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Show LLOYD-GEORGE SIS BRITISH WITH NEW BOOK Declares Central Powers Still Have an Overwhelming Overwhelm-ing Superiority in All Equipment of War. ALLIES HAVE ONLY THE RAW MATERIAL Minister of Munitions Recalls Re-calls Unpleasant Facts in Order to Incite Countrymen Coun-trymen to Action. LONDON. Sspi. 12. 10:3'' p. m. -That the central powers still have an overwhelming over-whelming superiority In all the material and ftsJUtptmrt of war, and that the allies to win must put forth all their strength, Is lhe statement made hy Tavld Llod-George. Llod-George. minister if munitions In the preface of a hook containing his speeches since lhe outbreak of the a:, entitled "Through Terror to Triumph." "After t elve moni 'is of war."' says Mr. Lloyd -tieorge, "my conviction is ftronger ihan ever thai this country could not have kept out of It without imperiling imperil-ing its se iiHtv and Its honor. We could not have looked on pvnbally with folded arms while a country we had gl'n our word to protect, wa being ravaged, trodden trod-den on hy one of our co-trustees. If British women and children were being brutally destroyed on lhe hljh seas by rerma n submarine, this nation v ould have insisted on calling the infant icide empire to a stern reckoning, .Menace to Civilization. "Fv ery thing that ha happened since the declaration of war has clearly demonstrated dem-onstrated l hat a military system so regardless re-gardless of good faltn. honorable obligations obliga-tions and ihe elementary Impulses of humanity hu-manity . constitutes a menace to civilization civili-zation of the most sinister character, and, despite the terrible cost of suppressing it, t he well-being of humanity demands that such a system should be challenged and destroyed. "The fads thai events also have shown that the might of this militiuy clique has exceeded the gloomiest prognostications, prov ides an additional a rgument for its desti uction. "Not have the untoward incidents of the war weakened my ftiiih In ultimate Victory, always provided that the nations put forth the whole of their strength ere It Is too late. Anything less must lead to defeat. Plenty of Raw Material. "The allied countries have an overwhelming over-whelming preponderance in t he raw material ma-terial that goes to the making of the equipment of armies, whether In men, money or accessible metal and machinery, but this material has to be mobilized and utilized. "It would be Idle to pretend that the first twelve months of the war have seen this task accomplished satisfactorily. Had the a I lies realized In time the full strength of their redoubtable and resourceful re-sourceful foes; nay. what is more, had they realized their own strength and resources re-sources and taken prompt action to organize or-ganize them, today we should have witnessed wit-nessed the triumphant spectacle of their gunB pouring out a stream of shot and shell which would have deluged the German Ger-man trenches with fire and scorched the German legions back across their frontier. fron-tier. German Superiority. "With the resources of Great Brit tain, Prance and Russia yes. of the whole industrial in-dustrial worldat the disposal of the allies, al-lies, t he central powers still have an overwhelming superiority in all the material ma-terial and equipment of war. The result of this deplorable fact Is exactly what might have been foreseen.' The iron heel of Garraany has sunk deeper than ever into Belgian and French soil. Poland is entirely German and Lithuania is rapidly rapid-ly following. Russian fortresses deemed impregnable are falling like sand castles before the ruthless tide of Teutonic ln-v ln-v asion. "When will that tide recede or be stemmed? As soon as the allies are supplied sup-plied with an abundance of war ma - t axial." Purpose of Minister. MX1. Lloyd-George says that he Is recalling re-calling unpleasant facts to stir his countrymen coun-trymen in put forth their strength to amend t he situation. There has been a great awakening, he says, and prodigious efforts are being made to equip the armies, and, adds the minister, "nothing but our best can pull us through." He asks: "Are we straining every nerve to make up for lost time? Are we getting all the men we shall want lo put Into the firing line next year to enable us even to hold our own? Poes every man who can help, whether hy fighting or providing provid-ing material, understand clearly that ruin awaits remission'' "How many people in this country fully apprehend to Us full significance lhe Russian Rus-sian retreat? For over twelve months (Continued on Page Two. 1 pend the liberties of Europe for ma regenerations. re-generations. "A shrewd and sagacious observer told me the other day In his Judgment the course pursued by this country during the next three months would decide the fate of the war. ' "If we are not allowed to equip our factories a nd workshops with adequate labor to supply our armies, because we must not transgress regulstlons appllca -ble to normal conditions: If practices are maintained which restrict the output of essential war materiel ; if the nat ion hesitates when the need Is clear to take the necessary steps to call forth Its manhood man-hood to defend its honor and existence; if vital decisions are postponed until .ton lete: If we neglect to make ready for all probable eventualities; If. In fact, we give ground for the accusation that we are slouching Intn disaster, as If Wt were walking along the ordinary paths of pea-e without an enemy in sight, then I can see no hope. "But If we Sacrifice all we own and all we like for our native land, and If our preparations are marked b grim resolutions resolu-tions and prompt readiness In every phere, then ictorv ts&senred." LLOYD-GEORGE STIRS BRITISH WITH BOOK (Continued from Page One,) . Russia, despite deficiencies in equipment, j has absorbed the energies of half the Ger- !man and four-fifths of the Austrian forces. Is it realized that for the time being Rua-, Rua-, sia has made this contribution to the struggle for European freedom, and that J we cannot for months to come expect the same active help from the Russian armies w'e have hitherto received? Who Is to take the Russian place while those Rus- sian armies are re-equipping? Who is J to boar the weight which has hitherto fallen on Russian shoulders? j Must Fill the Gap. "France cannot be expected to sustain much heavier burdens than those she now bears with quiet courage which has astonished aston-ished and moved the world. Italy is putting put-ting her strength Into the fight. "There Is only Britain left. "Is Britain prepared to fill up (he gap that will be created when Russia retires to the rear? Is ahe fully nrena red to cope with all the possibilities of the next few montha In the west, without forgetting forget-ting the east? Upon the answer will de- |