The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-20
ALLIES REJECT
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! (COntluUeO 1EOIu 13EAL &dSo1
give not dark, but a stern view OF
the outlook.
Given Ovation
When the premier entered the
! House he was cheered enthusiastical-
| ~ from all quarters. Mr. Asqultn'
who entered moment later also was
cheered vociferousy by the Liberals.
Mr.. Lloyd George after dealing
with the peace problem. touched up
on the general policy which would be
inaugurated by the new government;
| With respect to the question Of food
| supplies he said:
The main facts are plain. The har-
! vests of the United States and Cana
i da are failures and the Argentine
promises badly. Russia is unavatl-
! able and our own harvest is poor,
! while only three eighths Of the nor
NAL winter sowing has taken place,
owing to bad weather. Under these
! circumstances the late government
+; decided to appoint food controller.
. we appeal to the nation to assist
: the government in distributing our
resources 80 that no man shall suffer
! hunger because somebody. else mas
! TOO much. That means sacrifice. But
! the men on the Somme are enduring
; far greater sacrifices.
Announcement was made by the
| premier that more drastic steps
would be taken regarding excess
| profits. He referred also to the pro
nosal for universal mobilization or
! labor. saying:
1--WE propose to appoint immediate
" q director Of national service who
will be in charge OF the matter or
universal national service. The mil.
| itary director will be responsible rot
recruiting for the army. The clVii a.
rector will begin by scheduling all IN
dustries and services according 10
/ their characteD as essential or non'es-
sential 10 the war,
as indispensable while others Will De
drawn upon for men required rather
| for the army or for indispensable III
dustries.
Fighting For Life
"The nation is fighting for life ana
IS entitled to the best services OF all
citizens. The government has been
fortunate in inducing Arthur Neyllle
Chamberlain, lord mayor OF Blrm!nE.
ham. to accept the post OF dlrest0r
general under this statement. He VIII
Immediately proceed to organize
great system Of enrolment for lnous-
trial purposes" /,
After making an announcement IN
regard to the naturalization or snip
ping, Mr.. Lloyd George said the snip
ping controller was now conterrlns
with the admiralty and that ne nopeu
it would be possible shortly 10 an,
nounce not merely the plan for more
I effective use Of ships on the register
; hut for the construction Of ships 10
make good the wasteage OF war.
Dealing with the war situation, the
Premier said he had to paint a stern
but not gloomy picture: The fu'
manian blunder was an unfortunate
one, but at the worst 1t only prolong'
/ ed ibe war and could not affect 1t. II
might have a salutary effect IN call
! ing the attention Of the Allies TO Cd
vious defects OF organization. 10
| prevent the Rumanian sltuaIon
from becoming worse they mad TAKEN
strong action in Greece. Ihef %ete
taking no risks. They had decided 10
recognize the agents Of former pre-
| mier VeniZelos.
Lloyd Georges Speech.
Rising in the house a few minutes
after o'clock, the prime minister
said in part:
mons today with the most terrlole
responsibility that can fall upon the
shoulders Of any living man as CHIEF
adviser of the crown. in the most
gigantic war in which this country
! was ever engaged, a war upon Inc
events of which its destiny depends.
It is the greatest war ever wageu;
1.-The burdens are the heaviest that have
been cast upon this or any other coun-
ttry and the issues the gravest that
have been attached to any conflict IN
which humanity was ever involved.
The responsibilities Of the new
! government have been suddenly ac-
centuated by the declaration made by
the German chancellor The state
ment made by him in the reichstag
has been followed by note presented
| by the United States without note or
comment The answer given by this
government will be given in full
accord with all our allies.
Naturally there has been an inter
change OF views, not upon the note,
/ because 1t has only recently arrived,
! but upon the speech which impelled
it; and as the note itself is practically
only a reproduction or a paraphrase
of the subject, the subject matter Of
the note itself has been discussed in
formally between the allies. l am
glad to be able to state that we each
separately and Independently arrived
at Identical conclusions.
II am very glad that the first an.
swer given 10 the statement OF the
France and Russia. They have the
unquestionable right to give the first
answer to such an invitation. The
enemy Is still on their soil and their
sacrifices have been greater.
THE answer they have given has
already appeared In the papers. and
simply stand here to give clear and
definite support to the statement they
have already made.
Amy man or set Of men who want
only. or without sufficient cause pro-
longed, a terrible conflict like this
would have on his soul crime that
ioceans could not cleanse.
Would Be Poltroonery.
| "On the other hand, it is equally
true that any man or set Of men, who
from sense OF WEAKNESS or despair,
abandoned the struggle without achiev-
| ing the high purpose for which We
entered it, would be guilty of the cost
| Hest act Of poltroonerF ever perpe-
trated by any statesman. | should
like to quote the words Of Abraham
Lincoln under similar conditions:
I'VE accepted this war for an object.
| and q world object. and the war will end
! when tho object Is attained under God.
| ] hope II will never end until that
+; time
| Are we likely 10 achieve the object
by accepting the invitation OF til" Ger
man chancellor? What are the prppos-
ais? There are none.
| ''ro enter. on tho invitation of Ger
many proclaimins herself victorious.
without any knowledge of what rroroS-
ais she proposes 10 make. into Il con-
| ference is to put our heads into n Moose
! with rope end in tho hands Of Ger
| many.
.Wc feel that VIC ought to know. be-
| fore VIC can give favorable cunsid"r;