The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-01-24
England Must Raise
Military Age or Suffer


final conference of the representa-
tives of the trades unions affected
by the man power bill, which passed
J David Lloyd George, the British prime
MINISTER today gave the governments
reason for the necessity of raising
more men for the army and also re-
terred at length to his own and the
recent speech of President Wilson re-
garding the war aims. of the entente
allies and the United States.
After thanking the representatives
for the spirit n which they had met
the government, the premier said
there was no. other alternative for
raising men, except either by raising
the military age or of sending wound
ed men back and back again to the
firing line.
Need Is Urgent
AS 10 the urgency Of raising more
men, Lloyd George said that he and
his colleagues who are on the watch
tower could not deny it, and that un-
less the need should be urgent they
would not have brought forward the
demand now.
There are men who thought it
should have been done BEFORE" said
Lloyd George. "There are men who
believe we ought to do it in much
more sweeping scale. There are a few
who say We ought not to do it at ALL
and there are some who say bth
things simultaneously.
THE governments view is this:
1t would be folly to withdraw
men from the industries one hour
sooner than the need arises On
the other hand, it would be trea.
son to the state, treason to
our country, to democracy ind to
the cause Of freedom if, when the
need die arise, we did not make
the demand.
II assume that all of you here in
your hearts believe that the war aims
declared by that great labor confer
ence represent the minimum OF JUS
tee which you can possibly accept
as a settlement of this terrible dis
rute.. Ii we are not able to defeat
the German forces if we are not able
to resist the military power OF Prus-
sia, is there any man here who be-
leves that one OF your terms-the
least Of would be enforced?
NO HOPE FRUM KAISER
II am not talking about the de-
mands Of the imperialists; am not
talking about the demands of the eX-
IRENE war men who want to grab
everything and annex the earth and
all OF the heavenly armament | am
talking about the moderate demands
OF the most pacifist souls in tbs as
emily. Try to cash that check at the
Hindenburg bank! 1t will be return
ed dishonored. Whatever terms are
set forward by any pacifist orator
in these lands. you will not get them
cashed by Ludendorff or the kaiser,
Or any of these great magnates I'M
less you have got the power to en-
force them.
Il felt very strongly that the time
had come for re-stating our war aims
and for e-stating them in a way that
would carry with us all the moderate
rational opinion of tbs land and al
other ands. Almost simultaneously
the same idea came to President Will
previous consultation, because there
was none.
"President Wilson and myself
laid down what was substantially
the same program of demands for
the termination of this war.
"How has that program been re-
ceived? Turnout the whole Of the al
lied countries it was received with
acclaim. -,
What has been it's reception in
Germany? l beg you to consider this
especially those who think that we
are responsible for perpetuating this
horror. would not have this war.
for one second, on my soul if could
stop it honorably. The only enemy
comment has been: Behold how
Tngla nd is weakening! Go on and
they will come down..