New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-08
Lloyd George
Says U-Boats
Have Failed
Britain's Supremacy of the
Sea Maintained, He
Declares
Still Has Hope in
Russian Leaders
Premier Asserts All Chance
of German Victory
Is Gone

BIRhENHEAD, England, Sept. T.
Premier Lloyd George in a speech here
to-day on receiving the freedom of the
city declared that the whole Allied
cause and the freedom Of the world
depended on supremacy at sea and that
ne was certain it would be maintained.
herman 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-
iutely 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
alliance 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
revolution came that it would have the
effect of postponing victory, but he
had expected an earlier recovery.
However, through all we must OK
crcise patience he added.
Has Confidence in Russian Leaders
Lloyd George said that the Russian
leaders, ell brave and patriotic men,
knew that 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
ire, the Russian leaders were repair
ing the machine which had broken
down. and he was confd-nt that in the
end they would succeed
What am concerned about most
the Premier went on, "is not the effect
which the failure of Russia would
have upon the war, but the harmful
effect it would have on the cause OF
democracy in the world
II took long time, he said, for op-
pressed people to get accustomed to
freedom, as it did for free people to
get accustomed TO oppression.
zone thing gives me satisfaction
he continued. German attempts TO
SOW dissension between the Allies East
and the Allies West failed. Germany
only decided to invade Russia with the
sword because all her other methods
and Vaccinations failed"
The Premier said ne repudlated with
scorn the calumny that England was
responsible for the war.
England drew the sword in honor
OF her pledged word" he declared.
Far from being respondent about the
crisis in the Eastern theatre, Lloyd
George said, further, the people should
look forward to Russia with hope, be-
cause she would recover and play
greater part yet before the war was
over in saving the word from Prussian
domination.
Sunshine on Allies Banners
Ozark as may be the clouds IN the
Russian sky" he said. there is sun
shine on the banner Of the Allies in all
other theatres of the war. Germany
NAV boast her victories in the East
against unresisting forces, but she has
her reply in the success Of the Allies
in the West, and especially the recent
success of the Italians
German attempts to produce the I'M
nression in Russia that the war was
due to the Vaccinations OF EhgIsho nso
not cone home. continued the Premier
"Tbe war began in the East, and not
in the West" said Lloyd George.
Russia was the first in, because sne