Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-17

But while they are doing 1t bravely,
with great courage, and. l think. with
great thoroughness, the brunt of the
fighting must fall upon other coun-
tries. And. considering all the diff
culties with which we are confronted,
our armies have won very conspicuous
successes.
1T is difficult even to dwell on the
difference which the temporary coll
lapse of the Russian military power
has made in the task with which our
soldiers are confronted"
Mr.. Lloyd George said that British
divisions which>have been fighting and
temporarily are exhausted pass be
hind the lines until they are reformed,
but that the German divisions in the
same condition go to Russia and hold a
front which does not impose severe
military obligation. while fresh di-
visions from Russia come to the west
ern front. That increases the mum Der
of Germans on the western front.
Under those conditions. what had
been achieved was one of the most
brilliant episodes in the history of the
British army.
Best Germany Can Do.
The best Germany can do now"
Mr.. Lloyd George continued, when
what practically was her most power
full opponent at the beginning of the
war is paralyzed by internal difficulties,
is to hold her own against the attacks
Of the British and French. And she
isn't quite doing IT, on the contrary,
in this year she has been beaten in
several great battles. with severe
losses and with hundreds of her guns
captured, which is not a bad test of
winning or losing a battle.
Russia recovered and America real
ly in, with those fine troops of which
we saw specimen yesterday and
which were a symbol of America com
I ir,fn ctr ola with a
virile swing, those are the things the
Germans and their allies viii have to
think about"
Supreme Hour of Patience.
Premier Lloyd Gorge then read a mes
sage from Field Marshal Haig about
cluded:
This is the supreme hour for pa
thence. for courage. for endurance, for
l'hoDe. for unity. Let US go through this
hour with a temper that will enable US
to destroy great military despotism
Let US go through this hour with the
old temper of our race so that next
year we shall begin, and then the world
will begin TO reap the fruits of our
Valor.
Hopes for Russian Aid.
Former Premier Asquith said that
Great Britain can survey with salts
faction. if not with complementary
who could survey complacently the
scene now presented to the civilized
world-the results of her own effort
What has happened in Russia has frus-
trated one of the greatest military pur-
poses of the allies. and any criticism
passed On this years operations must
| bear in mind that important considera-
ton. Mr.. Asquith added:
Il hope that before long our Russian
allies, whose work in the first two and
one-half years of the war furnished a
glorious and inspiring chapter will re
, sumo to the full their share of the great
! common task to which 1 believe the
Russian nation still is devoted"
Present Key to Success.
Mr.. Asquith declared that the key to
success today was not monetary ex-
penditure. but labor-labor on land and
| labor in shipping.
I'VE must be assured" Mr.. Asquith
continued, "of the loyal cooperation OF
labor. We have achieved results which
never have been achieved by any free.
and still less by any unfree. country in
the history of the world. The military
situation causes me no anxiety or ap-
prehension. ! look forward with con-
f1dence to the future. because 1 have
not abated my belief in the Justice of
our cause"