The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-21
HUNS MUST GIVE BACK STOLEN LAND | AND PAY DAMAGES ! SAYS LLOYD GEORGE British Premier Again Out lines War Aims of the
 Allied Nations
MARGIN OF LOSSES AT SEA ARE NARROWING IS THE CLAIM MADE
Says Situation, While Very Grave, Is Hopeful-Entry of the United States
 Looms Large

London, December 20. Complete restoration of the territories taken by the enemy, together with compensation, was demanded by Premier Lloyd George in explaining the war aims of the govern ment.
 The premier said that if the Rus sian army had fulfilled the expecta- tions of it's generals, by this time the pride of the German military power would have been completely humbled.
 On the whole, the British cam paign had not achieved Che expecta- tions formed, he said, but there had been military successes in Palestine which would have permanent effect on the history of the world. Jeru- salem, he stated, never would be re- stored to the Turks.
 After referring to the Italian reverses, the premier said it would be necessary for Great Britain to make greater sac rifices to strengthen it's armies in the coming year The need would arise tc increase the nations man power by talk ing some men now exempted.
 The premiers speech was delivered when adjournment for the holidays was moved in the House of Commons this afternoon. He dealt first with the prob lem of food. Two circumstances, he said had contributed lately to the gravity oi the situation: The failure to obtain mar garine and butter from Holland and Denmark, and the fact that England had been required to make sacrifices in order to supply the deficiencies of her allies Owing to the efforts of the food control Ter an Improvement was visible in cir cumstances which had caused so muct anxiety in the last few days. More tes was coming in. and it was hoped by increased manufacture to improve tn, situation as regarded margarine shortly
 GERMAN DETERIORATION
 Owing to the food difficulties in Ger many, the premier went on, the physca deterioration of workmen there had beer so marked that the output per man hat been decreased by 8 per cent.
 As for the British casualties, Mir. Lloyt George said, they had not amounted tt more than one-fourth or one-fifth of tn, Germans. Opposed to Germany. Austria and their allies, he asserted, were mal power and reserves more than doubl, those which the Teutonic allies possessed 1 The government, said the premier would confer next week with trade unions the man power proposals.
 AMERICA LOOMS LARGE The advent of America into world politics. the premier asserted, was al | event which would loom large in the fu ture This was true also of the estah lishnlent of the international council a Versailles.
 As for the disposition of the Germa l colonies, the premier said, that must | settled by the peace congress. The futur trustees of those countries must take int account the sentiments of the people i WuiCu 1tIBidiis Wdo CPi SSCfitcu " VI | umphant militarsm, would be hollo' farce.
 Great Britain did not enter the wal 1 the premier asserted, to increase by yard the territory of any one else. bu because of the belief that Britain's hon or, the question of standing by her wor was invloved.
 TRYING TIME AHEAD The next few months, said MT. Lloy George, would be the most trying ones ls&g one great power had gone out an sEanother had not fully come in. { Former Premier Asquith, following Nil I Lloyd George, said the primary need 8 this moment was ships, for which tn new construction must be supplied b l Great Britain and the United States 1 Everything turned on transport h \ pointed out, and in every discussion o man power that must be the dominatin
 factor.
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