The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-27
Lloyd George
INSISTS
ACTION MUST Be
TAKEN At ONCE
Loyal C0n1rade Instead Of
SurIy Neighbor Wanted,
ASSERTS VICTORY NEARER
Defeat Of Submarine Cam
paign Is. Predicted. Y

LONDON, April 27-In an impor-
tant specch at the guild ball today.
Premier Lloyd George discussed the
military situation the Irish question
and others OF the major problems with
which the government IS now engaged.
The premierS speech was in aeknowl-
edgment ot the conterring op him Of
the freedom, Of the city OF LONDON.
Referring to Ireland, the premieTsai
Must Convert Nation.
We must convert Ireland from .
suspicious. surly. dangetouS neighbor
10 cheerful loyal oomrade Settle
men, OF the Irish question is essential
for the peace OF the world and essen
,ial TO speedy victory in the war.
appeal to the patriotism Of all men
to sink everything for the one pur.
pose OF getting this question out u
the way" 5,,s1 p~
Mf Lloyd. George paid a tribute to
the financial community through the
help OF which he said British credit
had survived the financial panic OF the
earl, days OF the war This commun-
i'y. he said. took an honorable part in
the triumph OF the last war loan which
was the most remarkable financial ex-
plot ever witnessed After alluding to
the organization OF ehc ministry OF
munitions, the premier said
Real Chance TO Fight.
Now hank God. our men have .
real chance IN the fight The story
now is very different from what II was
IN the early stages oi the war Before
June 1915 ve lost eVhty-four guns
and considerable number OF PRISON.
ers Since tina; date wc have not lost
single gun while We have captured
4W Regarding prisoners. we have
taken at least ten to one The tide has
now turned Victory is coming in.
creaSingly nearer.
During the first eighteen days of
the Somme battle we captured lim
pptiSonerS and eighty-four guns. Dur
ing the first eighteen days OF the Ar
raS battle our captures were 1900 men
and 30 guns. while We gained four
times as much ground This meant not
only ultimate victory II meant VIC
tory is going to be won a, less loss and
our chances are growing as our equip
mem ,s imnroving and the Germans
know II This is the explanation OF
'he desna,r which has driven them to
/ black piracy on the high seas
Satisfied with Balance.
This is the next job We have to deal
with Our minimum prohlem is to feed
nonula,ion oi dS0O0 0o0 in country
which Is not sell supporting We must
provide the necessary material for our
armies and keep the seas free for the
tran'por, oi the troops Of ourselves and
cur allies That has had to be done
againS, the swarm Of pirates moving
unseen under the traokless seas There
IS no doubt we have lost many ships,
hu' lhev hroueh, America in and I
am perfectly satisfied with the hal.
ance America. after great patience
came to the conclusion there was M
use oi waving neutral flag in the
teeth oi shark and she is definitely
with rs tn pull down this menace once
/ and Tor all
The hes, brains oi America ard
( Britain ate concentrated on this prob
| lem There was never a human prob
lem which was No, soluble and don't
believe this an exception 10 the rule, but
/ we mus, proceed on the assumption
\ that nothing could he discovered TO put
/, down. and iha, is wher, the public
comes IN
More Land Cultivated.
Dealing with the effort OF the aov-
etnmen, TO make the country self.sup-
porting. the premier said that as a re-
sui, OF the guarantees 10 the farmer and
the farm laboret million fresh acres
OF land had been brough, under cult.
va,ion capable Of producing l,0000m
ton, of food
II do no, say that the war is going
TO continue through 1918" Mr. Lloyd
George wen, on, "bu, we must take no
chances We have taken lar too many.
II the Germans knew that BY holdln9
on, until the end OF 1913 he could wia,
he would hold out, but " he knows that
the longer h, hold. ou, the worse \
will be Tot him, peace will come mvch
earlier"