The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-12-27
GEORGE STATES WAR AIMS
HUNS MUST RESTORE TERRIFIC
RY AND PAY FOR DAMAGE.
Turks Cant Have Jerusalem.-Peace
Congress to Decide Fate of
German Colonies.

was demanded by Premier Lloyd
George in explaining the war aims
| of the government.
The Germans, the premier said
| had had only one success, which was
due to surprise, and this was now
| engaging inquiry. The Germans, he
stated had lost 100000 prisoners, val
liable positions and hundreds of guns
Great Britain did not enter the wal
the premier said, to increase By 2
yard the terriotry of any one else, but
because of the belief that Britain S
honor, the question of standing b!
ler "ord, was involved.
Speaking in the house of commons
:oday. David Lloyd George, the Brit
ish prime minisI 81, said that the mar
gin of losses at sea were narrowing.
The sinking by submarines, he de-
clared, were decreasing, while ship
building was increasing.
Although the merchant tonnage
was cut down by 20 per cent, the loss
had been only per cent. on imports
over that of last year.
Military Situation.
Regarding the military situation,
Mr.. Lloyd George said it was idle to
pretend that the hopes formed had
been realized. This disappointment
he attributed to the Russian collapse
The premier said that he losses in
shipping has been higher by hum
dreds of thousands of tons than he
had anticipated in his August esti-
mate.
The premier said that the loss in
sian army had fulfilled the expecta-
tions of it's generals, by this time the
pride of the German military power
would have been completely humbled.
Somewhat Disappointing.
On the whole, the British cam
paign had not achieved the expecta-
tions formed, he said, but there had
been military successes in Palestine
which would have permanent effect
on the history Of the world. Jerusa-
lem, he stated, never would be restor-
ed to the Turks.
After referring to the Italian re-
verses the premier said it would be
necessary for Great Britain to make
greater sacrifices to strengthen its
armies in the coming year. The need
would arise to increase the nations s
man power by taking some men now
exempted.
Problem of Food.
The premier's speech was deliver
ed when adjournment for the holi-
days was moved in the house of SOM
mons this afternoon. He dealt with
the problem of food first. Two cir
cumstances, he said, had contribut-
ed lately to the gravity of the sit
uation-the failure to obtain mar
garine and butter from Holland and
Denmark, and the fact that England
had been required to make sacrifices
in order to supply deficiencies of her
allies. Owing to the efforts of the
food controller an improvement was
visible in circumstances which had
caused so much anxiety in the last
few days. More tea was coming in
and it was hoped by increased man
ufacture to improve the situation as
regarded margarine shortly.
Americas Entry.
The advent of America into the
world politics, the premier declared,
was an event which would loom large
in the future. This was true also
of the establishment of the Interna-
tional council at Versailles.
AS for the disposition of the Ger
man colonies, the premier said that
must be settled by the peace con-
gress. The future trustees of those
countries must take into account the
sentiments of the people themselves.
., The premier told his hearers that
a league of nations in which Ger
many was represented by triumphant
militarism would be a hollow farce.
Output Smaller.
Owing to the food difficulties in
Germany, the premier went on, the
physical deterioration of Workmen
there had been so marked that the
output per man had been decreased
by 33 per cent.
AS for the British casualties, Mr..
Lloyd George said they had not am
ounted to more than one-fourth or
one-ffth of the Germans. Opposed
to Germany, Austria and their allies,
he asserted, were man power and