Evening star., 1917-09-07
SUPREMACY ON SEA
IS HOPE Of ALLIES
Premier Lloyd George Tells
Birkenhead Citizens Mastery
Must Be Maintained.
LAST RESORT OF GERMANS
By the Associated Press.

| By the Associated Press.
| B1RKENHEAD. England. September
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 de-
pended on supremacy at sea, and that
he was certain it would be maintained
| German statesmen, he said. had been
at great pains to impress upon their
people that the submarine figures given
! out by him in the house of commons
| recently were inaccurate. He declared
these figures were absolutely correct.
and that they put an end to all hopes
of the enemy to win.
The premier asserted he was abso-
lutely convinced that the German sub
marine never would be able to beat
down the strength of the British EN-
pire or beat down the Hopes of the al
lance by means of all the efforts the
Germans could make with the sub
marine.
The premier said that the news from
Russia in the last few days had not
been good. He thought when the revo-
luton came that 1t would have the eff
feet of postponing victory. but he had
expected an earlier recovery.
However. through all We must excr-
else patience" he added.
Repairing Russian Machine.
Mr.. Lloyd George said that the Rus
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
the machine which had broken down.
and he was confident that in the end
they would succeed.
What I 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 effect it
would have on the cause of democracy
in the world"
1t took long time. said Mr.. Lloyd
George, for oppressed people to get ac-
customed to freedom. as it did for free
people to get accustomed to oppression.
One thing gives me satisfaction" he
continued German attempts to sow
dissension between the allies east and
decided to invade Russia with the
sword because all her other methods
and Vaccinations failed"
The premier said he repudiated with
sponsible for the war.
England drew the sword in honor of
her pledged word" he declared
Has Hope for Russians.
Far from being Respondent about the
crisis in the eastern theater Mr.. LLOYD
George said further, the people should
look forward to Russia with hobe. be-
cause she would recover and play a
greater part yet before the war was
over in saving the world from Prus-
sian domination.
Dark as may be the clouds in the
Russian sky" he said. there lis sun
shine on the banners of the allies in all
other theaters of war. Germany NAV
boast her victories in the east against
unresisting forces, but she has her re-
ply 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 / 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"