The sun., 1917-08-05
ALLIES NEAR TO /
VICTORY, Y,SAYS
LLOYD GEORGE.
British Premier on Third
Anniversary of War Sees
Hope in West.
HAIG'S DRIVE AN INDEX
Guns Smashed Lines on
Which Germans Worked
for Three Years.
TEUT0N "PEACE" FOLLIEH
Monroe Doctrine Would Hayd
Become ga Scrap Of Paper"
Says Speaker.
TEUTON "PEACE" FOLLIES


LONDON, Aug. Premier Lloyd
George, In an address to-day before q
distinguished audience in Queens Hall to
mark the third anniversary of the wan
pointed out that victory for the allied
must be complete that no peace ls posi-.
BILE until the Germans learn fully the
meaning OF the word restoration" and
30 far they have not learned the first let. Z
ter.
mo one in Great Britain. France, italy
and Russia or even in Germany and
Austria has any idea how near we are
| to-day to the summit of our hope" he
declared. He added that IL England had
| not entered the war the Monroe Doctrine
would have been treated as scrap OF
| paper"
The Premier in the course of his
speech said
Victory must be so complete that our
national liberty never again shall be
challenged Russia learned
that an army without discipline Is a
rabble. There are some hero
who want to set committees for the
| British army and direct the conduct of
| the war. We cannot allow a sectional
! organization to direct the war or to dic-
/ tate the terms of peace. The nation as
whole made war and the nation as a
whole must make peace.
IF we sow seeds of discomfort and
| disunion In the nation We shall reap de.
| feat. A nation which falters before It
reaches its purpose will never become
a great people"
Mr.. Lloyd George said he did not
trust the German peace talk. Neither
| the Kaiser nor the Chancellor" he de-
clared, has yet said he would be satis-
fed with German soil.
Prussian Plot Has Miscnrried.
War is a ghastly business, but 1t is
not so bad as their (Prussian) peace.
While they know their plot has miscar-
ried this time, the Prussian war lords
have determined to succeed the next
time. There must be no next time. Thia
| generation must eliminate war from tho
tragedies of human life"
The Premier in his opening address
asked what would have happened II
Great Britain had not entered the war.
He answered this question by saying:
Europe would have been at the merry
OF cruel military power Russia would
have disintegrated sooner. Franco
would have fought bravely but might
have been overwhelmed Americas
Monroe Doctrine would have been
treated as a scrap of paper. The fact
to-day is that we have checked the am
bitions OF Germany"
The speaker paid a tribute to Italy,
whose greatness, he said, was in itself
additional security for peace and liberty
throughout the world.
What are the Allies fighting for?"
asked the Premier. They are fighting
to defeat the most dangerous conspiracy
ever plotted against the liberty of ma
tives OF the Central Powers on July 5,
1914. when the train for war was fired,
was one OF the most sinister episodes in
the story of human brigandage
What would have happened IL Great
Britain had not entered the war?
"What kind OF peace would they have
had th-ni 1t would not have been u
peace. 1t would have been a conquest.
| a subJugatiOn OF Europe. Europe would
have been placed in servitude to a great
dominating power; there would have
been many nations, but one great power.
The indemnity might have taken the
form OF the surrender OF nayies, and
Europe would have been at the mercy
OF the worst elements OF that dominat.
ing power.
"The allied Powers at the first mo.
ment felt instinctively that a great
menace to human liberty had appeared
on the horizon, and they accepted the
challenge. America saw 1t and Joined
us. That Is what the Germans have
been striving against for three years,
and not without success.
I'VE have checked the ambitions of
Germany. The nations of the world
have been climbing painfully the steps
that led TO national independence and
self-respect. France and Great Britain
reached the platform long ago, and then
came a great Power to thrust the ma
tions back to the old. dark servitude.
That is what we have been lighting three
years.
Kaiser Changes His Language.
1.-THE Kaiser now adopts different lan-
guage-hghting to protect German soil.
Even now neither he nor his new Cham
| cellor has said they would be satisfied
with German soil. They talked glibly
of peace but stammered when they came
! to the word restoration Our gallant
fellows are gradually going to cure the
Kaiser of his suffering. Restoration II
the first word then we will talk.
"War is ghastly. but II Is not as grim
as a bad peace. There Is an end to
horrible war, but a. bad peace will go on
-. and on, staggering from one war to
another The Prussau war lords have
not vet abandoned their ambitions they
are only discussing the postponement OF
the realization OF their ambitions.
"The next time the Prussian war lords
mean TO make sure There must be no
rext time. Let us have done with 1t. DO
not let us repeat this horror. Let US
make victory such that national liberty,
whether for small or great nations, can
never be challenged The small nation
must be as we'll protected and guarded
as the big nation"
''On all the roads ever confronted
=
the Russian collapse Is rather O. deep
D glen, and l am not. sure that we have
l reached ,ts darkest level. But across
D the valley can see the ascent.
I'VE Of this country cannot allow seo-
= tional organizations to make war or
0 make peace. This nation as VI whole has
made war sacrifices. pretty evenly dta