NO END TO A BAD PEACE.

Marlborough Express, Volume LI, Issue 184, 6 August 1917, Page 4

NO END TO A BAD PEACE.

A PLEA FOR UNITY

(Received Aug. 5, 11.20 p.m.) - LONDON, Aug. 5. Mr Lloyd George, at his Queen 'sn Hall meeting, said: "War is a ghastly business, but it ia not so grim as a bad peace. There is an end tothe most horrible war, but a badpeace goes :on staggering: from- one* war to another. .The Prussian' war: lords have not abandoned their am--bitions. There must be no next.time. Let us have done with it. Don't lefe us repeat the horror. Let us make £• victory so that the national liberty r whether of small or great nations, can never be challenged. A small? nation must be as well protected as abig one. Doubtless the Russian collapse is a rather deep glen that we are passing through. I am not *» ; whether we have reached the darkest 1' level, but across the valleys I can see* the ascent. Russia, is still on theropes and will in due time come up again. We cannot allow a sectional' organisation to make peace. The1 whole nation makes war, and the■'; •

tion as a whole rrmst make peace.. The Germans say that they are satis--tied with the result of the battle. .Sir Douglas Haig secured'all his objectives. We had enough guns to> sinash the lines on which the Ger^ mans for three years expended willing and forced labor. If the Ger-: mans are pleased with that battle soare we. Let this continue thus to our mutual satisfaction.'.'

Mr Lloyd George concluded bymaking a plea to the nations for unity. He asked the people to keep1 their eyes steadily on winning the war. " -, ■