The Mena weekly star., 1917-08-23
U-DOAT WARFUTILE.
 IS DECLARATION
Germans Have No Chance of Starv ' ing Great Britain, Premier Lloyd George SayS-"Reap the Fruits
 in i9iSr--Focs ENaggcrate

3ftlhNhtts sAAaNt ~ III Nott-f " hope and quiet confidence in the future was given to the British nation yesterday in the House of Commons by Premier Lloyi-tieorge. The people of the British Isles ean- not be starved. notwithstanding the German submarine campaign, and the military situation grows more hopeful. The difficulties of the Al- lies will grow less and their power increase, while the troubles of Ger many will increase and her power fall away.
 "The Hour for Patience"
 This is the supreme hour for pa- uence,n the premier declared in conclusion. flor courage, for endur- ance, for hope. for unity. Let us go thru this hour with temper that will enable Us to destroy great military despotism Let us go thru this hour with the old temper of our race, so that next year we shall begin, and the world shall begin, to reap the fruits of our val0r."
 The stock of wheat in Great Britt ain has increased by one-third with III a year. but economy still is ne- ressary. he said
 Exaggerate Ship Losses.
 German claims as to British ship losses. the premier said, were exag- gerated in the hope of cheering up the people of the Central Powers. Altho the submarine losses in April had been 560,000 tons, they had de- creased until the average for July and August would be i75000 tons net each. Ship building had been speeded up, vessels had been pur- chased abroad and the tatal tonnage acquired in 1917 would reach near ly million tons. The premier said he believed the losses would grow smaller. and that the admiralty had met with success in combating the submarine menace.
 The premier said he agreed that the people of the country were all the better for being told even un- palatable truths, but thev also must be told the truth even if it was pala- table. They could not exercise req sonable judgment or come Co a decision regarding facts unless both the eheery and the disocuraging sides were presented to them.
 'i do not think" the premier said, that the time has come for review of the military situation. The main facts are well known to the house and the country. I had anticipated this year great converging move ment against our foes. Russia was equipped for that part as she never before had been equipped. | ven taIre to say that the nippers are be- ginning to grip, but to be quite frank. one claw of the nippers IS out of repair for the moment and, therefore we have not got the same -converging pressure we had antici- paled
 Russian Collapse Increased Task.
 But things are mending. The situation in Russia is a very difficult one, and should be sorry to say anything which would make it more difficult, because it is quite obvious you cannot even state facts without embarrassing those who are trying to restore the situation in that country. !, Is difficult even to dwell on the differences which the tenn pnrary collapse of the Russian mili- tary power has made in the task with which our soldiers are con- fronted
 The best Germany can do now, 2 Mir. Lloyd-George continued, when what practically was her most pow erful opponent at the beginning of the war is paralyzed by internal difficulties, is to hold her own against the attacks of the British and French. And she isn't quite doing it. On the contrary, in this year she has been beaten in several gree. battles with severe losses and hun dreds of her guns captured, which is not a bad test of winning or losing a battle.