The sun., 1918-09-13
REAL VICTORY NEAR,
LLOYD GEORGE SAYS
Nothing But Heart Failure Of
British Nation Can Pre-
vent Triumph.
"THE WORST NOW OVER"
Premier Pays Tribute to U. 8.
Arms as He Urges Peace by
Ending Prussianism.

MANCHESTER. England, Sept Ia
Nothing but heart failure on the part
OF the British nation can prevent our
achieving A rea, victory" said Premier
Lloyd George. speaking to-day At Man
chester. THE news Is distinctly good
really good. We are going through
long tunnel and are not at the end OF
the Journey There is some steep gradient
to climb. II may be that tho tunnel VIII
be dark, but It will be short. now that the
worst IN over.
There are some men who say Drop
IL and let us have peace by negotiation
There IL no compromise between freedom
and tyranny. no compromise between
lisht and darkness. know that II Is
better to sacrifice one generation than 10
% urfnce liberty forever. That Is what
We are fighting for, and heaven grant
that we night through TO the end"
Premier Lloyd George said he was all
for a league OF nations, and that In fact
q league already had been begun. The
British Empire. he said. was a league Of
free nations and that the allied coun-
tries fighting the battle for international
right we're now a league OF free nations
PrussianisM Must Go.
ITO end all wars" the Premier said.
I'VE must impose durable peace on
our enemies. The Prussian military
power must not only be beaten but Ger
many herself must know ana the Ger
man people must know that their rulers
have outraged the laws OF humanity and
that Prlssian strength cannot protect
them from punishment.
This must be the last war. Don't let
us be misled into believing that q
league Of nations without power will in
itself secure the world against catas-
trophe. A league of nations with the
Prussian military power triumphant
would be a league Of fox and geese--one
fox and many geese. The geese would
greatly diminish in numbers
The only sure foundation for a league
Of nations. the Premier said, was VIC
tory for the Allies. Peace must be OF a
kind he added. that oommends itself to
the common sense and conscience OF the
nations. As whole it must not be dc
tated by extreme men on either side.
Continuing, he said I'VE shall
neither accept for ourselves nor impose
upon our foes a Brest-Litovsk treaty.
We cannot allow the 'Bolsheviks to force
on us a peace 80 humiliating as to dis
honor the national flag and to make a
repetition Of the horrors OF this wa: in
evitable. When a satisfactory peace has
teen secured we can proceed with a clear
conscience to build up a new world
Premier warmly Greeted.
Mr.. Lloyd George delivered HIS ad-
dress on the occasion OF his receiving the
freedom OF the city. He was warmly
greeted by the citizens. who crowded the
streets he passed through and who filled
the Hippodrome. where the presentation
was made.
The Premier recalled that his last
visit to Manchester was paid In June Of
1915, wien he appealed TO the engineers
to organize for the war. He had not
gone into this work personally with any
eagerness, and in fact he did not mind
saying that he went into II reluctantly.
Having realized the character OF the
challenge. however. he felt II was A
thing not to he done in any half hearted
way. as the life Of Great Britain, her
honor. the fate Of the empire and the
destiny Of the human race hung on the
issue OF the war.
After pointing out that while there
might be difficulties ahead the way
through would be a short one and. that
the worst was over Mr.. Lloyd George
continued:
when We suffered the reverse OF
March 81 We still had large reserves in
this country The Germans did not