The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-08
WORDS DR. GOOD CHEER FROM THE
BRITISH PREMIER To THE ALLIES

BIRKENHEAD, England, Sept. T.
Premier Lloyd George in speech
here today on receiving the freedom
of the city declared that the whole
allied cause and the freedom Of the
world depended on supremacy at sea
! and that he was certain 1t would be
maintained. German statesmen. ne
said, had been at great pains to I'm.
press upon their people that the sub
marine figures given out by him In the
house of commons were Inaccurate
He declared these figures were aoso-
iutely correct and that they put an
end to all hopes Of the enemy to win.
The premier asserted he was aoso'
lutely convinced that the German
submarine never would be able to
beat down the strength OF the British
empire or beat down the hopes OF the
alliance by means Of all the e1orts
the &c mans could make with the sub
marine.
The uier said that the news
from Rus. in the last few days had
not been g. ;. He thought when the
revolution came that 1t would have
the effect Of postponing victory, but
he had expected an earlier recovery.
Howe Ser, through all we must e1'
ercise pf ence." he added.
Mr.. Lloyd George said that the Rus
sian leaders, all brave and patriotic
men, knew the enemy attempt In the
Riga region involved the fate of the
revolution, the fruits Of which they
would do their best to defend. Under
fire. the Russian leaders were repair
ing the machine which had broken
down, and he was confident that to
the end they would succeed.
What | am concerned about most"
the premier went on, "is not the effect
which the failure Of Russia would
have on the war but the harmful et'
feet it would have on the cause OF de-
mocracy In the world"
1t took a long time, said Mr.. Lloyd
George, for oppressed people to get
accustomed to freedom, as II did for
free people to get accustomed to op-
preston.
"One thing gives me satisfaction
he continued, German attempts to
SOW dissension between the allies east
and the allies west failed. Germany
only decided to invade Russia with
the sword because all her other meth.
| ods and Vaccinations failed"
The premier said he repudiated with
scorn the calumny that England was
responsible for the war.
@-I l.
Of her pledged word" he declared.
Far from being despondent about
} the crisis In the eastern theater, Mr..
| Lloyd George said further. the people
should look forward to Russia with
hope. because she would recover and
play a greater part yet before the war
was over In saving the world from
Prussian domination.
Dark as may be the clouds in the
Russian sky" he said, there Is sun.
shine on the banners Of the allies in
all other theaters Of war. Germany
may boast her victories in the east
against unresisting forces. but she has
her reply in the success of the allies
in the west. and especially the recent
success Of the Italians.
America, who has now come into
the conflict. has never known defeat
and on this occasion too. she with her
allies will triumph over her foe.
"For all these reasons I ask you
to be OF stout heart. There may be
stony paths to climb but we will climb
them. Our footpaths may be stained
with blood, but we will reach the
heights. and then IN front. we will see
the rich valleys and plains of the new
world"