The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-08
EAMER|CA COULD
! SEND 100000
MEN TO THE WAR
h.
British Premier Thrills
Commons With Re
view of Past Year.
$50 U-BOATS SUNK
NO Peace Negotiations
With German Sword
Clanking on the
Table.
$50 U-BOATS SUNK

were to cali men to the colore II
the same proportion that Great
Britafn has done. that would result
in an Americas army Of 1SJO00.o00."
IL was Premier lloyd George who
thrilled the house OF Commons
this Afternoon with this picture.
But there were few other sifs" In
his speech, which was . review OF
the war year, tncfdemt to the I'D.
tournmsnt Of parliament tomorrow
NATL the niddie Of October.
II was q twin the war; speech
throuEhoat. with the speaker Ut his
oratorical best. driving Aome
smsshinG, Inspiring faets. Enfhu-
siastic was his praise Of AmericaS
part In the war. Of how IL has
been and will he. the decisive. VIC
tory bringing factor.
In July afone. he said. $4,000
Americans were brought to Europe.
$4,000 of them In BEltish ships.
straight from the sAeulaer were
his words On neaces
~There ean - ~ negotiations
with the German sword eIanking
on the council table"
Nor was ever . time since this
struggle began. tho premier pointed
but, where the prospects Of taking ths
sedgs and the 'clank' OK GsSmar
sword looked brighter.
IT II too early 70 say tbs psrussr
sn0ort 10 exhausted" declared thu
prime minister. They stiM have pow.
.Arfui forces In reserve, but II b mol
TOO early TO say that the chances the
lenemy had on March ~ will not come
again"
And In the same breath he gave this
reason. eliciting thunderous cheera
- - ~
mat $50 U-boats have been sunk since
4he war started. half of than durius
che past year
! Cheers constantly interrupted the
prime minister In his speech. They
swere especially loud whenever he re-
fferred to America and when he praised
the nghting qualities OF the Yankees
swho have stood the test Of battle like
veterans.
Again there was q stormy ovation
when the speaker mentioned Foch's
name. calling him Marshal" the honor
Just bestowed upon the allied gener.
ftude for tho victory on the NArne.
It was q singular triumph for David
Lloyd George to hear the uproarious
applause rise from all parts OF the
house every time he referred to Foch
Only . few short months ago this same
house listened to him In silence when
he urged the necessity OF CHIEF
command. placed In the
hands OF a Frenchman.
"On March 81" said the premier. we
faced the flower of the German army
s,At nrst there were anxious moments
Our losses were considerable in pris-
cners and ma.erial.
But In . month. before the battle
ended. $4,000 men had been sent
across the channel to NIL the gaps. In
six weeks tae Germans have been
still"
He spoke Of the hopes the Ger
mans had pinned upon the great March
drive: suddenly. all their peace ten
tacfss had been withdrawn. The great
PROMISE Don't. worry about peace;
you can dictate II In = few months
has failed. The German harvest ID
his height. Russia has become Los
TO Germanyss feet.
THE Russian people resent German
interference more and more and are
seekine allied help. We have mot the
slightest idea Of interference and no
intention Of imposing upon them any
particular government
The enemy vowed he would cap
ture Calais and perhaps Paris by vary
Now he ID retreatinG.
Marshal Foch by his counter
stroke--the most brilliant In. the an
mails OF the war--has driven the enemy
back. The danger II no. ended. but
he would be sanGutne man on the
German general stan who would now
predict that Germany could win .
military victory"
Then the premier switched to the
subject of peace:
. Until the allies are defeated It sea,
Germany viii mover triumph"
Ha digressed briefly TO tell Of the
work OF the British navy, During the
month Of June he said. II has. steamed
100000 miles. giving an idea Of the
radius II covers. He added 100000
men were required to man the British
feet. At the start Of the war. no
asia. Britain's naval tonnage was
a,500.oeO: now 1t u 100000. kesum-
fnx the peace topic. he declared s~t4sAe
people who made the war are still
there. and We cannot have psacs A.
long 40 they, Aas prominent In the doin-
ellis OF the enSmy. We al want peace.
but u must b Z Just and durable psace,
with power behind Il to snforcs II"
The premier. contranted Americas
powerful army, tried Array. victo-
rioub IN France. equal to the best
IA the aeld." with the aituation Of
Germany. whose divisions have bsea
reduced to point whore 0ArtnAxIy
must 70 beggtng Austrian ongpott-
! hunlil3attnG thtnG. Ans 40 4 when
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