH-EASTERN EUKOPE (FAMINE). d. lloyd george [London Welshmen crowded the Queen's Hall on September 19, 1914, when the Chancellor delivered one of the most memorable speeches of his career in support of the recruiting campaign. Commons Have you read the Kaiser's speeches? If the old British spirit is alive in British hearts, that bully will be torn from his seat. Three or four days after that document of thanks the French army was wedged up against the Belgian frontier. Commons Our signatures are attached to the document. Commons Commons December 18, 1919, TRANSCASPIA. How dare you criticize a Prussian official, and if you laugh—[laughter]—it is a capital offence. Commons August 18, 1919, UNIFICATION AND REORGANISATION OF COAL INDUSTRY. If you have, burn them; they are only "scraps of paper." December 4, 1919, FIUME. November 27, 1919, 2 speeches — [Cheers.] SOVIET GOVERNMENT (PEACE NEGOTIATIONS). [Cheers. Commons Those who have fallen have consecrated death. Rapidity of action was the great German asset. Commons Commons August 18, 1919, 4 speeches — Commons November 20, 1919, 15 speeches — Commons December 4, 1919, 2 speeches — December 18, 1919, Colonel BERMONDT AND GENERAL YUDENITCH. December 15, 1919, 7 speeches — Commons We are fighting against barbarism. We know already too much. CLAUSE 1.—(Power of His Majesty to give Effect to Peace Treaty.) Commons Commons December 15, 1919, DEVOLUTION COMMITTEE. This is the answer he gave to Belgium: "Rapidity of action is Germany's greatest asset," which means "I am in a hurry; clear out of my way." A great flood of luxury and of sloth which had submerged the land is receding, and a new Britain is appearing. November 20, 1919, 2 speeches — AUSTRIAN PEACE TREATY. By violating the neutrality of Belgium. What is their demand? November 27, 1919, SECRET AGENTS. Commons Commons Commons The heroic deeds that thrill humanity through generations were the deeds of little nations fighting for their freedom. David Lloyd George’s first visit to Chequers, an Elizabethan mansion in Buckinghamshire; Lord Lee Of Fareham’s gift as an official country residence. I have just returned from a visit to Germany. She was one of the most ​unoffending little countries in Europe. November 27, 1919, EX-KAISER TRIAL. December 18, 1919, LEAGUE OF NATIONS. This was their religion. November 20, 1919, ROYAL AIR FOIICE. It will not be easy. November 27, 1919, CABLEGRAMS (DELAY). Belgium said, "I don't require them. July 21, 1919, 2 speeches — Written Answers November 27, 1919, 2 speeches — I will tell you. Was she preparing to make war on Germany? Poor old mailed fist—its knuckles are getting a little bruised. I intervene with reluctance in this debate. December 4, 1919, AUSTRIA (PEACE TREATY). Commons Commons December 18, 1919, 6 speeches — Commons Commons November 27, 1919, BLACK SEA ARMY. Commons Commons Lunacy is always distressing, but sometimes it is dangerous, and when you get it manifested in the head of the State, and it has become the policy of a great Empire, it is about time that it should be ruthlessly put away. August 18, 1919, 2 speeches — November 20, 1919, ARMENIA Commons The only answer of the higher civilization was that the liberty of Bulgarian peasants was not worth the life of a single Pomeranian soldier. August 18, 1919, STATE SERVICES OF BUSINESS MEN. ​It is a great war for the emancipation of Europe from the thraldom of a military caste, which has cast its shadow upon two generations of men, and which has now plunged the world into a welter of bloodshed. For most generations, sacrifice comes in drab weariness of spirit to men. Did she send an ultimatum to Germany? 'VTR. I talked to Hitler by the Right Honourable David Lloyd George. COAL-OWNERS' PROFITS (FIXATION). But that is not all. Commons [Great cheering.] HUNGARY (EVACUATION BY ROUMANIAN TROOPS). PALM KERNELS. December 4, 1919, ARREARS OF PAYMENT. Our answer is the action we took in 1870. It will be a terrible war. SS. August 18, 1919, 2 speeches — Red cloth boards with gilt lettering and contains pictorial plates. December 4, 1919, 2 speeches — GOVERNMENT OF IRELAND ACT (AMENDMENT) BILL. Commons On 30 July 1909 Lloyd George delivered to a 4000 strong crowd not so much an attack on his detractors as a vindication of his proposals. That was one of her crimes. PROMOTION OF PRIVATE BILL. December 18, 1919, GERMAN SUBMARINES. Commons She disavowed it with cynical contempt for every principle of justice. Some have called him ‘the most famous Welshman ever born in Manchester’, however it was David Lloyd George’s Welshness that so steered his career and established him as one of the most influential British politicians of the modern era, second only perhaps to Winston Churchill. OLD AGE PENSIONS. December 18, 1919, HIGH PRICES AND PROFITS (SELECT COMMITTEE). Commons ], What answer did the Russian Slav give? France gave a similar answer. LLOYD GEORGE made two speeches at Wolver- hampton last Saturday. December 4, 1919, CENTRAL EUROPE (ECONOMIC SITUATION). Written Answers November 5, 1919, 4 speeches — November 13, 1919, GOVERNMENT POLICY. Commons Commons ], There is no man in this room who has always regarded the prospects of engaging in a great war with greater reluctance, with greater repugnance, than I have done throughout the whole of my political life. Free text of the David Lloyd George Speech - America's Entry Into The War. There are some who have given more than their own lives. She promised not to sympathize with Bosnia, promised to write no critical articles about Austria. Not even Austria claimed that. December 18, 1919, DIRECTIONAL WIRELESS STATIONS. Commons I can see signs of it coming in the glare of the battlefield. Servia sympathized with her fellow-countrymen in Bosnia. KS3 Use as a starter and example for a research project into local history featuring women in WW1. Why? Commons The machine had stopped. But Russia has made sacrifices for freedom—great sacrifices. Commons November 27, 1919, BESSARABIA. Commons Commons He was the first and only Welshman to hold the office of Prime Minister. Commons Commons December 4, 1919, MILITARY AND POLICE (RAIDS). David Lloyd George 1059 J. Lord Granville, I think, was then Foreign Secretary. November 27, 1919, EX-KAISER (TRIAL). Commons What was the motive power behind them? Commons December 22, 1919. Information presented on this page was prepared from the XML source files, together with information from the History of Parliament Trust, the work of Leigh Rayment and public sources. All Speeches Great and Small. Commons I believe, in spite of recent events, there is as great a store of kindness in the German peasant as in any peasant in the world, but he has been drilled into a false idea of civilization—[hear, hear]—efficiency, capability. Commons INTERNATIONAL SITUATION. December 4, 1919, 2 speeches — In them he further elaborated his political programme. NEAR AND MIDDLE EAST (BRITISH ADMINISTRATION). They proclaim it to the world, through their professors—[laughter]—that we are an unheroic nation, skulking behind our mahogany counters, whilst we are egging on more gallant races to their destruction. Written Answers And yet it was the interest of France to break the treaty. [Applause.] Commons Commons Our signatures do not stand alone there. Commons TREATY OF PEACE BILL Because in the first place we are bound in an honourable obligation to defend the independence, the liberty, the integrity of a small neighbour, that has lived peaceably. The Truth about the Peace Treaties By David Lloyd George V. Gollancz, vol.1, 1938. She could not have compelled us, because she was weak; but the man who declines to discharge his debt because his creditor is too poor to enforce it is a blackguard. A BARRIER AGAINST BOLSHEVISM. Commons August 18, 1919, DIMINISHED PRODUCTION. Reproduced below is the text of a speech given by British Prime Minister David Lloyd George in 1917 in which he rebutted arguments that Britain bore much responsibility for the outbreak of war in 1914. Teacher Notes. Catalogue record: Searching Germany's Pockets. He gave the only answer that becomes a man. November 13, 1919, CABINET (SECRETARY). Commons AUSTRIA (PEACE TREATY). December 4, 1919, ARMY OF OCCUPATION (TROOPS IN PLEBISCITE AREA).

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