South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-19


complete restoration or Belgium and
PREPARATION for It's wronss@"
Cries Of no. What is The an
swer from Germany"
AIR. Lloyd George continued:
There has been but one answe- and
IL came from ven Tirylz soul
Never" There was a demand Tor
the reconsideration Oh the WRONGS o.
Alsace-LorraIne. ~ nat Is the an
sWer from Germany never. When
sussesteJ thai MesOpOtamia and
Palestine should never be restored
10 the tyranny OF Jne Turk, what
was the answer OF Gerlnany-.,N e
will go on until they are restored
Not One hespOnse from haiscr.
rs there a single condition lad
By YOU in your trade union aims 10
which you have had any response
from anybody in Germany VINO mas
sot any authority 10 speak, Not
one. 1 will tell YOU another fact
which is very Significant. There has
been no civilian answer at all.
There have been conferences
hurriedIy called together. Generals
vOn Hindenburg and Won Ludendoru
were brought back from their ar
mics in a great hurry 20 Berlin, but
Herr Won kuhlmann has not been
allowed 10 speak. why? If il means
anything il means this: That the
PrUssian military power is domi-
nant and the answer which is 10 be
given 10 civilization is an answer
which Will be given from the can
mons mouth. DO not let us har-
Dor any decisions.
What sort OF terms do YOU think
we would get from Won HlndenDurs
10 we said TO him We want you 10
clear out of Belgium He would
say i'm his heart You cannot turn
me out of Belgium with trade union
resolutions
But L viii tell YOU the answer
YOU can give him. We can and viii
turn you out OF Belgium with trade
union guns and trade UniOnists be-
hind them.
They have broken his line al
ready and if we endure with the
spirit OF our fathers and the spirit
that has made the greatness Of this
land its power. its prestige and It's
honor. we shall yet be able 10 car
~ 20 conviction, to carry 20 triumph.
TO carry 10 reality. to carry as an
essential part of the story OF this
world. the great sin that. you in your
own language. that the government
in their language, and Prest Will
son in his noble language have been
proclaiming in the last few days, has
over long survived the failure of its
adherents TO be ready to die for it.
Defines AutOcraCy.
Last night this measure was car
ried IN the house of commons with
out a dissenting voice. Democracy
put in plain terms. is government
by a majority of the people If one
profession. one trade. one section or
one class in a community claims TO
be immune from Obligations which
are imposed upon the rest { IT is
a fundamental travesty of the rim
ciples OF democracy is the set
ting up OF a new autocracy. You and
] i'm the past have been fighting
on the same side asain
I'VE are fighting now against
privilege claimed 10y a military
caste. Democracy. if II means any
thing must mean that the people
of all classes. all sections, all trades
and all professions must merge their
privileges and their rights i'm COM
mon stock"
3 voice. "Aud wealth.
Certainly" replied the premier,
who continued.
IF anv man standing i'm my place
can ind au honorable. equitable and
Just way ont of this conflict without
lighting i. through. FOR heavens
sake Iet ham tell me- My own COZ
yictiou is this-the people eithsr
must go en- or go under
4 great mum her of qeustiOns werc
put 20 the premier by the delegates
regarding the ACCESSIBILITY of enter
ing into peace negotiations or the
permittin1 of conference at Stock
holm. Mr.. Lloyd George. in reply
ing said:
Ready on Equitable Terms.
Germany always has been ready
for peace at her own price. But
that is not a price that we are pre-
pared 10 pay The moment the Ger
mans show a disposition 20 negoti-
ate a peace on equitable terms
and they are the terms the labor
party itself has. an substance adopt
ed-there viii he no reluctance TO
enter into peace negotiations
The premier's objection To A con
ference at Stockholm or elsewhere
was that delegates OF the German
government would be chosen. a
delegate here interjeCted:
"Not necessarily"
Mt lloyd George replied 20 this:
"Do not let us deceive ourselves
with delusious You can only make
peace with a government If the
government does not represent the
people Of Germany let them change
their government"
In the same breath the premier
challenges his audience 20 change
their own government If they were
dissatisfied and delegate called
out. GIVE us an opportunity"
Mr.. LLOYD GeorEe resumed:
1--WE have given you the best
opportunity because introduced
q Franchise bin adding SoOO.0 goo %
the electorate You can have youl
opportunity whenever YOU like II
S. not the government which shrinks