The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-10-23
mo PEACE NOW
INSIGHT,
LLOYD GEORGE
Premier COnfesses He Is Tn
able to Predict Length
of Struggle.
BUT SURE OF VICTORY
Enemy Is Trying to Rattle
Our Nerves, He Tells
Assemblage.
POTSDAM, SHRINE TO GO
Armed Truce Would Result in
Another War of Greater
Horrors.
BUT SURE OF VICTORY
POTsDAM, SHRINE TO GO

LONDON, Oct. 22.-Premier Lloyd
George gave notice to-day to a world in
arms that he sees no signs OF early
peace. He asserted in unmistakabs
terms that the only agreement whcn
might be reached at this time would
mean an armed truce ending In an even
more fr!ghtful struggle" He made Il
plain that peace now without victory
might lead to future horrors Almost u!l-
dreamed or
The Premier and the Chancellor OF the
Exchequer. Andrew Bonar Law, were
the principal speakers at a great demon-
straton in Albert Hall to inaugura, ,e tho
autumn campaign for national econ
omy. The pleas OF both were directed
toward retrenchment that will make it
possible for Great Britain and her allies
to attain a peace that will be its..ug
and that not only will AFFORD Opportunity
to recover from the ravages OF war but
will guarantee forever the impossibility
OF another such conflict.
The hall was crowded, While on The
platform were many dist!n- uiyhcd men.
including the Ar, hbshop of Cant,.t tury,
Gen. Smuts, the members OF the ca aJ.Aet
and the allied diplorats
The Premier, to whom a tremendous
reception was accorded, said that t.o
| magnitude of the enthusiastic satl.r-
Ing in the fourth year OF the war was
the best proof OF the determination Of
this country to prosecute the Har until
victory was achieved The cost Of tas
war was gigantic: it was heavy to-day
| and would be heavy Tomorrow.
! 100000 Economy Workers.
: One hundred and twenty thousand
workers on war savings committoes-a
fine army-were doing splendid work,
and he thanked them fot tner l,ou.,
In connection with the last war ioaa,
which had been most successful. 4u.I
s!so in connection with the food economy
campaign, which had Sesulied in saw
ing III food supplies Of from to , Der
cent That in Itself meant a saving OF
hundreds of thousands Of tons.
The valor OF Great Britain would bs
enhanced enormously by the qu!ckenirs
I inspiration OF q righteous war. Another
soiacing fact was that the gigantic debt
would he a debt which Britons owed -
themselves. as Great Britain was boz
rowing daily from her children. After
drawing comparison between the, ey-
traNagances Of war time and peace ti,us
/ ana making plea for economy tae
Premier said:
! The way to shorten the war Ia 10
prepare AS II the struggle were going
TO ne long one. ! am not going 10
. predict when the end Of the war v.l
come-no man In his senses would pvo-
I long II one hour IL there were an op-
portunity FOR real and lasting pea a
bu' II must be lasting peace. II must
/ no: be peace which would be the pre-
: Iude to new and more devastating
| war,
No Peace signs In Sight.
| Il have been scanning the horizon
anNiously. and cannot see any terms a,
sight which would lead to an enduring
peace. l feel that the only terms which
are poss shle now would be terms winch
would end in an armed truce | Will
say an armed truce ending in an even
more frlshtful struggle
This war is terrible beyond all Rut
terrible as 1t is In itself II is still more
terrible In the possibilities which it has
revealed Of new horrors on land and
sea and in the air.
! Il ask those who are press'ng--shol,d
there be any-foI a premature peaca Il,
rereet for moment what might hap.
pen II we made an unsatisfactory so.tlo-
ment--all the hest scientific brains N
the lands, stimulated by national r.va r..
national hatred national hopes dcyorrg
their energies .or ten. twenty. ibt-.v
Yeas 20 magnify the destructive rov,r,
oF these horrible agents whose power I,
only tust disclosed We must settle IN !.
! orce for all"
The powor IN the air - IN 's initial
staces, the Internal weapons ( 'Ne .lna1
are hardly developed" cCrt.'urd I'VE
Premier, AN those chemical e'.rrarfs
which have been used ior t'e fra, ne
II repeated af er thirty wears ~ r.--
tihc work and arP'i.at'o~ "o.iI ~ ,1
the fr1fh o. civil