Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-06-29
Peace Must Be Guaranteed by
Destruction Of Prussian
Militarism
so SAID LLOYD GEORGE
In SPEECH AT GLASGOW
Turks Will Never Again Rule
Over MesOpOtamia or
Armenia

Glasgow, june 29.-Peace can only
come in the world when the allies have
attained their aims and had their OBJ
jectives guaranteed, Premier Lloyd
George declared today.
Peace before victory, he added
(" Would be the greatest disaster in the
history of manhind. /"
The prime minister's speech was .
reaffirmation, in even more vigorous
language than that to which be is ac
her war aims as already announced. He
went farther, however, in asserting the
allies demands for indemnities.
lndemnities, he declared, "con
stitute an essential part of the mech
anism Of civilization everywhere. With
out them we have no guarantee against
repetition of other wars.
"The democratization of Germany
would be the best guarantee for peace
We would negotiate in different spir
it and with less suspicion with free
government than with the aggressive
arrogant Prussan militarism.
Peace must be guaranteed by th'
destruction of the Prussian military
power, 20 that German peoples conf
dence will reposc in their equity, AM
not in military right,
"The only terms on which German
has suggested restoring Belgium ar
terms Of vassalage. No German states
man has ever urged that restoration
and none ever accepted the status quG
ante no indemnity basis for peace
SIN determining the future trustee
ship of uncivilized lands, we must learr
whether the inhabitants desire their ole
masters or gentler hands.
Germany Wants Indemnity
"Imperial Chancellor Hollweg al
most promised independent Belgium
but the iunkers mailed fist promptly
boxed his cars.
H'Germany asks an indemnity and a
little territory here and there with priv
ilege in other directions for her own
wrongs.
"Germany says the British are seek
ing her colonies as well as Mesopo'
tamia and Palestine. If such aim was
true, we needn t have raised three OF
feur millions Of troops-our own army
would have been capable.
"Francc is fighting to recover the
peoples patrimony. Mesopotamia was
naver rightly Turkish-the Turks have
converted the Garden of Eden into a
terrible wilderness.
"A great international peace con
gress will decide the disposition Of the
German colonies. Mesopotamia can
never be restored to the Turks! blasting
tyranny-and Armenia also.
Lloyd.George dealt at length with
Russia s shaking loose of the bondage
of absolutism. He predicted the revo-
luton would eventually ensure vic
tory Of higher and more exalted ma
turc than anyone could have eontem-
plated before because they are now a
free people fighting for democracy s
future.
"While Russia was in the throes of
the revolution" he continued 1t was
Britain's strength, flung into the
breach that once more saved Europe
to human liberty.
America Wars for Freedom
"America has always been freedom s
mainstay. She has never made war ex-
cept for freedom. Now she is sending
her valiant soldiers to the battlefields
TO fight around libcrty's standard.
That's another reason why victory
along higher lines is assured. -
Tremendous cheers greeted the pre-
mier's reference to the United States.
The chorus of applause swelled into
another great roar and patriotic dem
onstration a moment later when the
speaker declared:
s'Every one is doing his utmost mere.
The king is working as hard as any
one.
The audience rose and sang God
Save the King
sThd government, " Lloyd,George
resumed, ahas carefully reekoned the
chances and has decided that the sub
marines will be unable to starve those
who stav at home or drive the armies
of the allies from the field. Britannia
will rule the waves after the war, ne
concluded. eve are engaged in great
shipbuilding for our fighting and our
transporting Of troops. If employers
and workers pull together 10 their ut,
most we will pull through-Provided
the national morals are maintained;
fsThe kaiser has discovered the BRIT
ish army is invineible and is the world
greatest fighting force.