Show Smash Blockade or England Can Nevers Never W Win in Says s Premier Drastic Rules Laid Down in Effort to Keep the I Country From Strangling In Dj lay Z News lo to Tb The Te Tf Um T ONDON Feb 23 The The first official admission that GerI Germanys Germany's Ger- Ger I L LONDON many's submarine war is beginning to strangle England I was made by Premier Lloyd George in the House of Commons today Unless the submarine menace is removed declared the premier disaster will overtake the allies He warned that prompt and ruthless measures must be taken German submarines submarines sub sub- marines must be hunted from the seas before the allies can can hope for victory he said The premier announced drastic reductions in imports chiefly chiefly- in meats and fruits The galleries were crowded for the sp special cial meeting of commons and gusts of cheers greeted the words of the pr pre pre- mier e Mr Lloyd George did not try to hide thee the dangers He said that the food stores on hand now are the lowest in the history of the nation Among those in the diplomatic gallery were were Premier Borden of f Canada and Premier Massey of f Ne New Zealand who for the imperial council 1 D n n- n o LI c F g v 1 ill Be Cut Down p 4 I The 1 premier said that the gO i h g price of f 38 shillings 6 G pence about 9 59 1 for oats yeav this eat 32 shillings about for the thc next two years and 24 shillings about for the following three years The government it was said would guarantee the farmer 60 shillings shillings shil shil- lings for fot wheat this his year and next Brewing will be cut down O barrels annually The importation of mineral waters vaters is to be prohibited The premier declared that the government hopes to de deal l effectively with th the submarine menace despite the difficulties in is the thela la way of hunting down underwater boats There are three sets of measures said Mr Lloyd George First there is the means provided by the na navy vy as outlined d the other day b by Sir Edward Carson first lord of the talc admiralty second the building of more merchant ships third dispensing with unnecessary commodities that we wc will have more ship bottoms for the carrying of necessities Shortage for S Military Necessities The premier m made ule the startling declaration that there is not only a shortage of tonnage for ordinary n needs eds of the nation but for military necessities as well This was the first time that it has been officially admitted that the German submarine s war is crippling the thc British gov gOY The Tile gravest kind of measures are arc necessary in this situation situation situa situa- tion lion declared the premier The government is hopeful of dealing effectively with this matter but we eve should be guilty of the worst kind of foil folly 01 v if we rested tranquilly upon the reali reaU- realization of that hope Ve We have to have action diction and ande we e have to deal ruthlessly and promptly with the tonnage question The premier said that more than I 1 tons of British shipping has been assigned to France If grave rave and speedy measures arc are not taken at once we face disaster U asserted the prime minister We Ve must find ships to lo bear iron ore at all cost for that is necess necessary ry for the making making of the ammunition which thich will win t In the war Mr Lloyd Geor George e asked that enormous expenditures would have ve to be made by the tile English people but he knew that patriotism would triumph an and that tha all Britons Britons would re remain remain remain re- re main staunch bearing the hardships without complaint Must Stamp Out Submarine Menace The premier stated that the country could not hope for victory until the submarine menace has been stamped out In announcing the governments government's program the prime I minister said that the importation of coffee sugar te tea and cocoa would be prohibited and that the importation of oranges I I bananas and nuts would be greatly restricted All AIl luxuries are areo fo 0 o be cut down Landlords in rural communities will ViII be prevented from raisin raising rents and prices were fixed for wheat and other cereals as well as potatoes No one will be allowed to speculate in food prices The importation of meat is to be cut down to a big abig big extent and the importation of canned salmon is to be cut in half The 1 premier replier made no effort to minimize th the seriousness I of the food shortage which confronts England as a result of I the German submarine warfare I He Ilc Ie said that the stock of food on hand now no nois is the lowest lotest on record It was inevitable that the German submarine war would I i injure the empires empire's e t trade rade said M Mr Lloyd Geor George e. e u We Ve must j I n meet feet it in an effective wa way Ship building budding will be increased 1 Continued d on nato a o 2 r. r i 1 RESTRICT IMPORTS IN INI I ENGLISH FOOD CRisIS Continued from palo paco 1 i. and encouraged by bl the government to make up the loss of tonnage Before the war said the speaker British tonnage was vas just adequate for the needs of the empire Since then there has been an eno enormous increase in n the demand for new tonnage I In addition to the ships furnished to France others were I I placed at the disposal of Italy and Russia D Dl Ir n to lo Th The T Telegram LONDON Feb 23 David Davill David Lloyd George Georgc the British prime minister advocates the increase of or home food production and the thc curtailment eurt of or non non- victual imports To this end ho he outlined outlined outlined out out- lined a plan for speeding up the farmer b by guaranteeing good prices for commodities over OTer a period of or ory y years ars This ho supplemented h by the announcement that true rne land owner would be he forced to cultivate his land By Dr curtailment of or Imports Mr Ir Lloyd Gor George c said he expected to reduce the Remands demands on cargo sp spare space e by hy several sev sov- I eral cral million tons Foodstuffs of which tons tOllS were imported I last year ear will be cut nearly a million million mil mil- lion tons b by lopping certain lux lux- uries urles Paper users who already have been considerably curtailed must henceforth henceforth henceforth hence hence- forth get along with only half halt tho the supply they ther aro now receiving recel thus i saving tons Certain savings saYings I also will be effected in the import of oI ore which now amounts to tons annually and In lumber which at t present is tons I It |