The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-29
Achievement of Allies Aim
Necessary to Futures
Freedom.
NATIONAL MEETING
VOTES FOR BATTLE
Germany Must Pay Belgium,
and Readjust Lands,
Is Decision.

London, pee IS. Premier Lloyd
George. in letter which he sent TO-
day to the special national labor con-
ference. declared:
Achievement of the purposes for
which the allies are fighting IL essen
tial to the future freedom and peace
of mankind
The premier also asserted that II
statement on war aims could be made
only IN agreement with Great Rritain's
allies The question of issuing n
fresh Joint declaration, he added. was
being constantly kept in view by the
entente allied govornments
The premicr's statement Is regarded
as the British reply to the German
peace offer.
Labor Behind War.
The labor conference was convened
here today by the parliamentary COM
mitt"c of the trades union congress
and the executive of the labor party To
consider memorandum or war
aims" 4 pronunciamento was adopt
ed with n virtually unanimous show Of
hands, declaring that in continuing
the war labor is actnated by deter
mination to make the world safe for
democracy hereafter No sympathy
was expressed in the text of the state
ment with attempts to convert the war
into one of conquest. hut 1t Is insisted
that restitution and reparation, and
also certain territorial reaajustmen,s
are necessary if the renewal of ar
mamonts and war Is to be avoided
Tho conference WAS attended by $50
delegates and was expected to place
on record an expression of opinion
from British labor on the war aims of
this country, Its adoption of the
memorandum is considered especially
significant in view of the peace nego-
tiations between Germany and Russia.
Germany Must Help Belgium.
The statement placed at the fore
front a demand for the restoration and
rehabilitation of Belgium at the ex-
prnsc of Germany. 1t also dealt with
Alsace Lorraine, Italy. the Balkans.
Poland. Turkey and German African
colonies on lines similar to those sug-
| eested in earlier documents on these
subjects
The original memora ndum was dis
| cnssed and adopted early in August at
n special conference of the labor PARTY.
and was sequel to the abortse stock
holm conference of last summer. Its
terms have since been considerably
amended by various sub committees.
but the main features had been re-
tained in the memorandum discussed
today
It had been confidently believed
however. that today's action Of the
conference would he taken notwith-
standing amendments from the indc-
pendent labor party and several radi-
cal proposals from the British socialist
party
Must Free World.
After the formal opening of the CON
ference at letter from David Lloyd
George. the British prime minister, was
read.
The letter said that. To his mind
the ideals for which we are fighting
today are precisely those for which the
British empire entered the war"
1--WE accepted the challenge thrown
down by Prussia" the letter continued.
in order to free the world once and
for all from the intolerable menace of
militaristiC civilization and to make
possible lasting peace by restoring
the liberty of oppressed nationalities
and by enforcing respect for those laws
and treaties which are the protection
of all nations, whether great or small"