Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-24
Optimistic Over Prospect
of Result-Subs No
Longer Worry.

London, May 3f-~Ne Q are on
the eve of a great German al
tack" said Premier Lloyd
George. In an address today at
Edinburgh. "ThOse who know
hest what the prospects are,
feel most confident about the
result"
In April, said the premier.
the output Of shipping for the
first time exceeded the losses.
Edinburgh, May 24.-"FOr
the Germans. as well as for us.
the next few weeks viii be
race between Hindenburg and
President Wilson," said Mr..
Lloyd George, In an address
here today. "The Germans are .
straining every muscle 70
reach the goal first, on the eve
Of American help becoming
available for the allies"
81 can honestly say" the
premier declared, "thaf the +
government has neglected no +
possible means for finding ont
whether there is any honorable
outlet Of this WEI, its horrors
and tragedies"
Mr.. Lloyd Georges address wa
delivered in connection with ia
comforting of the freedom OF th
city upon him.
At Eve Of Attack.
I'VE are on the eve of a grea
German attack" the premier az
serted Those who know hes
what the prospects are feel mos
confident about the results.
Speaking of the time aecessar
for the United States to prepar
for full participation in the wa
the premier said thar after all he
exertion, America at the pressed
moment did not have what wa
equivalent to one-ffth OF the hghH
ing strength which the enemy ha
received owing to the collapse Il
Russia He added that it took tim
to train and equip armies. and tbsI
help could not be reel
oned on for some time.
Sub Outlook God.
The premier's statements abot
the submarine situation we're mo
optimistic. He said that in Apri#
the output Of shipping for the fiTia
time exceeded the losses.
Mr.. Lloyd George was receive 4
with great enthusiasm. the peop l
rising and cheering again aut
again. I'll
Since he had taken Office. tsI
said, Great Britain and her allie
had had 10 deal with two advers
circumstances. The collapse eI
Russia had been Of enormous he'll
to the enemy at a time when II i
man-power of all the belligeren Il
was almost ct the points of e,i
The other adverse d II
yelopment was unrestricted sui
marine warfare.
Mr.. Lloyd George read a Tepo
he had just received from the al
in which it was said 4"
regards the meeting of enemy SUI
marines, that is going on satisfa
-orily"
U-Boats No Longer a Worry
That, said tire premier. had bed
the official language since the b
of the year The nav
stan was confident that the alliM
navies were sinking more subm
rines than the enemy was able
build As a means of infiCting
Jury. the submarine was still 70
but as danger whit
might mean the winning or lOsii|
II the war, he declared, the allt8
could rule It out. Not only We :
submarines being sunk faster tha
hey could be built. but the alllH !
as a whole were constructing me-
,hant ships faster than the Gel
mans could destroy them.
Happiest Moment Of War
MIR. Lloyd George said he Il
happier than al any other tir
Turing the war over the prospec
u making the most effective d
If the whole forces Of the alliane
we are dealing with a ruthle
orussian despotism that IS out 4
Dlunder, loot and pillage,' he sal
Treaties restrain them just as :
lie today as in the day of Belgiu
They do not intend 10 bring
var TO an end until their basket
IS full as il can hold"
From the data AT present ava
lble, the premier told his heare
he admiralty was OF the opini
hat in the month OF April a RI
,rd had been made In the destrl
ion % enemy submarines.
Speaking at a luncheon MIR. Lilo
George said there was no d0u
hat there had been a conspira
or a great rising In Ireland
stated that he had seen the e
lence. The leaders OF the Nation
81 party he added, had nothing
10 with H.
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