The Detroit times., 1916-09-29
RUTHLESS PUNISHMENT
BR|TA|N'S ONLY PEACE
TERMS, SAYS WAR CHIEF

MS Nl'lpigH anu ili' Nv NdN ~
making the map OF Europe without
the slightest regard for the wishes
Of its people. the British people were
preparing 10 pay the price we knew
must be paid for the time TO get the
army ready.
1T is one thing TO look back on
tho pounding the British soldier took
the first two years OF the war, but
a different thing TO look forward as
he did and know the beating couldn't
DO avoided during these months
when II seemed the finish Of the
British army might come quickly.
Germany elected 10 make It
finish fight with England The Brit.
ish soldier was riiiculed, held In
contempt Now We intend 20 sec
that Germany has her way The
fight must be 10 the dnish--to a
knockout"
Dropping his colloquialsms. the
half smile fading from h!s face
Lloyd George continued in a more
serious VEN
The whole world. including neu.
trails Of the highest purposes and
humanitarians with the best motives.
must know that there can be no out.
side interference AZ this stage Brit
ain asked no Intervention when she
was not prepared 20 tight She will
tolerate none now that she is pre-.
pared. until Prussian military despot
ism ia broken beyond repair There
were no tears by German sympa.
thizers when the few thousand Brit
ish citizens who never expected 10
De soLdiers. whose military education
started only few months previous
~. went out 10 ~ battered, bombed
and gassed. 10 receive 20 shells for
every one they could fre-went out
fought and died like sportsmen.
without even grumble I repeat
iite.t- here p4s-ta- ak+FHPs sag -tAe+t-
and the people who are now moved
20 tears az the thought OF what Is
10 come watched the early rounds OF
the unequal contest dry-eyed None
Of the carnage and suffering which
Is 90 come can be worse than the
suferings OF those Allied decd who
stood the full shock OF ,Lbe Prussian
war machines before II began to
falter.
''Bu' In the British determination
20 carry the fight 20 a decisive I'm.
ish. there is something more than
the natural demand for vengeance
The inhumanity. the pitilcssness OF
the hghting that must come before
lasting peace Is possible Is not
comparable with the cruelty that
would be involved in stopping the
war while there remains possibil-
ity OF civilization agaIa-he!Hg men
soed from the same quarter Peace
now. or Al any time before the final
and complete elimination OF this
menace is unthinkahle, No man
and no nation with the slightest un-
derstanding OF the temper OF this
citizen army ~ Brltons. which took
It's terrible ham mering without a
whine or grumhle. will attempt TO
call a halt now"
But how long do you figure this
can and must go on" Lloyd George
was asked
There's neither clock nor calen-
dar in the British army today" was
his quick reply Time is the least
vital factor Only the result counts
not the time consumed In achiev-
ing II.
N took England 20 years 10 de-
feat Napoleon and the first Is OF
those years were black with British
defeat II will not take 20 years to
win this war, but whatever time is
required, II will be done. and | say
this recognizing that we have only
begun 70 win There Ia no disposi.
ton on our side 10 fix the hour Of
ultimate victory after tho first sue
cess We have no delusion that the
war II nearing an end We haven't
+. wv NiAhhb'o hOhON 90 W AVN IL n
90 end"
But what ~ France; Ia there the
same determination there 10 stick
20 the end. the same idea ~ light.
ing until peace terms acan be die
tsted by Germany's enemies" Lloyd
George was asked.
The war secretary carefully
matched each finger OF one hand
with each finger OF the other and
"a he turned his chair slowly 10
gave out over the khah-dotted
throng in Whitehall. Il seemed the
interruption had stemmed the flow
OF conversation. There was n full
moments pause. and M INC chair
swung around again the reply came
in a voice and manner impressively
grave.
The world st large has not got
begun TO appreciate the magnin.
cenoe, the nobility. the wonder OF
France" he said. IL had the an.
swer 10 your inquiry given me
few days ago by a noble French
woman She had given four sons
she had one left 20 be given TO
France In the course Of my talk
with her asked II she didn't think
the struggle had gone far enough.
Her reply. without a moments hest.
tation. was The fight will never