Mr. Lloyd George spoke of the old Army which, like
Win- kelried, " gathered the spears of the Prussian legions into its breast and in perishing saved Europe." He praised the Territorials, who held the breach while the vast armies that sprang out of the ground at Lord Nitehener's bidding made ready for the fray. He reminded the House that England alone had contributed three-fourths of the Army of the Empire, while the Dominions had sent between seven and eight hundred thousand men to help us. He paid a special tribute to the Air Service — " the cavalry of the clouds "—and he singled out Lord French, Sir Douglas Haig, and General Maude, among the commanders, for well-earned praise. As Mr. Asquith said afterwards, " we are face to face in this war with acts and with emotions which are too large for speech," but our fighting men have earned the tributes which the leaders of all parties in the House combined with the Prime Minister to pay them.
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