The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-06-29

WARNS ALLIES
HE DECLARES THAT PEACE NOW
WOULD BE GREATEST DIS
ASTER TO MANKIND.
GLAD THE CAR IS OUT
Former AutOcrat Would Have Been
Menace to World Democracy When
Victorious Allies Sit Around Peace
Conference Table.

Glasgow, June 29.-In discussing the
question Of peace today, Premier Lloyd
George said that If the war should be
concluded a single hour before the al.
lied powers reached the end they set
out to attain at the beginning Of the
war 1t would be the greatest disaster
that ever befell mankind.
"In my judgment" said the premier.
this war will come to an end when
the allied powers have reached the end
they set out to attain when they ac.
| cepted the challenge thrown down bv
Germany TO civilization. Then this
war ought to come TO an end, but if It
comes to an end a single hour before
il will be the greatest disaster that
ever befell mankind.
Would Enrich Germany.
Il hear people say that Germany Is
ready TO give us a satisfactory peace
No doubt you can have peace now al
certain price. for no doubt Germany
wants peace, but it is a peace which
would give her economic and other cor.
troll over the countries which she has
invaded.
Russia will regain her strength with
bound, and become mightier and more
formidable than ever" Mr.. Lloyd. Georre
continued. Although these demonstra.
tions had the effect Of postponing vic.
tory they made victory more sure than
ever. more complete than ever. and
what is more important. they made
surer than ever the quality Of victory.
Feared Autocratic Czar.
There were many hearts filed with
gloomy anxiety. contemplating the
prospect Of a pence conference to settle
the future Of democracy with repre-.
sentatives present Of the most reac.
tionary autocracy in the world. But
now, Russia is unshackled and free
and her representatives at the peace
conference would be representative Of
free people fighting for freedom ami
arranging a future democracy on the
lines Of freedom"
mo doubt we can have peace now.
at price" the premier said.
Even Prussia Wants Peace.
Germany wants peace-.even Prussia
ardently desires il. They said give us
some indemnity for the wrongs we have
done. just little territory here and
little there and Just few privileges
in other directions. and we will clear
out. We are told that II we are pre-.
pared to make peace now. Germany
viii restore the independence Of Bel.
gium. But who has said so?
NO German statesman has ever said
he would restore the independence Of
Belgium. The German chancellor came
very near to II. but all the junkers
fell on him and he received SOUND
box on the ears from the mailed fist.
The only terms on which Germany
has suggested restoring Belgium arc
not those Of Independence but of vas.
salage. Then came the doctrine OF the
status quo ante and no annexation and
no indemnities. No German statesman
has accepted even that.
our greatest army is in France.
We are there 10 recover for the people.
who have been driven out. the patri.
mony, the land which belonged 10
them. AS 10 Mesopotamia. II is not and
never has been Turkish. You have only
to read the terrible reports TO see what
a wilderness the Turks have made OF
the Garden OF Eden. What Is TO hap
pen 10 Mesopotamla must be left to
the peace conference and there is one
thing that will never happen to Il. II
will never be restored TO the blasting
/ tyranny Of the Turks
Same with Armenia.
THE same observation applies to Ar.
menia.
AS 10 the German colonies, that
again Is a matter which must be set
tied by the great international peace
/ conference. When we come TO settle
who must be the future trustees OF
those uncivilized lands we must take
into account the sentiments OF the peo.
piles themselves and whether they are
anxious 10 secure the rule Of their
former masters. or whether they would
rather trust their destinles to other
and juster and gentler hands. The
wishes, desires and interests OF the
people themselves OF all those coun.
tries must be the dominant factor in
settling their future government.
Hints That Kaiser Must Go.
mo one wishes TO dictate 70 the
German people the form OF government,
under which they should choose to live.
But Il is right we should say that we
will enter into negotiations with free
government OF Germany with differ
ent attitude OF mind and a different
temper and different spirit. and with
less suspicion and more confidence. than
we should with a government with
whom we feel today to be dominated
by the aggressive and arrogant spirit
OF Prusslan milltarism.
"Al the allied governments will. IN
my Judgment, be acting wisely II they
draw that distinction In their general
attitude toward the discussion OF peace
terms"