Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-07-05
New Plan Laid Down by Lloyd
George in Glasgow Speech,
Spurning German Talk Of
a Peace Conference.
WAR OBJECTS UNCHANGED
To End Struggle Without Re-
alizing Ends Sought Would
Be Disaster, He Tells
Scotch Audience.

Glasgow, June 30.-Premier Lloyd
George, speaking at Glasgow today, on
the question Of peace, said that in his
Judgment the war would come to an end
when the entente armies had reached
the aims which they had set out to at
tain when they accepted Germany's
challenge. If the war ended q single
minute before. he said. it would be the
greatest disaster in the history OF man
kind. The premier said textually:
NO doubt we can nave peace now at
a price. Germany wants peace-even
Prussia ardently desires it. They said:
Give us ONE indemnity for the wrong
we have DONE, Just a little territory here
and a little there and just a few privil-
eyes in other directions and we will
clear out We are told that II we are
prepared to make peace now Germany
will restore the independence OF Bel
lgium. Blu who has said SO?
mo German statesman has ever said,
he would restore the independence OF
Belgium. The German chancellor came
very near to 1t, but all the junkers fell
IN him and he received a sound box
from the mailed fist.
1.-The only terms on which Germany
has suggested restoring Belgium are
mot those of independence but OF vas-'
salage. hen came the doctrine OF the,
status quo and no annexation and no
indemnities. No German statesman has
accepted wen that"
Not After Colonies.
But what did indemnity mean? In
demnity is an essential part OF the
mechanism of civilization in every land
and cline. Otherwise, what guarantee
have we against a repetition? Then
1t is said that is not what Q are
after. You are after our colonies and
probably Palestine n Mesopetamia-
II we a entered into this war purely
for the German colonies, we would not
have raised IN army Of 100000 or
1000, 900. We could have got them
without adding a single battalion to
the army
"Our greatest army is in France. We
are there to recover for the people who
have been driven out, their patrimony.
the LAM which belonged to them.
AS to Mesopotamia, 1t is not n never
has been Turkish. You have only to
read the terrible reports to see hat q
wilderness the Turks have made of the
Garden Of Eden. What is to happen to
Mesopotamia must be left to the peace
conference and there Is thing that
will never happen to it. 1t will never be
restored to the blasting tyranny OF tho
Turks.
Colonies Up to People.
THE same observation applies to- Ar
menia. AS to the German colonies. that
again is a matter which must be set
|stled by the great International peace
conference. When we come @sto settle
who must be the future trustees of
those uncivilized lands we must take
into account the sentiments of the peo-'
pies themselves and whether they are
anxious to secure the return Of their
former masters or whether they would
rather trust their destinies to other and
| juster and gentler hands. h wishes.
desires and interests of the people
| themselves Of all those countries must
H. A1~~L .r- ~ f~L 49, %tDs~
future government.
"Peace must be framed on 80 equit-
able a basis that the nations would not
wish to disturb it. 1t must be guaran-
teed by destruction of Prussian mill
tary mower SO that the confidence of
the German people shall be put in the
equity of their cause and not in the
might Of their armies. A better guaran-
tee than either would be democratiza.
ton of the German government.