Show LLOYD GEORGE SPEECH IS CALLED EPOCH OF THE WAR By United 1 Press Press I ONDON Jan Inn lit In 5 In p phrases rases I whose tersely emphatic 1 J 4 words snapped against GerS German German Ger- Ger S man man man autocracy c Premier Lloyd George made Britain's reply Teutonic today to count Count peace terms S Before Defore permanent peace can can t con come e the Welsh statesman stat dramatically dramatically dra dra- matica y cond concluded ded three condl v tion must be fulfilled First the sanctity of the tle tr treaty a y must be established v r Sec Second nd there mut t ho be I terriA settlements based on the consent t of those governed Third and lal lastly there must be created some Romo International org organIzation organ organ- n to limit the burden of or orI I armaments and diminish the probability probability probability var ability of ot war v vOn On this keystone arch the pre mier erected the full fun structure re or Britain's and Britain's and the tIme allies allies' war S v 5 alms aims li i Britain he lie insisted was fight fight- l S. Not for destruction or disruption disruption disruption tion of Germ Germany ny S SNot Not for destruction or OT Austria- Austria Hungary or OP ft Not merely to to alter or destroy of Germany Ger the imperial constitution of Ger t many j S Not Not to take Turkeys Turkey's capital t posses or Constantinople Constantinople or her sion that thai are predominantly pr T ir x kishi Jv o s. s. s v le other ha a other t f S V Ji t I L I. I i fe-i- a t r t. i t 5 and the allies alliE's were battling bat- bat for these principles 1 Complete restoration of Bel Bel- gium pum I- I 2 2 Reparation so far as possible possible ble for d devastated towns and cities 3 3 Neutralization and of the Dardanelles 4 Reconsideration of of the great wrong done to France in 1871 referring to to Lor Alsace raine 5 5 Establishment of an in independent inde inde- pendent Poland comprising all genuinely Polish elements because this is s necessary to the stability of western Europe o 6 6 Arabia Armenia Mesopotamia Mesopotamia tamia Syria and Palestine all to have separate national conditions 7 7 Russia's future to be left to tod d decision of the Russian people themselves 8 Inhabitants of the African colonies to be placed under an ad administration ad ministration acceptable to themselves themselves themselves them them- selves for the tho purpose of preventing prevent prevent- ing exploitation for the benefit of European capitalists and European government S Tho The destruction and disruption of Germany has never been ouraim our nur ouraim aim the premier solemnly declared de de- dared A democratic in Germany would be the most convincing evidence that the Spirits spirit of nr military domination domin U ll Had died L and would m Il easier ka-easier d peace that Is a lio popple I t 0 j 0 S. S i. i r 4 l Ii f I r L c f A t- t S LLOYD GEORGE SPEECH Continued from page 1 We Wo are not fighting to destroy Aus Aus- tria-Hungary tria or to deprive Turkey of of her c capital or her rich lands In Asia Minor and Thrace which are predominantly Turkish not merel merely to destroy the Imperial constitution lof 4 Germany STAND BY FRENCH We will stand by the French democracy democracy dem dem- to the death We Ve demand demandre re reconsideration reconsideration reconsideration re- re consideration of the grea great t wrong of 1871 An independent Poland comprising all the tho genuinely Polish el elements ments is absolutely necessary to the tho stability of 01 western Europe The Dardanelles should be bo neutralized neutralized neutralized neu neu- and Internationalized Arabia Armenia Mesopotamia Syria and Palestine are entitled to recognition roe rec and to separate national con con- What form each shall take it is not necessary to discuss here Unless genuine self government Is granted the Austro nationalities nationalities nation nation- so long desiring It It It Is 15 Impossible impossible im Im- impossible im- im possible to hope for removal of ot the causes of unrest In that part of ot Europe Europe Europe Eu Eu- rope which have so long threatened the general peace On the same ground we regard with vital satisfaction the legitimate claims of the Italians for union with those of ot their own race and tongue also the legitimate aspirations of ot those of ot Rumanian Rumanian Ru Ru- manian blood and speech It Is difficult to speak of ot Russia without suspension of judgment Rusala Russia Russia Rus Rus- sia ala can only be saved by her own peo peo- pie Lloyd George scathingly reviewed the deceit In the G German peace proposals proposals proposals pro pro- declaring professions as to self determination of peoples peoples' Czernin's own phrase phrase vanished vanished into thin air when it was made plain b bythe by the that the price of a re repatriated repatriated repatriated re- re freed Belgium was leaving Turkey Turley to decide the fate tate of 01 tho the Arabs Armenians and Syrians and the restoration of Germanys Germany's South African African African can colonies Count is Lloyd George asserted Does he mean that Rumania Montenegro and Serbia are aro areto areto to be as independent as Germany and other nations NATION SPEAKING It has been a year year since since President Wilson asked the belligerents for what they were fighting The central powers powers powers pow pow- ers have not yet replied Lloyd George himself announced his hii address as that of the nation speaking He explained carefully to his audience It It was at the manpower conference of the tho British Trades Unionists and Laborites that Laborites that he should be able ablo to state clearly and definitely not only the principles for which we are fighting fighting fight fight- ing but also their c concrete and definite definite definite nite application to the war map Continuing the prime minister ex explained x ox- he had been at special pains to ascertain the view of representatives of ot all 1111 sections of thought and opinIon opinion ion throughout the country lIe He added specifically he had conferred with former former former for for- mer Premier Asquith and former Foreign Foreign For For- eign Minister Earl Grey and nd It was understood unofficially tonight had likewise conferred by letter with the Irish leader John Redmond Further emphasis was laid on Lloyd Georges George's speech speech and and particularly his phrase as to reconsideration of the great wrong done to France In 1871 in covering the matter of Lor Alsace raine raine-bY raine by the fact that the British i premier has JUst returned from a visit to Paris where he conferred with Pre mier Clemenceau and other French officials London accepted this explanation to tonight tonight tonight to- to night as evidence of the most complete com com- complete harmony among all British leaders leaders lead lead- ers era of or thought In the statement of war of-war war aims alms thus announced Officials held such a would serve even more closely to unite nite every BritIsh British Brit Brit- British ish citizen in the service of the tho war warin warin warin war war- in determination to fix those I pies ples ism by victory over German militar mIlitar- 1 |