New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-23
Declares Allies Have
Only to March To-
gether to Win.
GERMANY KNOWS
HER CHANCE LOST
Churchill Asserts There Is
No Certainty of Speedy
Peace.

London, Aug. 22.-"I think inthe dim
distance we can see the end Lloyd
George told the House of Commons to-
day.
The Secretary for War contrasted
what he termed the extraordinary
change in a few months in the relative
positions of the Entente Allies and thu
Central Powers on all the fronts ex-
cent Mesopotamia, where climatic con-
ditions had kept the British forces
quiescent.
Mr.. LLOYD George said that criti-
cisms of the British operations on the
Somme front, on the ground OF their
failure to break through the German
lines. were unjustihed. The Germans
having two alternatives, chose the al
ternative of bringing troops and guns
from Verdun to prevent the British
from breaking through.
"That suited our purpose" the war
Secretary continued. at relieved the
pressure on Verdun and prevented the
enemy from pouring his forces into
the Russian theatre to support the
Austrians against GSheral Brussilof's
thrust. IL
Losses Lower man Germany's.
"The German accounts Of our losses
on the Somme are ludicrously ex-
aggerated. Our losses, though deplor-
able. have been relatively low as COM
pared with those Of the Germans. The
French and ourselves have captured
positions on the Somme front whence
the course of the campaign is visible,
and I think in the dim distance we can
see the end.
France is equipped, and Russia is
rapidly becoming equipped. ltaly's
equipment has amazed her best friends.
Germany has missed her chance and
she knows it.
at would be a mistake to underrate
the nature of our task, which requires
ali of our resources. But, surveying
the whole situation, and upon the ad-
vice of those more competent than my
self to express an opinion, DO not
hesitate to say what this country ana
her Allies have to do Is to marcn To-
gether steadily and work together 10Y
ally as they have done in the past to
insure that victory will rest on thelr
banners"
Churchill Sees Long War.
On presentation of the motion for
tho adjournment of the House for
the summer vacation, Colonel winston
Spencer Churchill, formerly First Lord
Of the Admiralty, initiated debate
on the conduct of the war. lie SAID
there was no certainty OF a speedy
ending Of the conflict. German armies
were more numerous and better equip
ped than ever, but what reserves they
had was another matter.
Colonel Churchill urged that the
country should be organized for
long war and that food supplies and
prices should be put on a war OASIS
lie also recommended the charterlng
Of all shipping at Admiralty rates,
thus putting an end to the rise in
freights, which he characterized as
national scandal. Instead of restrict
ing consumption by the agency OF in
creased prices. the government should
take control of the distribution OF
food supplies at home and overseas.
The long Eastern front, Colonel
Churchill argued, was the r.ost vulner-
able, and the inexhaustible armies
which Russia was able to bring into
operation should be utilized fully. On
that account he urged the Chancellor
Of the Exchequer not to permit finan-
cial considerations to stand in the way
of providing Russia to her utmost
needs with munitions and equipment,
on which, he said. everything now de-
pended.