The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-11-22
ALLIES SINK
5 SUBMARINES
-
IN ONE DAY
Premier LIoyd.George Tells Com
mons U-Boat Peril Is w..
p. g. axis Ended. ~
DEFENDS Il HIS PARIS SPEECH
Declares He Acted to Arouse Public In
France, Italy and America
PefshIns Backs Interaltied ~.
War Council. ..'

London, Nov. 20.--Five German sub
marines We're destroyed on Saturday
alone, Premier David Lloyd George
told the house of commons. The pre-
mier added that he had no further
fear Of submarines. !.
These statements were made during
the debate in which Mr.. Lloyd George
fought the fight OF his political life.
The opposition against the premier,
headed by former Prime Minister Her.
bert III. Asqdith, apparently switched
Its plans since last weeks opening fire
on Mr.. Lloyd-George, and today, when
Mfr! Asquith summed up against his
successor, he conferred his fire not so
much on the proposed supreme inter-
allied war eouncil, which 1t was feared
would change the British army sys-
tenn, rs ON Hoyd-George's "brutally
frank" Paris speech.
/ Speech Not Impulsive.
Responding, Mr.. Lloyd-George de-
clared his Paris speech was mot an
impulsive one" ~
| ut was carefully considered and
submitted to the cabinet" he added.
Il resolved to assume the risk in or
der to arouse public sentiment, not
merely here but In France, Italy and
America" 49, ;.-.-r
/ Opening the debate former Premier
Asduith declared his own complete
support of the utmost coordination
/ (which conditions would permit" f+
The former premier, however,
strongly deprecated the creation of
an organization to supersede or in
terfere with the independence of the
general staff of any nation, or the
responsibility of each ally for its own
forces" "'
The new scheme had been launched,
he declared, in an indictment of the
general strategy of the allies, on the
ground that It had been in several in
stances dfIatory Or i4isdrected. ,,..'
+ Taking up Mr.. Lloyd-George's "bru-
tally frank" speech at Paris, he vigor-
1 ously criticized the premiers state
ment that the allies action toward
Serbia and ROumania had been ian
tneffecable blundeG."
| "Such a statement Is unjust TO the
allies statesmen and soldiers" he as
serted
| Hampers the Allies.
I "The allies consultative machinery
has been inadequate and its effects
grevious," replied the premier, open
ling his defense.
AS far as he could gauge public
opinion in America would have pre-
\ ferred cou1cIl with executive pow
Fers, but there were reasons why he
thought 1t undesirable to set up n
council with full executive authority
unless the allies were absolutely
driven to 1t by failure of the present
scheme. t'.''' a.,
| General Pcrshing was among the
commanders who agreed to the coun-
Gil plan last July, the premier de-
clared. Others were General FCeh of
the French staff, Robertson (British)
and Cadorna Qtalian). b..
=" ., Kitchener Author. ''.'
Continuing, the premier said that
Lord Kitchener first suggested an
interallfed council in 1915 and that
the allied military authorities again
proposed 1t In July. ~. 49,.
Mr.. Lloyd.George declared that no
criticism was directed against the
stats or the commanders IN chief of
England or any other country in his
speech In Paris.
The premier told the house arrange
ments had been made to supply in
formation in regard to naval matters
to the war council.