Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-22
NEVER ANY PEACE
With A GERMANY
UNDER AUTOCRACY
Lloyd George Sees No Hope
in New Chancellor's
Speech.
CALLS IT MERE SHAM,
WHICH FACES BOTH WAYS
Declares Great Britain Cannot Be
Put Out of Fight Until Lib
erty Is Re-Esta blished.
REsENTs SHEER AT AMERICA
Efforts Being Underestimated by Bcr-
lin, just as Were England's
in Beginning.
CALLS 1T MERE SHAM,
WHICH FACES BOTH WAYS
REsENTs SHEER AT AMERICA

LONDON, July 2l.-The British Prim G
Minister. David Lloyd George. speaking
at a great patriotic demonstration in
Queens Hall this afternoon in COM
memoration Of Belgian independence
Day. characterized the speech of the
German Chancellor. DR.. Geors Michae-
lis. as q mere sham. facing all ways
and declared that he did not want the
Germans ITO harbor any decisions that
they are going to put Great Britain
out Of this fight until liberty has been
re-established throughout the world"
Great Britain could make peace with
free Germany. but with Germany
dominated by autocracy. said the Pre-.
mier. there never could be peace. The
Germans, said the Premier, were max
Ing the same mistake in underesti-
mating Americas efforts in the war as
they had made about Great Britain in
the'beginnins.
They said that We wouldn't light"
continued Lloyd George. "and II we
did. we couldn't. We had no army
and We couldn't raise one. and they
need not worry about Britain. think
they have discovered their mistake
about us. and now they are just going
through the same process with Amer
lea. =
MAN VINO MAKES SHEER
KNOWS NOT AMERICA
II want to put this to them: If Great
Britain. not very large country, while
she is maintaining and equipping and
even building up equipment for an
army Of millions afeld and In reserve
In full lighting array: while she Is
maintaining the largest navy in the
world. can organize in tho third year
OF an e1hausting war TO turn out mil.
lions OF tons of new shipping, is Amer.
lea with twice the population Of this
country. with endless natural re-.
sources. going to be beaten merely be
cause she puts forth no effort? The
man who talks like that knows no,
America: otherwise he would no,
say It,"
Referring directly to the German
Chancellors sneering remark that
America has no ships and no army
and that when America has an army
It will have no ships to bring them
across the sea, the Premier said: He
knows America just as little as the
Germans knew Great Britain"
Far from being starved by the
C-boats. Lloyd George declared. Great
Britain's food supply for ls17-ls was
already secured: production was in
creasinS and losses at sea were dimin-
ishing. He had sought in the Chan
cellor's speech for something from
which he could hope for the ending of
the bloody struggle.
But" he declared, Il see in 1t a sham
independence: for Belgium, a sham de-
mocracy for Germany. a sham peace for
Europe. and I say that Europe has not
sacrificed millions Of her gallant sons
10 set up a sanctuary for sham"
ASKS WHAT HOPE OF FEACE
IN CHANCELLOR'S SPEECH
Lloyd George asked what hope there
was in the Chanccllor's speech of peace.
Il mean an honorable. which is the
only possible peace he said.
1t is de1terous speech. a facing
always speech. There are phrases
for those who earnestly desire peace,
many OF them. but there are phrases
which the military powers of Germany
will understand. phrases about max
ing the frontiers OF Germany secure.
That's the phrase which annexed AL
sace-Lorrai inc; that's the phrase which
has drenched Europe in blood since
1914; that's the phrase-if they dare
that will annex Belgium and Courland
that's the phrase which will once more
precipitate Europe into a weller OF
blood within generation. unless that
phrase is wiped out by the statesman
ship OF Europe.
There are phrases for men of demo-
crauo MINDS but there are phrases to
satisiy the Junkers, and there are
othe phrases which mean nothing
1t is the speech of a man waiting on
the military issue. It is a speech that
may be made better, by improving the
military situation.
The speech of the, German chancel.
lor. continued Premier Lloyd Georre
meant that for the moment the mill.
tary party in Germany had won. and
showed that those in charge Of affairs
had elected for war; There was no
hope for Belgium In the N1icha ellis
speech, but the determination Of the
allies. said the Premier, was that Bel
GUM must be restored as a free and
independent country.
turning to the Chancellor's state
ment regarding the U-boat war, Lloyd
George said that April was the height
OF German piratical triumph. The Ger
mans could look back to that month
az month Of glory.
LOSSES IN JULY LESS
THAN HALF IN APRIL
Since them" he continued, I'VE have
faced longer days. which Increased our
difficulties enormously on the high
seas. but. although our DIFFICULTIES were
great, we have gradually decreased our
losses, and although we have had only
three weeks OF July, compared with
three weeks in April. our losses are
less than one-half.
This year we have turned out four