The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-01-23
BATTLE FOR RIGHT.
LLOYD GEORGE TELLS WHY ENG.
LISHMEN MUST WIN VIC
TORIOUS PEACE.
German Military Caste VIII Not Ids-
ten To Reason, Consider Justice
Nor Respect tho Rights of Nations
They are Trying TO Subduc.


final conference OF the representatives
Of the trades unions affected by the
man power bill which passed the
house of commons last night, David
Lloyd George the British prime min
ister. today gave the governments
reasons for the necessity Of raising
more men for the army and also re-
ferred at length to his own and the
recent speech OF President Wilson re-
garding the war aims of the entente
allies and tho United States.
After thanking the representatives
for the spirit In which they had met
there was no other alternative for
raising men except either by raising
the military age or of sending wound
ed men back to the front.
AZ TO the urgency of raising more
men. Mr.. Lloyd George said that ne
and his colleagues are on the watch
tower he did not deny.
o'o "io Hien VINO tnouSnt IL
should have been done before" said
Mr.. Lloyd George. There are men
who believe we ought to do IL ON a
much more sweeping scale. There are
u few who say we ought not to do
IL mt all. and there are some who say
both things simultaneously.
The governments view is this: 1t
would be folly to withdraw men from
the Industries one hour sooner than
the need arose. on the other hand.
u would be treason to the state. trea-
son TO our country. to democracy and
to the cause OF freedom IL when the
need did arise we had not made 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 tile minimum Of jus
-sfcs-un winch you can possibly settle
as settlement OF this terrible dis
puts. III we are not able to defeat
the German forces. IL we are not able
to resist the military power Of Prus-
sta is there any man here In the pos
session OF his wits who believes that
one OF your terms-the least of them
would be enforced?
Il am not talking about the de-
mands OF the imperialists; / am not
talking about the demands of the ex-
trcme war men. who want to grab
everything and annex the earth. 1
am talking about the moderate de-
nands OF the most pacific souls in this
assembly. Try to cash that check at
the Hindenburg bank 1t will be re-.
turned dishonored. Whatever terms
are set forward by any pacihst orator
In these lands. you will not get them
cashed by Won Ludendorsf or the kais-
or unless you have the power to en-
force them.
Il felt very strongly that the time
had como for restating our war aims
and for restatlng them in n way that
would carry with us all the moderate
rational opinion OF this land and all
other lands. Almost simultaneously
the same idea came to President Will
son and without any previous consul
tation because there was need for
none.
President Wilson and myself laid
down substantially the same program
OF demands for the termination of
this war.
How has that program been re-
eeivsd? Throughout the allied coun-
tries II has boen received with ac-
claim.
The Socialists of France. the So.
cialists OF Italy. as well as the So
c'alists OF this country. have in the
main accepted them as very fair gen
etal demands.
What has been their reception i'm
Germany? beg you TO consider this.
especially those who think we are re
SpoHsible for perpetuating this horror
4 would not have this war. for one
second on my soul IL / could stop IL
honorably.
me only enemy comment has
been: Behold. how England is weak
cning! Go on and they will come
down
Again there has been no response
from any man in any position In Ger
many that indicates a desire on tho
part OF tho ruling powers TO approach
the problem in a spirit OF equity.
We demanded the restoration OF
Belgium. Is there one man here who
would take peace without the com