The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-01-05
.DESPOT|SM MUST PERISH FROM
EARTH, PREMIER Of BRITAIN CRIES
ENGLISH PEOPLE INTEND TO FIGHT TO THE DEATH
FOR DEMOCRACY, DAVID LLOYD GEORGE DE-
CLARES, AND GERMANY'S WRONGS IN 1871
AND IN PRESENT WAR MUST BE RIGHTED.

Montenegro, and the occupied parts of
France, Italy, Belgium and Rumana.
The complete withdrawal of alien arm
les and reparation for injustice are the
fundamental conditions of permanent
peace"
As regards the German constitution,
Mr. Lloyd George said Great Britain
was not fighting to destroy it, although
Britain considered a military, autocratic
constitution a dangerous anachronism,
After his reference to the desirability
of the adoption Of a democratic consti-
tuition by Germany, Mr.. Lloyd George
continued:
No More Arbitrary DespOtism.
The days of the treaty of Vienna
are long past We can no longer submit
the future of European civilization to
the arbitrary decisions of a few nego-
tators striving to secure by chicanery
or persuasion the interests of this or
that dynasty or nation. Therefore, gov
ernment with the consent of the gov
erned must be the basis of any terri
torial settlement"
I'VE regard as vital" said the pre-.
mier, the legitimate claims Of the Ital-
ians for union with those of their own
race and tongue.
1--WE also mean to press that justice
be done to the men Of Rumanian blood
and speech"
! Nobody who knows Prussia and her
| designs toward Russia can doubt her
ultimate intention" Mr.. Lloyd George
said. Whatever phrases she uses tC
delude Russia she does not mean to sur
render any of the Russian province,
and cities now occupied. Under one
name or another, they will hencefortf
he part of the PrusSian dOminiouS ruleC
by the Prussian sword, and the rest o
the Russians will be enticed into com
plete economic and ultimate politica
enslavement."
Austria Could BE Great.
IF these conditions were fulfilled
Austra.Hungary would become powe
whose strength would conducc 30 tn
permanent peace and freedom of Europ
instead Of being an instrument of tn
pernicious Pussian military autocracy.
The premier said the first require
ments always made by the British an
, their allies had been complete restor,
; ton of the political, territorial and &c,
; nomic independence of Belgium, an
such reparation as could be made fl
, the devastation of its towns and prov
inces. This was no demand for wa
indemnity, but insistence ON the fac
La. hnhp q
Of stable peace tins great breach of publ
J law in Europe must be repudiated am
d. so far as possible repaired.
I Although we agree with Presidel
r. Wilson that the breaking up of Austri
| Hungary is no part of our war aims
+ he continued, I'VE feel that unless ge
T. uine self.government on true democrat
{ principles is granted those Austro-Ilu
+ garan nationalities who have long d
|. sired it, it is impossible to hope for /
/. moval of those causes of unrest i'm tn
part of Europe which so long ha'
|. threatened its genuine peace
[. Outside of Europe, Mr.. Lloyd Georl
g; said he believed the same principl
e should be applied. He added
y. That Turkish Empire.
VI "While we do not challenge main
a nance of the Turkish empire in t
ii. home lands of the Turkish race, wi
its capital Constantnople, the passa
between the Mediterranean and t
1t Black sea being internationalized a
n. neutralized, Arabia, Armenia, Mesol
r, tamia. Syria and Palestine are, IN O
,c judgment, entitled 20 recognition
their separate national conditions
~ The premier told his hearers mu
N had been said about the arransemel
Great Britain mac maze with its all
Of on this and other subjects. He co,