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Great Speeches of the War .', GREAT SPEECHES OF THE WAR LIBRARY LIBRARY SIR EDWARD GREY (MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS) GREAT SPEECHES OF THE WAR PRINTED BY HAZELL, WATSON & VINEY, LD. LONDON AND AYLESBURY 1915 ^/ ..- > I LIBRAE , . PUBLISHERS' NOTE Here in this volume are gathered together all the most important speeches dealing with the War in all its aspects by Ministers, by Members of Parliament, and by Public men both of our own Country and of our Allies, France, Belgium, and Russia speeches which will in time become documents of the greatest historical interest. These speeches have with a few exceptions been revised and corrected for this volume by their authors. LIST OF SPEAKERS PAOB RT. HON. SIR EDWARD GREY ..... i JOHN REDMOND . ... 17 RT. HON. AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN .... 19 RT. HON. H. H. ASQUITH ..... 25 EARL CURZON OF KEDLESTON ..... 33 RT. HON. A. BONAR LAW ..... 44 RT. HON. A. J. BALFOUR ...... 48 RT. HON. SIR JOHN SIMON ..... 54 EARL KITCHENER . 59 RT. HON. D. LLOYD GEORGE ..... 62 DR. CLIFFORD ........ 75 M. VIVIANI ........ 93 RT. HON. D. LLOYD GEORGE 95 RT. HON. WINSTON S. CHURCHILL .... 104 EARL OF ROSEBERY .,121 WILL CROOKS 130 HORATIO BOTTOMLEY . .135 RT. HON. H. H. ASQUITH 151 SIR WILLIAM ROBERTSON NICOLL .... 159 vii viii List of Speakers PAGE TOM RICHARDS 163 RT. HON. T. J. MACNAMARA 166 RT. HON. A. BONAR LAW 173 EARL OF ROSEBERY . .182 T. P. O'CONNOR . 187 . \ . JOHN REDMOND , 195 RT. HON. H. H. ASQUITH . .201 RT. HON. T. McKiNNON WOOD . 209 RT. HON. WINSTON S. CHURCHILL . * . 216 RT. HON. AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN . 220 ARISTIDE BRIAND . M. 229 EARL CURZON OF KEDLESTON ..... 234 SIR EDWARD HOLDEN . 238 MARQUESS OF LANSDOWNE ... .. 248 ' . M. PAUL HYMANS . , -">" 258 M. SAZONOFF . 263 RT. HON. F. E. SMITH 268 RT. HON. SIR EDWARD GREY 271 RT. HON. LEWIS HARCOURT 275 RUDYARD KIPLING 279 RT. HON. WINSTON S. CHURCHILL .... 282 VISCOUNT HALDANE ... 292 PHILIP SNOWDEN . 299 PRINCE LICHNOWSKY 307 LIST OF PLATES SIR EDWARD GREY ..... Frontispiece FACING PAOB RT. HON. A. J. BALFOUR ...... 48 Rx. HON. SIR JOHN SIMON 54 EARL KITCHENER ....... 60 RT. HON. D. LLOYD GEORGE 74 M. REN VIVIANI 92 RT. HON. WINSTON S. CHURCHILL . 104 EARL OF ROSEBERY ....... 122 RT. HON. H. H. ASQUITH ..... 152 RT. HON. A. BONAR LAW ..... 174 EARL CURZON OF KEDLESTON ..... 234 VISCOUNT HALDANE . .292 SIR EDWARD GREY [Speech in the House of Commons August 4, 1914, in which he an- nounced the position and intentions of the Government with reference to the War. The Chamber presented a memorable spectacle, all the old party divisions were obliterated, parties felt and recognized that a great Assembly was taking high decisions in a noble manner.] MR. SPEAKER : Last week I stated that we were working for peace not only for this country, but to preserve the peace of Europe. To-day but events move so rapidly that it is exceedingly difficult to state with technical accuracy the actual state of affairs it is clear that the peace of Europe cannot be preserved. Russia and Germany, at any rate, have declared war upon each other. Before I proceed to state the position of his Majesty's Government and what our attitude is with regard to the present crisis, I would like to clear the ground that the House may know exactly under what obligations the Government is or the House can be said to be in coming to a decision upon the matter. First of all let me say very shortly that we have consistently worked with a single mind and with all the earnest- ness in our power to preserve the peace. [Cheers.] The House might be satisfied on that point. We have always done it, and in these last years, as far as his Majesty's Govern- ment are concerned we should have no difficulty in proving that we have done it. Through the Balkan crisis by general admission we worked for peace, and the co-operation of the Great Powers was successful in working for peace in that crisis. It is true that some Powers had great difficulty in adjusting their points of view and it took much time and labour and discussion before they could settle their differences, but peace was secured because peace was their main object and I 2 Sir Edward Grey they were willing to give time and trouble to the considera- tion of difficulties and not to accentuate the differences that arose. In the present crisis it has not been possible to secure the peace of Europe, because there has been little time and there has been a disposition, at any rate in some quarters, on which I will not dwell, to force things rapidly to an issue at any rate to the great risk of war and we know that the result of that is that the policy of peace, as far as the Great Powers generally are concerned, has failed. I do not want to dwell upon that and to comment upon it, or to say where blame seems to us to lie, and which Powers were most in favour of peace, or which were most disposed to risk or to endanger peace, because 1 would like the House to approach the crisis in which we are from the point of view of British interests, British honour [loud Opposition cheers], British obligations [renewed cheers], and free from all passion. We shall publish papers as soon as we can regarding what took place last week when we were working for peace, and when these papers are published I have no doubt that to every h.rnian being they will make it clear how strenuous and genuine and whole-hearted our own efforts for peace were, and they will enable people to form their own judgment upon what forces were at work which operated against peace. Now I come first to the question of British obligations. I have assured the House, and the Prime Minister has assured the House more than once, that if any crisis such as this arose we should come before the House of Commons and be able to say to the House that it was free to decide what the British attitude should be that would secret [cheers] ; we have no engagement [cheers] to spring upon the House and should not tell the House that because we had entered upon that engagement there was an obligation of honour on the country. I will deal with that point to clear the ground first. There havebeen inEuropetwo diplomatic groups the Triple Alliance, and what came to be called the Triple Entente for some years The Entente not an Alliance it a past. Triple was ; was diplomatic group. [Hear, hear.] The House will remember that in 1908 there was a crisis also a Balkan crisis which originated in the annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Russian Minister, M. Isvolsky, happened to come to London his visit had been planned before the crisis broke out and I told him definitely then that this being a Balkan affair I did Great Speeches of the War 8 not consider that public opinion in this country would justify us in promising him anything more than diplomatic support, and more was never asked from us, more was never given, and more was never promised. In this present crisis up till yesterday we had also given no promise of anything more than diplomatic support. [Minis- terial cheers from below the gangway.] Up till yesterday no promise of anything more than diplomatic support was given. To make this question of obligation clear to the House I must go back to the Morocco crisis of 1906. That was the time of the Algeciras Conference. It came at a very difficult time for his Majesty's Government, when a General Election was in progress. Ministers were scattered all over the country, and I was spending three days a week in my constituency and three days at the Foreign Office. I was asked a question whether if that crisis developed and there were war between France and Germany we would give armed support. I said then that I could promise nothing to any foreign Power unless it was subsequently to receive the whole-hearted support of public opinion here when the occasion arose. I said that in my opinion if a war were forced upon France then on the question of Morocco a question which had just been the sub- of this and France an ject agreement between country ; agree- ment exceedingly popular on both sides [hear, hear] if out of that agreement war were forced upon France at that time, in my opinion public opinion in this country would rally to the material support of France. [Cheers.] I expressed that opinion, but I gave no promise. I expressed that opinion throughout the crisis so far as I remember almost in the same words to the French Ambassador and the German Ambassador at that time. I made no promise and I used no threat. Well, Sir, that position was accepted by the French Govern- ment, but said to me at the time, I think very reasonably, " they If you think it possible that public opinion in Great Britain might when a sudden crisis arose justify you in giving to France the armed support which you cannot promise in advance, unless between military and naval experts some conversations have taken place you will not be able to give that support, even if you wish to give it, when the time comes." There was force in that. I agreed to it and authorized these conversations to take place, but on the distinct understanding that nothing which passed between military and naval experts should bind either Government or restrict in any way their 4 Sir Edward Grey freedom to come to a decision as to whether or not they would give their support when the time arose.
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