Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-01-06 | Page 20 | Summary of Britain's War Aims Set Forth by Premier Lloyd George

SUMMARY OF BRITAIN'S BRIT WAR AIMS SET FORTH BY PREMIER LLOYD GEORGE I I I alms aims were BEAT REAT BRITAIN'S S 'S war f G sot forth yesterday b by Premier broadest and Lloyd Llod George GCorge In tho the at the same i-aino time lime most specific manner man man- manner ner in which thc they have yet ct been stated In one ono of ot the tho most striking striking striking ing anti and comprehensive o I utterances of or the tho war the premier made It clear what the British nation and empire would regard as fiS a Just and durable peace This he declared mu L bo be of ot re establishment achieved b by tho the territorial tho the sanctity s of treaties adjustments on th time basis of or self self- government go and the limitation of ot armaments guaranteed by an International international Inter Inter- national organization Great Britain was not tl fighting disrupt Germany German Germany Ger Ger- said st tho the premier to destroy destro Austria or orto orto orto man many her to take tako Turkeys Turkey's capital or homo home lands from her Tho The desire Instead he Insisted was to turn Germany from her schemes of oC mili military beneficent tasks s tar tary domination to In the world and to settle tho the territorial territorial terri torn tonal questions of ot tho the war In a wa way that would do Justice to the tho various various various vari vari- ous nationalities affected In effect a 30 reply to and rejection rejection rejection tion of or tho the terms of the tho conral conral con con- ral ital powers as voiced voice by their spokesman recently at Brest o the tho premiers premier's speech was for forthe forthe forthe the most moat part an affirmative utter utter- ance In great great detail detail he ho went Into tho the man many problems calling for tor solution solution solution so so- lution If Ir the tho peace he had In mind was to bo be forthcoming Thus he ho Indicated Belgium must ho bo completely restored and reparation reparation reparation tion ma made e to hor as far as possible ble blo France must have the tho wrong of ot 1871 the tho tho taking from her of Alsace- Alsace righted lne-righted righted Independent Lorr Lorraine an Poland must be established including Including IncudInE ing InE all of ot Polish nationality nationality who desire to Join in It It the tho peoples of or I such regions as ns Arabia Palestine J Mesopotamia and Armenia who havo have been under Turkish domination I must have their separate national condl conditions recognized tho the wishes s sand and interests of ot the natives of 01 the tho German colonies must be primarily regarded by the peace conference I the tho claims claim of oC Italy It a I for reunion for those of or her own race and Inn language must be regarded ns as vital Rumania Rumania Ruma Ruma- nia Serbia and Montenegro fon must bo be restored All these and other like e adjustments adjust adjust- monts ments the tho premier showed would bo be carried out In accordance with or orthe orthe ortho the principle of self government the tho consent of the governed go the tho enunciation of ot which may be taken as is tho tiro keynote of or his ills speech This form of settlement ho he declared should replace the old system of oC negotiations nt at a council table by a afew fow few schemers trying to promote tho Interests of oC ono dynasty or an an- other Regret that Russia was waa no longer fighting on tho the side of ot the allies was expressed sed b by the premier who declared only Russia's own people could save sa her hor now from falling ultimately ul ultimately ul- ul under Prussian domination domina domina- tion In beginning tho the premier pointed out that he ho was speaking not merel merely merely mere mere- l ly for tor the tho British government Ho lie had been at ot paints to consult representative rep rep- opinion of all an sections of ot thought before framing his ut utterances utterances ut- ut and thus was speaking the tho mind of oC tho the nation and the em em- pire re An Interesting development nt of or theda the tho da day was tho the complication at Brest Brest- whore where tho the peace pence negotiators ors of or the central powers arrived foia fora COIa for foi a resumption of 01 tho the conferences with the Russians on only I to find tho the Russian representatives not there thero Instead n n. message was awaiting them proposing the transfer of thene the tho ne negotiations to Stockholm It appeared appeared appeared ap ap- ap- ap later lOoter however according to German advices ad that tho the Russian delegates o learning that tho time Germans Germans Germans Ger Ger- mans had returned to Brest sk were starting from Petrograd for tor forthe tho the former place accompanied by Leon tho the Bolshevik ll foreign minister Military Military- operations of 01 a major majol nature are virtually at a standstill on all nil the tho fronts None Nono of the official of ot- tidal statements records anything but minor operations