The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-12-20
British Prime Minister Admits
That Military Situation Does
Not Come Up to Expectations,
but Is Not Disheartened.
COLLAPSE OF RUSSIA is
ASSIGNED AS A gEAsoN
sinkings by Submarines Is De.
creasing, While Shipbuilding Ii
Increasing; Successes in Pales-
tine Are Highly Praised. Al


BY Associated Pre-.
London. Dec. Speaking in the
house ~ commons today David Lloyd
George. the British prime minister
said that the mai Sin of losses at sea
was narrowing The sinkings by sub.
marines he declared was decreasisls
while ship b,aiding was increasing =
The premier said the sinking OF sub
marines was Increasing. Although the
merchant tonnhse ~as down ~ twenty
per cent he added. the loss had been
only six per cent Of Imports over tnat
OF last year
Regarding the military situation. MIR
Lloyd George said IL was idle to pre-
tend that the hopes formed had been
realized. This disappointment ne at
tributcd to the Russian collapse.
The Germans. the premier said. had
had only one success. which was due
tu surprtsc and this was now engas-
ing inquiry The Germans he stated
had lost i0o.ooO prisoners valuable
. positions aud hundreds Of guns.
The premier said the loases In ship
ping had been lighter by hundreds of
thousands or tons than he had antici-
pated in his August estimate.
The premier said that IL the Russian
army had fulfilled the expectations %
IT, general ~ THIS tlnte the pride OF
the German military power would
| have been completely humiacd.
on the whole the British campaign
had not achieved the expectations
| formed he said but there had been
military successes ia Palestine which
would have permanent effect on the
history of the world. Jerusalem. h.
stated. never would bs restored 70 the
! FIrks
Must Make ~acrifice-.
After referring to the Italian re.
verses. the premier said u would be
nccessars FOR Great Britain "a make
geat sacrifices 90 strengthen lts armies
in t.-h coming year The need would
arise to Increase the nations man
power by taking some men now ox-
cmptrd.
The prcmicrs .peech was delivered
when adjournment for the holidays
wa, moved lu The house ol commons
| this afternoon lie dealt first with the
problem of food. Two circumstances,
he said. had contributed lately To the
! gravity OF the situatiun-ihc failure ~
1 hAnAl lNttAA EAA NV AAlN WNAAff hNNff
| Holland ana denmark and the aet
that England had been required to
make sacrifices ln order Go supply de
| ficiencieS of her allies oWoing 10 the
efforts ~ the food control er an inn
provvmeni wns visible in circumstnn {.
ces which had caused ~ ma b anNiei
/ In the ia.r few days More tea was
coming ln ANA IL was Lopcd Ds in
croased manufacture Go improve IN
situation as regarded margarine shori-
lis,
pWmg to the food difficulties ln
GermanN the premier went in. tho
1 physical deterioration Of worsmen
ihcr. had been ao marked that III
DItput per u,4l hnd been decreased 80
per cent
~ fu the Hithh cusuoltius. llsNd
George said tho, hnd not amounted
tp more than uue-fourih ur ouv-fifth
of the Germans Opposed tp Germany,
Austria una tneir HHies. he ASSERTED.
were man puvsr and reserves more
lthsu double thu-r the Teufonic allies
pue-Dsscd
TN, Ruvomment sald the premier.
would confer IeXt week. with ,rad'
unions ur the mau-puwcr ptuposa.s.