New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-18
English Back Leaders;
Infuriated at Talk
of Farley
LLOYD GEORGE IN
MOOD FOR BATTLE
Will Ask Dissolution if
Parliament Should
Waiver
By ARTHUR s. DRAPER


London, Dec. lit has now be-
come certain that sooner than leave
Germany in her present position,
with ability to consummate her
mittel-Europa" idea, and also to
threaten India, Britain will fight to
the last man. Under present condi-
tions there can be no thought of
peace.
The peace arrangements now be-
ing proposed by the German news
papers, including the suggestion TO
hold a conference at The Hague in
January while the fighting con-
tinues, simply infuriate the public
here.
Indefnably, but obviously, the
general attitude in Great Britain
toward the German peace proposals
has hardened enormously in the last
twenty-four hours. The average
man, certain of the benefits of peace,
and somewhat carried away by the
offer at first, now seems to have
made up his mind definitely. Leav-
ing out of consideration the opin-
ions of the officials and the govern
ing classes, who are determined to
carry on the war to the uttermost
end, the sentiment of the general
type of Englishman seems to have
found itself.
Lloyd George in Fighting Mood
II is safe TO say that. except for the
most extreme pacifsts, there is no idea
of peace at the present moment. The
British public has made up its mind to
fight on and not to accept any peace
EXCEPT one completely satisfactory to
themselves.
learn from inside sources that
Premier Lloyd George, in his speech in
the House OF Commons on Tuesday,
may not only recapitulate the Allies
objects in the war, but will declare
that he is supported by 90 per cent of
the population in stating that there
can be no thought of peace until those
detectives are obtainsble.
In the unlikely event of the Com
mons disagreeing with him in the
slightest degree he will advise the
King to dissolve Parliament and take
the opinion Of the country at gem
eral election. Few here doubt that
such an appeal, with the Premier him
self making the whirlwind campaign on
the stump which he threatened when
fighting to overthrow the Asquith Min
istrv. would result IN the return Of a
Parliament which could be depended
on to support him TO the utmost.
German People Do~ncas
The depression which spread 50
quickly over Germany when 1T became
plain that the All.-s would not snap
eagerly AT the peace bait confirms the
sharp disappointment has quickly fol-
lowed the first high hopes with which
the German people heard the peace pro-
posals. The chilly reception given TO
them by the peoples of the Entente
has brought home TO Germany reali-
zation that the Allies are sustained and
encouraged by an infsllible confidence
in final victory.
The effect probably will be that it
will be impossible for the German gov
ernment 10 rekindle an ardor for the
war. while at the same time the CON
sequences for the Kaiser and Kaiser
ism arc likely to be extremely danger
Gus.
A. il becomes clear that this latest
promise Of peace must rank with those
issued before the Msrne and before
Verdun. il is likely TO be found that
il has intensified rather than sllayed
the growing discomfort and wsr-weari-
ness which il was designed to meet.