Evening star., 1918-01-11
RUSH j. s. FORCES,
CHURCHILL URGES
Should Be Dispatched to Eu-
rope Quickly and in Large
Numbers, He Says.
ADVOCATES FIRM EFFORT

By the Associated Press.
. LONDON, January 11.-Winston Spen'
Ger Churchill, British minister of mu,
nitions. addressing the American Lunch
con Club today, made powerful appeal
for the sending of American soldiers t.
Europe quickly and in as large numbers
as possible.
The reception of Premier Lloyd
George and President Wilson's war
aims by the central powers. the MIN
lister declared. showed gulf that no
bridge could span. He added that
Great Britain and the United States
having issued their war aims. they
must now bend every effort to the
practical work of enforcing them on
the enemy.
We have found complete agree
ment on our war aims" Mr.. Churchill
said, so let us concentrate our whole
souls on practical measures WHEREBY
those aims may be achieved
England must melt all her resources.
he continued, into war work Women
must draw nearer to the firing lines
and do more manual labor to relieve
workingmen for the ranks of the army.
Rations. he said. must be cut down.
'.The only way to shorten the suf-
fering and torment" the minister as
serted, ''is to increase the pace
Aid Vital1y Needed, and Soon.
Referring to Americas participation
in the war, Mr.. Churchill said:
You have accepted an immense re-
sponsibility. Never in history has so
task Your aid is vitally needed in this
great struggle and needed soon.,-
Mr.. Churchill said that England had
sufficient reserve material to fully
equip several hundred thousand Ameri-
cans when they landed in Europe. He
advocated that shipping should be de-
voted to bringing men and finished or
half finished products rather than bulky
raw materials.
Mr.. Churchill said England had guns.
men and fuses waiting for shells. Prep
arations were under way. he added, to
meet the German hordes coming frofh
the east.
Although he had no doubt of victory,
Nc GhurehiM declared the coming year,
'waasa< Of sthe Nsr,ssss.sssssesas
Walter Hines Page, the American
ambassador, presided at the luncheon,
which was attended by 200 persons.
Those at the luncheon included Lord
NorthclifYe, chairman Of the London
headquarters Of the British mission to
the United States; Baron Rhondda, food
controller: Sir Albert; Stanley, president
Of the British board of trade: Vice Ad-
miral Sims. commander Of the Amer
lean naval forces in European waters;
Robert Skinner. American consul in
!, London: Gen. Bridges of the British
general staff. Col. E. d. Swinton, one
OF the inventors of the British tanks:
Sir Thomas Lipton and Sir Gilbert Par
ker. the novelist.
Statement by Mr.. Balfour.
Addressing q war aims meeting at
Edinburgh last night, Arthur J. Bal
four, secretary for foreign affairs, re-
ferring to President Wilson's "magnifi-
cent pronouncement," said:
The United States now have, for the
first time in their history, entered the
great struggle of civilization against
D1EOarlSm, OF freedom against tyranny.
dAnot think that these new views on
co-oheration in the new world could
have been introduced In a nobler man
ner than they have been introduced in
the public pronouncements of President
Wilson.
with a power like Germany lacking
morality, none Of the objects mentioned
by the premier and President Wilson
can be realized. 1 am not going to dis
cuss whether a league of nations has
NOD Sfa nf
IDEAL While l recognize the difflcuIties
it would be mean and cowardly to
shrink from them. I hope the world at
largo will take that great problem in
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