Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-21
FOR RESTORATION
Of TERRITORIES
AND INDEMNITY
Great Britain in This War
to Protect Her
Honor.
QUESTION OF STANDING
BY WORD INVOLVED
Sinkings by Submarines Dccrcas-
ing, While Shipbuilding
Is Increasing.
MILITARY HOPES NOT Realized
Disappointment, Lloyd George Says,
Is Attributable to Rus
sian Collapse.
HOPES NOT REALIZED
Disappointment, Lloyd George Says,
Is Attributable to Rus
sian Collapse.
LBy Associated Prcss.l

LONDON. December 20.-Complcte
restoration of the territories taken by
the enemy. together with compensation,
was demanded by Premier Lloyd
George in explaining the war aims of
tho government. M
Great Britain did not enter the war.
the Premier asserted, to increase by a
yard the territory Of any one else, but.
because of the belief that Britain's.
hono:. the question of standing by her
word, was involved
Speaking in the House Of Commons
to-day. Lloyd George said that the
ing. The sinkings OF submarines. he
declared, was decreasing. whilo ship
building was increasing.
The Premier said tho sinking Of
submarines was increasing. Although
the merchant tonnage was down by 90.
per cent. he added. tho loss had been
only per cent OF imports over that
of last year.
|. Regarding the military situation,
Lloyd George said it was ido to pre-
| tend that tho hopcs formed had been
Erealizcd. This dsappointment he at
tributcd to The Russian collapse IS,
The Premier said that the losses In
! shipping had been lighter by 100000
tons than he had anticipated in his
August estimate.
ADVENT OF AMERICA
LOOMS LARGE FOR FUTURE
The advent of America into worlds
politics. the Premier declared was an
event which would loom large in the
future. This was true also Of the es-
tablishmcnt of the. international coun-
Gil at Versailles.
AS for the disposition OF the German
colonies. the Premier said. that must
be settled by tho peace congress. The
future trustees OF those countries must
people themselves.
The Premier told his hearers that a
league of nations in which Germany
was represented by triumphant mill
tarsm would be a hollow farce
The Premier said that if the Rus
sian army had fulfilled the expecta-
tions OF its generals, by this time the
PRIDE or the German military power
would have been completely humbled.
on the whole. the British campaign
had not achieved the expectations
formed, he said. but there had been
military successes in Palestine which
would have a permanent effect on the
history of the world. Jerusalem, he
stated. never would be restored to the
Turks.
NECESSARY TO MAKE
GREATER SACRIFICES
The necessity OF sending troops TO
Italy, and the Russian armistice. the
Premier said. had increased the ankle
ties OF the allies and cast further obli-
cations on them.
1t is therefore absolutely necessary"
he declared, for the security OF our
armics and our country and for the
defense OF our allies that this country
should make greater sacrifices in order
10 strengthen the armies in the field
during the coming year"
The pledges given to labor in 1916
regarding men exempted, he added
would either have TO be altered or cam
celcd. and Sir Auckland Geddcs, Min
lister of National Service had called a
conference for next week TO consider
the matter
Another circumstance which impclled
the government to make further de-
mand upon the man power OF the coun-
try was that under present conditions
they had bccn forced to send men back
to the lighting line who had been re-
pcatedly wounded. That was unfair
and intolcrablc while there were men
who had never been at the front.
AS TO future prospects. continued the
Premier. one great power had prac-
tically gone out OF the war; and an
other great power had not fully come
in. and therefore the burden on Britain
would be considerable.
But we must not imagine that the
enemy has not had his difficulties" he
said. I'VE had proof of that tho other
day. when facts were given 10 us as
10 the dctcriorated physical quality OF
the German workers as a result OF tho
blockade imposed by tho British navy.
The German worker has so dctcriorated
that the output OF Germany per man
has Gonc down by something like SO
per cent. compared with the first year
OF the war.
IESEnVE POWER or ALLIES
TWICE AS GREAT As ENEMY
What arc the prospects," asked the
Premier, FRANCES losses, no doubt,
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