The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-06-29
''WOuId Be Greatest CatastrO-
phe i'm History of Mankind"
War to Knockout Still Is Lloyd
Georges Slogan.
MUST CRUSH PRUSSIANISM
Decentralization of Germany
Best Guarantee for Peace.
Premier Asserts Allies Will De-
mand Indemnities.

Glasgow, June 29.-Peace can only
come in the world when the allies
have attained their aims and had
their detectives guaranteed, Premier
Lloyd-George declared today.
Peace before a victory" he added,
would be the greatest disaster in the
history of mankind"
The prime minister's speech was a
reaffirmation, in even more vigorous
language than that to which he is ac-
customed, of England's adherence to
her war aims as already announced.
He went farther. however, in asserting
the allies demands for indemnities.
"Indemnities," he declared "consti-
tute an essential part of the mechan-
ism of civilization everywhere. With
out them we have no guarantee
against repetition of other wars.
Would Negotiate With Free People.
The democratization of Germany
would be the best guarantee for peace.
! We would negotiate in a different spi-
( r1t and with less suspicion with a free
government than with the aggressive
arrogant Prussian militarism
Peace must be guaranteed by the
destruction of the Prussian military
power, so hiatt the German peoples
confidence will repose in their equity
and not in military right
THE only terms on which GERMANY
has suggested restoring Belgium are
terms of vassalage No Gerrna n
statesman ever urged that restoration
and none ever accepted the status
quo ante no indemnity basis for peace.
Get Opinion of Governed.
In determining the future trustee
snip OF unciviliized lands, we must
learn whether the inhabitants desire
! their old masters or gentler hands.
Imperial Chancellor Hollweg al
most promised independence to Bel
GUM but the junkers mailed fist
promptly boxed his ears =
Germany asks an indemnity and
little territory here and there with
privilege in other directions for her
| own wrongs
Germany says the British are seek
| ing her colonies as well as Mesono-
tamia and Palestine. If such aim
was true we need not have raised
/ three or four million of troops-our
own army would have been CAPABLE.
FRANCE is fighting to recover the
: was never rightly Turkish-the Turks
nave converted the Garden of Eden
into a terrible wilderness.
Peace Conference to Decide.
"A great international peace con-
gress will decide the disposition of
the German colonies. Mesopotamia
can never be restored to the Turks
pIaStlng tyranny-and Armenia also -
Lloyd George dealt at length With
hussla's shaking loose of the bondage
OF abSolutism. He predicted the revo-
luton would Eventually insure vic
tory of a higher and more exalted
nature than anyone could have CON
templated before-because thew are
now free people fighting for democ-
racy's future"
While Russia was in the throes OF
the revolution" he continued, "it was
Britain's strength flung into the
breach that once more saved Europe
to human liberty.
America Freedoms Mainstay.
America has always been free
Goms mainstay. She has never made
war except for freedom. Now she is
sending her valiant soldiers to the
battlefields to fight around liberty's
standard.
That's another reason why victory
lalong higher lines is assured"
Tremendous cheers greeted the pre-
mier's reference to the United States
The chorus of applause swelled into
another great roar and a patriotic
demonstration a moment later wher
the speaker declared:
Every one is doing his utmos
. here. The king is working as hard a
any one
The audience arose and sang "GoC
Save the King
THE government" Lloyd Georg,
. resumed, has carefully reckoned tn
chances and has decided that the sub
marines will be unable to starve thos
who stay at home or drive the armie
of the allies from the field. Britanni;
:, will rule the waves after the war
! he concluded. I'VE are engaged il
> great ship building for our fighting
and our transporting of troops
employers and workers pull togethe
to their utmost, we will pull thru
, provided the national morals ar
: maintained.
,, The kaiser has discovered the Brit
+ ish army is invincible and is tn
: worlds greatest fighting force