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MR. LLOYD GEORGE AND PEACE,
CONCLUSION OF HISTORIC UTTERANCE.
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF THE WHOLE SITUATION.
London, December 19,
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21,
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MR. LLOYD GEORGE AND PEACE.
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The Dominions and the Cause.
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MR. LLOYD GEORGE' AND PEACE,
Canada's Message.
December 20, 6.45 p.m.
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FOOD "COMPULSION". IN GERMANY.
Frank Confession of Failure of Potato Crop.
Information reosived, from 1233– quentidoable sources suggests that the compulsory use of com~~ mon kitchens in Germany is not far off...
stag has been debating various detaile of the question. Most significant is a very serious plea for compulsion, which пр- peared in the Kolnische Zeitung on October 27. This appeal muy be taken as topioal of the growing feeling that only the most string- ent messures will be able to deal' adequately with the crisis.
After paying a high tribute to the enormous and inoslonlable According to Reuter's corespondent at Regias, Sir Robert food problem has occupied pride For some considerable time the services of the Navy, not to the Empire marely, but to the whole Borden has sent a message to Mr. Lloyd George, to the effect that of piros in the German papera, Mr. Lloyd George, continuing his speech in the House of Allied osuse, saying that the war could not have lasted the time it Canada will spare no sacrifice to make triumphant the great cause while a committee of the Reich- Commons, said: "It was necessary that we should make a swift bad but for its services, Mr. Lloyd George came to the question of for which the Allies are contending. and effective answer to Germany'e latest mood. As the months go the Dominions. by," continued the speaker, "the cost of the war increases, and our Ministers had repeatedly acknowledged the splendid assistanos
dermans Hope of Peace. parchames in neatral countries becoms more difficult to finance; yet the Dominions had given of their own free will to the Old Country there are thousands of men cooupied in industries which consume in its championship of the cause of humanity. Great ideals of
Doumber 20, 7.10 p.m. our wealth at Home and do nothing to strengthen our credit abroad, national fair-play and justice appealed to the Dɔminings just as Rentir's correspondent at New York says high German hopes but we have no power to transfer them from employment where insistently se to Britsin. The Dominions recognised, throughout, of peace are evidenced by Hamburg-American and North German they are wasting their strength and our own to employments where that the fight was not a selfish one, that the quarrel was not merely Lloyd circalars offering freights "on resumption of our regular they could increase it. We have not even the organimtion necessary European, but that there were grest world-issues involved, with service, after peace." for atilising them as volunteers. These are powers we must take, which their children were a mach concerned as ours. The new and this is an organisation which we must complete.--(Cheers). ' Government ware sa fall of gratitude as the old for the super- valour which our kinsmen had shown in so many stricken fields, but that was not why he introduced the #abjsot. The reason was that the Government felt that the time had come when the Dominions ought to be more formally consulted as
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A Great National Service Scheme,
Our Relations With the Allies.
American Opinion of the Speech.
December 20, 12.45 p.m. Reuter's New York correspondent says:-The morning papera agree that Mr. Lloyd Georgs ha adroitly drawn the Central Powers into a position where they must show their hande; otherwise the
French Socialists' Fine Stand.
Though the municipal war popular, it is calculated that not eating rooms are becoming more more than 5 to 10 per cent of the people are shem. It is felt that
an adequate food supply for the
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those of a year ago. The great dearth of potatoes has throwa
Mr. Lloyd George pointed, in this connection, to the difficulty regarding agriculture for want of skilled men, despite the fact that to the progress and the course of the war and as to the steps that warld will be convinced that the peace proposals were an sitempt unless Herr Batooki oan gastanies he believed there were hundreds of people who, if they could bought to be taken to secure vistory, and the best methods of garat political trickery, utilised to the best advantage, could producs great quantities of food Lloyd George," at an early dete to summon an Imperial Conference at their back when they demand the ending of Prassian militarism means he will be compelled to noring in those fruits: "We propose, therefore, “continued Mr. The New York Times says that the Allies have all aivilisation winter months by some other in this country. In this connection, schemes of very great magnitude to place the whole position before the dominions, and to take conn- ad been formulated and were in ocuras of being put into operation.el with them as to what farther action they sad we should take
na a primary and essential condition of pesos.
The New York Sun says that there can be no further doubt that compulsory.
make the use of these kitchens They would involve great local organisation throughout the country, together in order to achieve an early and complete triumph for the the Allies are not in the mood to grasp pesos for peace' sake, and and he thought that Mr. Asquith would be very satisfied with them ideals which they and we have so superby fought for"-(Loud that the sooner their steadfastness is understood in Berlin, the They put down food profiteering, Their advantages are obrious, when he saw them. The matter was considered by the War Com-Cheers). mities of the late Government, who unanimously decided that the
brighter will be the prospect of peace.
they are the time” wasted in time had come for the adoption of the principle of universal
waiting in quause outside shop# national service. The present Government and War Cabinet had The Prime Minister then dealt with our relations with the
Speech Meets with Unsalmous Support.
and restaurants, they provide unanimously adopted this onclusion, and he believed that the plane Allies. He said we had already achieved unity of aim, but when
December 20, 7.10a.m.
better and cheaper food than can which had been made would secure to every worker all that he had he cams to the queation of unity of nation he still thought there a right to sak for. In order to do this it was proposed to appoint, was a good deal left to be desired. He had only got to refer to the confidence which was first marked by the Verdun victory:
Mr. Lloyd George's speech has put a seal on the revival" of
bo had elsewhere. But that there should even be talk of compulsory the cailitary and the civil side of Universal National Service. The what he meant. The enemy had two surprems advantages-they with rapt attention and growing exhilaration. The most striking food problem then she herself immediately, a Director of National Service, to be in charge of both incident of Ramsais, and each man could spell out for himself. The members of the House of Commons listened throughout much more serious is Germany's |municipal dining out shows how civil and military sides of the Directory would be entirely separate, could not on internal lines, and there was only one great dominant festare of the proceedings was the complete unanimity of all leaders will admit, and there would be a Military and a Civil Director responsible to Power that practically directed the enemy's
foroos. in and out of the Government concerning the nation's attitude. The the Director of National Servios. The Military Director wou'd be We had neither of these advantage.
Therefore consensus of the people does not merely socept bat soolaime The papers now openly responsible for rsoraiting for the Army. It was not proposed to we muat Lobisve the sams end by other make any change in recruiting for military service, but, se regards The advantages which the Allies possessed were advantages which faces the dangers and privations ahead, knowing the enemy has done
means. the refusal of the German overtures towards posos, and 'cheerfully peak of this year'a bad potato harvest. In November of lant civilian service, it was proposed that the Directory of National time improved. No-one could say that we had made the best of his worst se regarda frightfulness.
year prices for vegetables Service should proceed by the schedule of industries and of that time-thers had been tardiness of decision and action. Some- services according to their essential character during the war. one had said about Necker that he was like a clock that was always between Mr. Lloyd George and Mr. Asquith. The latter's patriotic prices wers afterwards abolished,
There is much satisfaction at the absence of recriminations only was allowed.
were fired, and sale by weight Certain industries were regarded as indispensable, sad the Dapart-too slow. There was a little of that in the Great Alliance alock attitude is eulogised, and it is expected that ár. Lloyd George's and producers now demand prices ments concerned would indent upon the Director of National Services Belgium, Serbia, Montenegro and Ramanis. Before they could speech will strengthen the position of M Briend towards the critica as least 100 per cent, higher than for the labour which was required for those services. Other services take fall advantage of the Allies' enormous resources there must be of the French Ministry. would be rationed in such matters as labour, raw material and some means of arriving at quicker and reader decisions, and power. Labour that was set free from non-essential and rationed oarring them out—(Hear, hear.) He believed that could be done. industries would be available to sat free potential soldiers who There must be more consultation more real osnsultation were at present exempted from military service, and to increase the between the men who matter in the direction of affairs. There must
December 19, 12.45 p.m. available supply of labour for essential morrices. This labour would be less of the feeling that each country has only got its own front to be invited to enrol at once and be registered as war workers on look after. The policy of a common front must be a reality-Socialists has resolved, by ten thousand against four hundred, that According to Beuter's correspondent at Paris, a Congress of Lines analogons to the existing munitions volunteers, with similar (Cheers). The enemy realised this policy, and he believed we must no peace proposals with the enemy can be entertained until concrete provisions as to rates of pay and separation allowances. He had no secure it more and more, instead of having overwhelming gans on terms have been offered. doubt that when it was realised how essential to the life of the one side and bare breasts-gallant breaste—on the other. Toat was nation it was that the serviss of every man should be put to the best essential for the Allies, and for the curtailment of the periad before ues, we should secure an adequate supply of these volunteers. The Gor- victory arrived. ernment were taking immediate steps to scours by this means the men they want, The classification of industries and the invitation to enrol se wolunteers would begin as soon as may be, if it were found possible Mr. Lloyd George said he would osnelade with a personal note, to get the numbers required, and he hoped that it would be possible. Might he say it in all sincerity that it was one of the deepest regrets They should not hestitate to come to Parliament and sak Parliament of his life that he should part from Mr. Asquith. Some of his
Scarcity of cheese is also excit- to release them from the pledge given in other circumstances and friends koow how he strove to avert it. For years he had served
ing comment. Private people to obtain the necessary power for rendering our plans fally effective, under Mr. Asquith, and he was proud to say so. He never had a
cannot get cheese made from The nation was fighting for its life, and it was entitled to the best kindlier or more indulgent chief, and any faults of temper were
unakimmed milk at all; it la services of all its sons. (Obeere). The Government had been entirely his (the speaker'al and he had no doubt that he-(the
reserved for hotel use. There is fortunate in indooing the Lord Mayor of Birmingham, Mr. Neville apeaker), must have bonn difficult at times. They had
mach bitterness on this score, Chamberlain, to nocept the position of Director General under this differed as men of such different temperaments must Renter's correspondent at Bome says that, apsaking in the and many people are saying scheme, and he would immediately proceed to organise this great necessarily differ, but they had never had a personal quarrel, despite Chamber, Baron Sonnine asid that the Government was not aware openly that it is scandalous, shat new eyetem of enrolment for industrial purposes, and he (the Premier) serious differences of policy, and it was with deep and genuins grief of any specific conditions in the enemy pesos proposals, bat the they they should be deprived of hoped that before Parliament reanmed its datisa in another few that he felt it necessary to tender his resignation. Bat there were boastfulness and insincerity of their preamble had not inspired what is not a laxary, but a foo weeke, he would be able to report that they had secured a sufficiently moments when personsi and party consideratione most sink, and if confidence. He begged the Chamber not to adopt a resolution of great value. large industrial army in order to mobilise the whole labour strength he had paid scant heed to the call of Party it was because he realised, suggesting that Italy's attitude was different from that of the other of the country for war purposes.—(Chosrs.)
from the moment when Prusian cannon hurled death at a pesos Allies. able, inofensive little country, that a challenge had been sent to The speech was grossed with an ovation, and the Chambar Civilisation to decide an issue higher than Party, deeper than Party, resolved, bỹ soclamation, to placard it. wider than all Parties-an issus upon the settlement of which would depend the fate of men in this world for generations, when existing Tarning to the Irish question, the Premier said he wished, if Parties would have fallen like dead leaves on the highway.. possible, to remove the misunderstanding between Britain and Those were the issues he wanted to keep in front of the nation so Ireland which for centuries has been such a source of misery to the that we should not falter or faint in our resolves-(Cheers). one and embarrassment and weakness to the other. Es would have regarded that as a great victory for the Allied forces, as something
The Irish Question,
A Personal Note.
Only One Aim.
German Press Pessimistic.
December 19, 12.45 p.m. According to Router's correspondent st ́Ámsterdam, the Germen Press is pessimistic on the prospect of peace even by next spring. American will be able to prevent as
The Kodnische Zeitung says:–“ Oat with submarines; then no from forcing peace on
the enemy."
How Italy Feels,
December 19, 8:50 pm.
French Premier to Speak.
December 19, 650 pm. Reuter's correspondent at Paris ssys that four interpellations and criticisme are awaiting the new Government in the Senate to-morrow, when Y. Briand will probably speak on the German peace proposals,
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GERMAN VESSELS ESCAPE.
Priaz Friedrich Wilhelm Goes Aground.
December 19, 12.45 p.m. Renter's correspondent at Copenhagen says that the German
that would have given strength to the armies and to the Allise, He Concluding, Mr. Lloyd George said: "There is a time was convinced now that it was a misunderstanding, partly racial and in every prolonged and fieros war when in the passion and rage of party religions, and was to the interest of both to have it removed, the conflict men forget the high purpose with which they entered it. But there seemed to have been some evil chance that had frustrated This is a struggle for international right, international honour, every effort made for the achievement of batter relations. He had international good faith-the channel along which pesce, honour tried ones but had failed, but the fault was not entirely on one side, and goodwill most flow amongst men. The embankments laborious- Be had felt the whole time that we were moving in an atmosphere ly built up by generations of men against barbarism have been of enspicion and distrust, pervasive and universal, of everything and broken, and had not the might of Britain psased into the breach, everybody. He was drenched with suspicion of Irishmen by Europe would have been inundated with a flood of savagery and un- Englishmen and of Englishmen by Irishmen, and worse and most bridled lust of power-(Chsers). The plain sense of fair-play amongst fatai of all, suspicion of Irishmen by Irishmen. It was a quagmire nations, the growth of an international conscience, the protection of liner Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm, which has been sheltering at Vardoe of distrast, which has clogged the footsteps of progress, that was the the weak against the strong by the stronger, the consciousness that in the Arotic since 1914, has escaped and steamed in shore, escorted real enemy of Ireland. If that could be slain be believed it would justice has a more powerful backing in the world than greed, the by a Zeppelin and two submarines, to the Kattegat, She missed accomplish an sot of reconciliation that would make Ireland grøster knowledge that any outrage upon fair dealings between nations and Britain greater, and would make the United kingdom and the great or small will meet with prompt and merited chastisement her bearing in a snowstorm and grounded at Samsoe. The ship Empire greater than they over were balore—(Chears), Speaking those constitute the osusoway along which humanity was programs.
and cargo era valued at a million sterling. for himself and his colleagues, the Premier said they would strive to ing slowly to higher things. The triumph of Prussia would sweep produce that better feeling which was essential to the solution of the it all away and leave mankind to struggle helplessly in the morsan. Irish problem-Cheers)-. He asked men of all rason and oroode That is why, since the war began, I have known but one political
December 19, 12.15.pom.. and faith to help the Government, not to solve s political question, sim, and for that I have fought with a single eye" that is the resons Beater's correspondent at Valparaíso states that the Germans but to help to do something that would be a real contribution to the of mankind from the most overwhelming catastrophe that has ever owned barque Tinto ban escaped from Calbuco, where she was aged winning of the wAY,
yes menaced its well-being-(Loud and prolonged cheers)..
out in auspicious aërenmstanosa,
A Barque Escapes.
many families back on the ass of cabbage and turnips and onions.
by the Government for these there Unless maximum prices are fixed will, we are told, be considerable, distrem amongst the poor.
Shortage of fat and batter continues. Complaints are made that farm battar is so delayed in transit from farmer to wholesale bayer that either retailer nor con samer will scoept it as beer butter,
All these difficulties point to the coming of the compulsory reslaurant, and it is interesting to know that at a meeting of women in a suburb of Burlin s uusni- moas demand was made for peoples' kitchens to be instituied.
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