Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-06
ENGLISH PREMIER
. TELLS IN DETAIL
ALLIES WAR AIMS
Lloyd George Makes Most
Comprehensive Utter
ancc of the Day.
SELF-GOVERNMENT IDEALS
BASIS FOR ADJUSTMENTS
New Order Will Replace Old
System of Council Ncgotia-
tons by Few Schemers.
RESTORATION OF GUM,
Rcparation for Injustice and DAM
age Done Nations-Slav Delegates
Fail to Meet Huns.
SELF-GOVERNMENT IDEALS
BASIS FOR ADJUSTMENTS
RESTORATION OF BELGIUM,
Reputation for Injustice and DAM
age Done Nations-Slav Delegates
Fail to Meet Huns.

Great Britain's war aims were set
forth yesterday by Premier Lloyd
George in the broadest and at the same
time most specific manner In which
they have yet been stated. In one OF
the most striking and comprehensive
utterances Of tho war, the Premier
made 1t clear what tho British nation
and empire would regard as just and
durable peace. This he declared, must
be achieved by the establishment OF
the sanctity OF treaties, territorial adj
justments on the basis of self-govern-s
ment and the Limitation OF ornaments.
guaranteed by an International orsani.
cation.
Great Britain was not lighting, said
the Premier, to disrupt Germany, de-
stroy Austria Hungary or take Tur-
keys capital or her homo lande from
her The desire instead, he insisted,
was to turn Germany from her schemes
OF military domination to bcneficcnt
tasks in the world and to settle the
territorial questions OF the war in a
way that would do justice to the vari-
Gus nationalitics affected.
the peace terme OF the central powers.
as voiced by their spokesman recently
at Brest Litovsk. tho Premier's speech
was for the most part an affirmative
utterance. In great detail he went
into tho many problems calling for
solution if the peace he had In mind
was to be forthcoming.
MUST RESTORE BELGIUM
AND MAKE nEPARATION
Thus he indicated, Belgium must be
completely restored and reparation
made to her as far as possible; France
must have the wrcnG OF 1S71-the tak-
ing from her OF Alsace-
riShtcd: an independent Poland rlust
be established, including all OF Pol.
ish nationality who desire to join in
it: the peoples of such regions as
Arabia, Palestine, Mcsopotamia and
Armenia. who have been under Turkish
domination, must have their separate
national conditions recognized: the
wishes and interests OF the natives OF
the German colonies must be primarily
regarded by the peace conference; the
claims OF Italy for reunion for those
OF her own race and language must be
regarded as vital; Roumania, Serbs
and Montenegro must be restored
All these and other like adjustments,
the Premier showed. would be carried
out in accordance with the principle
OF self-Eovernmcnt. or tho consent OF
the governed. the enunciation of which.
may be taken as tho keynote OF hta
speech. This form of settlement. he
declared, should replace the old system
OF negotiations at council table by
n Tow cob
interests OF one dynasty or another.
ONLY RUssLt's PEOPLE
NOW CAN SAVE HER
Regret that Russia was no longer
fighting on the side of the allies was
expressed by the Premier. who de-
clared only Russia's own people could
save her from falling ultimately
under Prussian domination.
In beginning, the Premier pointed
out that he was speaking not merely
for the British government. He had
been at pains to consult representative
opinion OF all sections OF thought be-
fore framing his utterances, and thus
was speaking the mind Of the nation
and the empire.
An interesting development of the
day was tho complication at Brest
Litovsk where the peace negotiators
OF the central powers arrived for u
resumption OF the conferences with the
Russians. only TO find the Russian
representatives not there. Instead, q
message was awaiting them proposing
the transfer OF the negotiations to
stockholm. 1t appeared later how
ever. according to German advices, that
the Russian delegates. on learning that
the Germans had returned to Brest
lhtovsk, were starting from Petro.
grad for the former place. accom-
panied by Leon Trotzky. tho Bolshcvik
Foreign Minister.
Military operations OF a major ma
ture arc virtually at a standstili on ali
the fronts. None OF the official statc-
ments record anything but minor
opera tions.