The sun., 1917-09-08
AMERICA WILL VIM
SAYS LLOYD GEORGE
''Girding Up Loins to Hold
Place as Undefeated
NatiOn.''

BrRKBNHEAp. England. Sept. In .
sented with the freedom Of the city.
Premier Lloyd George secuted the
charge made in Germany that the fig
ures he had given in the House Of Com
mons Of British losses through SUBJ
marines were inaccurate. He declared
they were absolutely correct and said
he was confident Great Britain and her
allies could never be beaten by Ger
man submarines.
with the whole united strength Of
our people we will win.~ the Premier
added. But we shall only Just win
1t will reed all our strength, so don't
let US throw 1t away. 1t Is a mighty foe
which has set itself to destroy this
empire and it will take all Of our
strength to beat II.
Beyond and behind all these things
comes the great republic OF the West.
Her instinct taught her that freedom is
in real jeopardy. and you can hear the
tramp OF her men and the hammering
OF her anvils. The Central Powers are
dealing. and they know ii, with a coun-
try that has never yet been beaten, a
country of infinite resources. a country
where you have the conditions that
make for enterprise and endurance.
"America GirdinR Up LOins."
Defeat would be new experience
for America. and she has no taste for IT,
tCheers and laughter.l Unless 1 am
mistaken in the news coming from
America, she is taking steps that will
once more infiict that experience upon
her foes.
For all these reasons l ask you to be
Of stout heart. There may he stony
paths to climb, but we will climb them.
Our footpaths may he stained with
blood. but we will reach the heights,
and then in front we shall see the rich
valleys and plains Of a new world"
German attempts to produce the i'm
preston in Russia that the war was
due to the Vaccinations Of England. had
not gone home. continued the Premier.
England drew the sword in honor Of
her pledged work." he declared.
The war began In the east and not
in the west he added. Russia was the
first in because she undertook to cham
pion the cause of Serbia. France was
brought in because she had undertaken
a solemn treaty obligation to stand by
Russia In case of an attack Belgium
was brought in because she was on the
direct road to France. Great Britain
was brought in because she had given
her word to defend Belgium.
Russia was the first in the fray and
! not the last, and the leaders OF the Rus
sian democracy knew that That is
| why they have not moved from their
| loyalty to the cause OF the Allies despite
| all the Prussian subterfuges devices and
! tricks.
DcmocrRctcs vs.. AutOcracies.
Had Russia been democracy In
| 1914 she would not have allowed coun-
! try of men and women who were her
| own kith and kin to be unscrIpuously
| tranrpled down by a confederacy Of mil
| itary autocracics. DemocracieS are
| surely not less likely than autocracies
/ to defend the weak, and any one who
, says Russian democracy in 1914 would
not have defended Serbia is libelling the
| people Of Russia"
| Far from being despondent about the
crisis in the eastern theatre Lloyd
George said the people should look for
ward to Russia with hope. because She
would recover and play a greater part
! in saving the world from Prussan dom
! nation.
Dark az may be the clouds in the
Russian sky" he added. there Is sun-
shine on the banners of the Allies in all
other theatres OF war. Germany may
boast of her victories in the East against
unresisting forces. but she has her reply
In tho success OF the Allies in the West
and especially the recent success of tho
Italians"