Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-10-23
Negotiations Now Would Be
but Armed Truce With Ad-
vantage All to Germany and
Leave Future Endangered,
OF RUSSIA
DELAYS END OF WAR
Entrance of America Into
Struggle One of Greatest
Deciding Factors, Lloyd
George Declares,
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London, Oct. 22.---"I have scanned
the horizon intently." said Premier
Lloyd George today, "and can see no
terms in sight which will lead to en-
during peace, The only terms now pos
sible would mean an armed truce end
ns in an even more frightful strug-
gle"
Mr., Lloyd George ssaid Germany
would make peace now only on terms
which would enable her to benefit by
the war, He asserted that would be
encouragement to every buccaneering
empire in the future to repeat the ex-
pertinent.
More than twice as many German
submarines were lost in the first ten
months of this year as in all of last
year, the premier asserted. The Brit
ish tonnage lost monthly now is not
much more than one-t third of the to .
tai destroyed last April.
The premier said he had hoped the
enemys terrible power might be brok-
en- this year, but that the temporary
collapse of the Russian military pow
er mad postponed this hope. But time
was on the side of the allies, he said.
lime once was neutral, but two
things had changed this, namely the
advent OF America and the increasing
failure of the German submarine scag
The war; said the premier. was ter.
h.tf
the possibilities 1t revealed of new
horrors on land and sea and in the
air II must be settled now, once for
all, he declared
Victory Is Assured.
Inc premier, who was given a
tremendous reception, declared that
the magnitude of the enthusiasm
gathering in the fourth year OF the
war was the best proof of the deter
mination of this country to prosecute
the war until victory was achieved.
/ Ihe cost of the war was gigantic;
1t was heavy today and would be
heavy tomorrow.
One hundred and twenty thousand
workers on war savings committees
Ilne army-were doing splendid
work and he thanked them for their
labors in connection with the last
war loan, which had been most sue
cessful. and also in connection with
the food economy campaign, which
had resulted in a saving in food sup
plies of from to per cent That, in
itself, meant saving of hundreds of
| thousands of tons.
Toresces Long Struggle.
After drawing a comparison be-
tween the extravagances of war time
and peace time and making plea for
economy. the premier said:
THE way to shorten the war is to
! prepare as if the struggle were going
to be a long one. j am not going to
predict when the end Of the war will
come-no man In his senses would
prolong it one hour IL there were an
| opportunity for a real and lasting
peace. But 1t must be lasting
peace.
Il ask those who are pressing
should there be any--for premature
peace to reflect for moment what
might happen If we made an unsatis-
| factory settlement all the best
| scientific brains in the lands. stimu-
lated by national rivalry, national
hatred, national hopes, devoting their
energies for ten, twenty, thirty years
to magnify the destructive powers OF
these horrible agencies, whose power
is only just disclosed. We must set
| tie this once for all"
Chancellor Bonar Law, referring to
air raids. declared it was impossible to
prevent them, but Great Britain
would make them as costly as pos
sible. He added:
Germany has carried out a kind
of aerial warfare which is detestable
| We would avoid it If we could. but
! the enemy is determined upon 1t. Sc
/ be it. Our enemies will find that
what they gave up will be returned
to them in full measure; pressed dowr
! and running over"