The Washington times., 1915-09-13
SEES
HEAVY BRITISH TASK
Nation Must Bend Every Effort
to Win Conflict, He De-
cIares.

LONDON. Sept. 13.-.To win the great
war the allies must mobilize and utiilze
every advantage in men, money. metai
and machinery and overcome the Ger
manic powers present overwhelmirs
superiority in all the material ara
equipment Of battle, declares DaVio
Lloyd George in a preface to n pook
eititled Through Terror to Triumph.
which contains all his speeches since
hostilities began. The minister OF
munitions send out an eloquent call 10
Britain in these words:
After twelve months of war my con-
viction is stronger than ever that tnis
country could not have kept out OF IT
without imperiling its security and Its
honor.
Nor have the untoward incidents Of
the war weakened my faith in ultimate
victory, always provided that the ma
tions put forth the whole OF ineir
less must lead to defeat. The allied
countries have an overwhelming pre-
ponderance In tfH raw material tnaL
goes to the making OF the equipment OF
armies. whether In men. money or &C
cessible metal and machinery, but this
material has to be mobilized and
utilized.
~ INcdhZC 0cns
1T would be idle to pretend that the
first twelve months Of the war have
seen this task accomplished satisfac-
torily. Had the allies realized. In time
the full strength Of their redoubtable
and resourceful foes: nay. what IS
more. had they realized their own own
strength and resources and taken
prompt action to organize them. today
we should have witnessed the trtum-
phant spectacle OF their guns pouring
| out a stream Of shot and shell which
would have deluged the German
trenches with Are and scorched the Ger
man ieRions back across their frontier
with the resources Of Great Britain.
France, and Russia, yes, OF the whole
ird, strial world. at the disposal OF the
allies. the central powers stili have an
terial and equipment Of war. The resui,
of this deplorable fact Is exactly whal
| might have been foreseen. The IRON
heel Of Germany has sunk deeper tnar
ever into Belgium end French SOIL. 70.
land is entirely German. and !.ithuania
is rapidly following. Russian iortresses
deemed impregnable are falling hke
sand castles before the ruthless tide OF
| Teutonic invasion. =,
when will that tide recede or oe
stemmed? AZ soon as the allies are sup
piled with an abundance or war ma
terial.
Must Fill the Gap.
France cannot be expected to sus
tain much heavier burdens than thos
she now bears with quiet couras
which has astonished and moved. ltal.
Is putting her strength into the iish'
There is only Britain left. Is Britain
prepared to fill up the gap that vii
be created when Russia retires to tn
rear? Is she fully prepared to cop
with all the possibilities Of the mex
few months In the west. without for
getting the east? Upon the answc
will depend the liberties Of Europe 70
many generations.
III we are not allowed to equip ou
factories and workshops with adequat
labor to supply our armies, because W
must not transgress regulations applica
BILE to normal conditions, If practice
are maintained which restrict the out
put of essential war material: II th
nation hesitates when the need is clen
20 take the necessary steps to ca
and existence. II vital decisions al
postponed until too late II we neglct
10 make ready for all probable eventl
alties: If, in fact. we give ground fc
the accusation that we are slouchin
into disaster as II we were walktn
along the ordinary paths of peace will
out an enemy in sight. then l can st
no hope.
all we like for our native land and
our preparations are marked by gri
resolution and prompt readiness in e.
cry sphere. then. victory Is assured.