South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-20
GEORGE
IS VICTOR IN
GREAT DEBATE
Premier Conceded to Have
Weathered Storm of Protest
Against Proposed Inter-
Allied War Council.
international News Service:

| LO-NOO4N. NOV. ~. -- premier
Lloyd George today stood forth as
I the victor in the great parliamentary
battle over the proposed supreme
, inter-allied war council.
If as now seems apparent. the
premier's war policies are TO be put
in effect forthwith it will mean such
unity end Capitalization of power in
| directing the war as the allies
have not known since the mighty
conflict opened. over three years
ago.
Opponents Of the premier's plans
are dying hard. But they were
hard hit by the telling speech which
Mr.. Lloyd George made in the house
of commons speech which the
premiers friends today called the
greatest oratorical effort OF his life.
Little Time for Comment.
The address was finished so late
that the morning papers had little
time for comment The Times,
owned by Lord Northcliffe. in it's
discussion of the masterpiece, said:
1T is as guarded in tone as it is
comprehensive in its scope. 1t is
an unmistakable emphasis Of the
central principle for which Prime
Minister Lloyd George stands-unity
of plan and control"
One stirring declaration Of the
premier's, which must cause a thrill
through all Of the countries ranged
with the entente in this world wide
struggle for democracy and civiliza-
ton, was that Germany's submarine
menace has been overcome. Mr..
| Lloyd George did not mean com
pletely, for ships are still being sunk
by the U-bOats but that the teeth Of
| the menace have been drawn and
| the much heralded underwater
warfare has lost its effectiveness.
Plan Naval Council.
At the same time the premier in
Dictated that plans may soon be an
nounced for an inter-alliec naval
council Of war, similar in its activ-
tiles as that planned for the armies.
! IN this respect the premier said:
] "A good deal can be said for that
/ (the establishment of a naval coun-
ciI) We are suffering from the
lack OF it now Anyone who knows
1
ranean could tell that"
The prime minister made il plain
that he has the backing Of the
United States and of France in his
undertaking to unity the conduct OF
The war and this went far in con-
vincing those who had previously
lbeen only luke warm 10 his PROPOSE
tons
significant Reference TO France.
Mr.. Lloyd George wants the solid
lihcation of a friendly conrad ship
! between the people OF the nations
ranged against the German alliance.
This" he said. will be the secret
of our success"
! There was a significant reference
to France. the premier saying in
this regard:
! Tine idea that ravished France
so long trampled upon and With so
many Of her precious sons lost 10
her forever, wants anything more
| than freedom from the deadly peril
that has menaced her for half
century is false"
The premier then went on 20 eX-
press the hope that his political
lenemies and the agitators who have
done so much in an attempt 10 fos-
I ter discord, would refrain from
saying anything that might result
/ in arousing jealousy between the
peoples Of France and England
MAY Relax Censorship.
There We're Just two things that
the allies had 10 fear. the prime
minister told his hearers. one was
the submarine peril, the other the
lack OF unity The former has now
been overcome, he added and the
second would soon be an tablished
fact in the strictest sense Of the
word. thus assuring victory beyond
al hazard
Adherents OF the premier II.
pressed the opinion today that the
era of misunderstanding is past IL
is believed that there may be "A re-
taxation OF the strict censorship II
England as well as in France.
The opposition was led by me
former premier. Mr.. Asquith.
Mr. Asquith went through the
premier's references in his Paris
upeech 10 Russia and Italy and ask
I'd what tho premier meant by