The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-01-04
BY EDWARD W. PIcKARo.

Fully agreeing with the stand taken
by President Wilson, Premier Lloyd
George told the house of commons
Thursday that peace cannot be made
with the present rulers OF Germany
and that the war must go on until the
militRrlst caste In Prussia has been
completely broken. Germany, he de-
clared, must be forced to give up the
lands she has invaded and compensate
for losses, and the disposition Of her
former colonial possessions must be
settled In the peace conference and
with regard to the desires of their In
habitants. MesopOtamla, Armenia and
Jerusalem can never be given back to
Turkey, ne said. but Great Britain did
-net~enter the war for the territorial
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of any nation.
Reviewing the military situation, Mr..
Lloyd George admitted that II was
serious, mainly because OF the defec-
ton of Russia, and he warned Britain
that Its man power would have to be
Increased to the limit and that the
pledges given to labor In 1916 regard
ing men exempted must be altered or
cancelled. The results OF the British
campaign. he admitted, had not come
up TO expectations, but, looking at the
brighter side, Germany has had but
one victory, the surprise attack south
of Cambria, German workers have de-
Perforated about 33 per cent because
of poor food, the permanent losses OF
the German army have been four or
five times ms great as those sustained
by the British, the losses OF the ItRl-
! ians are not to be compared with those
| Of the Austrians, and the submarine
| campaign Is gradually being overcome
! America Urged TO Get Up Speed.
| President Wilson and his admins
( tratton received several Impressive
/ warnings last week that America must
| get up more speed. These came from
/ delegates to the recent interallled con
/ ference in Paris, First to report was
/ Colonel House the chairman OF the
| delegation, and though the details OF
/ his statement were not made public. Il
| Is known that he laid before MIR. VIII
son facts and figures that proved the
! allies must exert their maximum
strength in the quickest possible time.
aud that their war activities must he
co-oriin8ted and waste and delay re
duced to a minimum.
Next, Bulnbridgc Colby Of the shin
ping board and Vance McCormick of
'he war trade board went to the White
House and presented To the president
the Information ON shipping they had
obtained abroad This embraced the
rnct that The submarine campaign has
,utrrfrrvd With allied war activities 10
q greater extent than England and
France have admitted Mr. Wilson Is
reported to have hcen greatly I'm.
pressed with the Information given md
t. became evident 90 him that the shin
building program must Nr enlarged and
,rS carrying our fastened
ShRkeup In War Department.
Meanwhile senate and house commit.
tees continued their inquiry into our
war preparations. with results that
were more 10 the credit 81 the nav,
than ~ the army department Rrvsls
lions made concerning the DELAYS IA
procuring and distributing supplies and
arms for the army, together with N,
presidents talks With Colonel Hons,
! whose influence Is grFat-prnhshr,
Justly So-mRy he said to have led r.
the changes IN the war department
which put General GoethaIs M IN,
head 81 the QuartermaSter general,
bureau and Gen. c. h, Wheeler II