Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-05
KAISER SHUTTERS i
OVERRESTORAT|ON,
SAYSLLOYD GEORGE
German Ruler Must Know
Word Before Allies Talk of (
Ending Conflict. Il
PREMIER DECLARES WAR j
NOT GRIM AS BAD PEACE
Victory Must Be So Complete Ma
tional Liberty Never Again Shall !.
Be Challenged, He Says. q
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
LONDON, August AIN the course Of
his speech at demonstration in Queens
Hall today, marking the end Of the third
year of the war, Premier Lloyd George
said: r..
Victory must be so complete that oux
national liberty never again shall Be
challenged.
Russia learned that an army withs
out discipline is a rabble.
There are some here who want to
set up committees for the British army
and direct the conduct of the war. We
cannot allow a sectional organization to
direct the war or to dictate the terms Of
peace. The nation as a whole made war
and the nation as a whole must make
peace"
Distrusts German Peace Talk. !
The British prime minister said ls
did not trust the German peace talk.
Neither the kaiser nor the chancel~
lor," he declared, has yet said he would
be satisfied with German soil. They
talk glibly about peace, but stammer
over the word restoration. Before we
have a peace conference they must
learn to use the word restoration. So
far they have not learned even the frst
letter OF the alphabet
Pays Tribute to italy. :
The premier paid a tribute to Italy,
whose greatness, he said. was in itseh
additional security for peace and lib
erty throughout the world.
What are the allies fighting for1s
asked the premier. They are lighting
to defeat the most dangerous conspir-
acy ever plotted against the liberty Of
nations. The meeting of the represents
atYsS OF wben ths train Ser war un
fired, was one of the most sinister cpl.
sodes IN the story of human brigand~
what would have happened if orsie
would hare happened IL our great navy
had not Been there to keep the sea&f
What would have happened II we hA4
not been there to keep the ring ana
What would have happened IL we had
not raised huge armies to confront the
German legions?
"If you follow these questions out You
will find that Russia's demoralization
and dfsintegration would have taken
place before it did. The gallant armies
of France might have been over-
whelmed.
Would Have Been Conquest.
What kind of peace would they have
had then? II would not have been
peace: 1t would have been a conquest.
subjugation of Europe. Europe
would have been placed in servitude to
a great dominating power; there would
have been many nations, but one great
TIL grA Anr
taken the form of the surrender OF
navies. and Europe would have been AZ.
the mercy of the worst elements of that
dominating power.
THE allied po Eers at the first nos
ment felt instinctively that a great
menace to human liberty had appeared
on the horizon. and they accepted the
challenge. America saw ii and Joined
been striving against for three yearA
and not without success.
German Ambitions Checked.
I'VE have checked the ambitions Of
Germany. The nations of the world
have been climbing painfully the stepa
that led to national Independence ana
self-respect- France and Great Britain
reached the platform long ago, and
That is what We have been fighting
nations back to the old dark -servitude-
then came a great power to thrust the
three years.
The kaiser now adopts different
anguage-fghting to protect German
soil. Even now neither he nor his new
chancellor has said they would be sat-
isfied with German soil. They talked
glibly of peace, but stammered when
they came to the word 'restoration-'
Before We enter a peace conferences
they must learn to utter that word to
begin with Our gallant fellows are
gradually going to cure the kaiser Of
his stutter-restoration' is the first
letter: then We will talk.
War Not as Grim as Bad Peace. !
WAR is a ghastly business, but II ID
not as grim as a bad peace. There II
an end to a horrible war, but had
peace will go on and on. staggering
from one war to another. The Prussian
war lords have not yet abandoned their
of the realization OF their.
ambitions.
The next time the Prussian war lords
meant to make sure. There must be no
Do not let us repeat this horror. Let
rs make victory such that national
liberty. whether for small or great ma
lions. can never be challenged. The
small nation must be- as well protected
and guarded as the big nation.
Reference to Russia.
ION all the roads ever confronted
here are ups and downs. and no doubt
he Russian collapse is rather a deem
,len, and / am not sure that we have
cached it's darkest level. But across
he valley can see the ascent
I'VE of this country cannot allow sec.
ional organizations to make war or
make peace. The nation as a whole has
made war sacrifices. pretty evenly di-
iided among all classes, and the nation z.
IS a whole must make peace.
1.-The Germans claim to be satisfied with
he last battle. All can say is that Field
larshal Haig has secured all his objec-
ives We had enough guns to smash
mes upon which for three years the
Germans had expended willing and forced
lbor. and IL the Germans are pleased
18th the battle SO we will let II continue
nus to our mutual satisfaction.
1.-THE course the advance is taking IN
he British method of saving life, and
is the duty of the nation to stand be-
ind the army. patient. strong ana
nited. In this way we will win. The
alton that turns back or fzlters before
reaches its purpose can never become
great people
There is no knowing how near the
,p we may be- Russia still IL on the
,pes and win IN due time como N