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zion that they were determined to main
tain what they called the integrity oil
/ Turkey.
Il should like any member OF this
House 10 poin, out anything IN these
! speeches which he could possibly re-
gard as proof that the central powers
arc prepared to make peace on terms
he would regard ar just and reasonable
l fail to find anything of the Kind. anu
1t is with the most profound regret
that I say so.
But the governments do not recedc
in the least from the statement of war
aims they already have made. They.
still consider these as the aims and
Ideals for which we a:e fighting, and
there is every indication that the ma
ton ae n whole is prepared TO accept
them as fair. just and moderate state
I ment, and until there is some better
proof than is supplied l.! tho speeches
Of tho statesmen of tho central powers
that they are prepared 70 consider them
il Will be our reErettahle duty to con-
tinuc making all preparations neces-
sary in order 10 establish international
rights"
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the question nf the Versailles confer
ercc. and said he was not prepared TO
enlarge upon the extended duties Of
that body. He slid II was giving no
military information to say that until
the present year the allies had had a
preponderance on the western front
and no attack which the Germans could
bring TO bear upon the British or
French armies could net have been
dealt with in the main by the reserves
OF the respective armies.
That situation is entirely changed"
lie said. III We had not dealt with tina.
situation We should have been quilts.
of gross derelic;ion of duty"
VERSAILLES CONFERENCE
IN COMPLETE ACCORD
Contrasting previous councils with
that at Versailles. the Premier cmpha-
sized the fact that ut Versailles the
civilian and military members were ST
ing t"gether-the Prime Ministers. the
staffs of three colcltr!cs. The Dis
cussion was absolutely free. and there
was complete unan;mity reached. There
MAS 10 division OF opinion upon any
resolution arrived at.
Il must speak cautiously" the Pre-
mier continued. because military de-
cisionS are involved. All. wish there
had been some one in Germany o: Aus
tiN whose ears were glued 10 the key
hole OF the wa- councils of Germany
and Austria and who published their
decisions IN the newspapers. A man
who had done that could give us in
formation which would be worth TWEEN
- army corps. ! must talk With eau
ton because IL might give information
10 the enemy. 1 would rather that the
responsibility was on other shoulders
than mine.
TO give away such Information
concerning the enlargement Of the du-
ties of the Versailles counciD is trca-
son beyond description, and decline
10 do 1t. There is no army whose Sc
curity more depends upon these dcci-
s!ons being carried out than the Brit
!eh army. which is holding the most
!mportant part OF the l:ne"
some commotion was caused in the
House By the Prcmier's re.ural TO give
more details OF the Versailles confer
ence
In conclusion, Premier Lloyd George
sa!d that If the House and the country
are dissatisfied With the conduct OF the
war and II they think there is any gov
ernment thu, can conduct IL better, it
was their business to put the other
government Into power
LOBBIES TEEN WITH
USCOSFIRMED HIMORs
During and after the debate in The
House Of Commons the lobocs termed