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TO DESTROY HUN
DOMINANCE REAL
Object OF WAR
British Premier Defines Is
sues Involved in Speech
to Trades Unions.
NOT SEEKING TO WRECK
GERMANY AND HER ALLIES
Insists Right to Have Dem
ocratic Government Be
Vested i'll People.
TO RETURN ALSACE-LORAINE
Restoration OF Belgium Is Demand
cd, as We'll rs Reputation for
Injuries inflicted.
NOT SEEKING TO WRECK
GERMANY AND HER ALLIES
To RETURN ALsACE-LoRAINE
Restoration Of Belgium Is Demand
cd, as Well as Rcparation for
Injuries inflicted.
fBy Associated Pres I

tBy Associated Press.
LONDON. January J.-Ihe BRUSH
Prime Minister. David Lloyd George
to-day set forth Great Britains war
aiinu moro specifically and at greater
length before the delegates Of the
trades unions than he had ever done
before.
Having first declared that /. was not
a war OF aggression against Germany
or tho German people, and that the
breaking up of tho German peoples or
the disintegration OF their state was
not on. Of the objects for which the
allies were fighting. he proceeded 10
mention tho fundamental issues for
which Britain and her allies were con-
tending.
First among these was the resto,a-
tion of Belgium and reparation for the
injuries inflicted. Next came the res
toration OF Serbia, Montenegro and the
occupied parts OF France. Italy and
re mania France must have .llsace
Lo uinc. and to this end. said the
Pr. ,ler, tho British nation would
stai by the French democracy 10 tho
death.
The question OF Russia waS touched
upon. and Lloyd George said that Brit
ain. as we'll as America, France and
Italy. would have been proud 10 fsht
by the side OF the new Russian dc
mocracy. But now Russia could only
be saved BY her own people. lie de-
clarec an independent Poland an urGeE,
necessity for the stability OF Western
Europe.
Roumania is to he protected. and the
British and other allies arc with Italy
Nl,fz Nf
the people Of Italia race and tongue.
or Austria Hungary. he felt. that while
the breaking up of the duai kingdom
was no part of tho allied war aims,
It was impossible to hope for Tie re-
moval OF causes OF unrest in that pat
of Europe unle.s genuine self f-govern-
r,ent was granted the Austro-i -iiunsa-
rian nationaltcs.
The Turkish empire. within tho
homelands OF the Turkish race. with
Ccnstantinopit as its capital. may be
maintained. But the passage between
the Mediterranean and Black Seas
must be internationalizcd and neutral
lied and In the British view, Arabia
Armenia. Mesopotamia, Syria and Pal
estinc are entitled to recognition of
their separate national conditions.
The matter OF the German colonies.
ALI OF which arc now in thc hands OF
the allies, will be placed before con-
ference, whose decision, however. rrst
consider the wishes and interests or
the inhabitants--thc future admins
tration must be acceptable to the va
rious tribes.
The Premier made brief reference to
the violations OF International law
committed by Germany, with special
emphasis the sea. and tho peace
conference. he declared, must not lose
sight OF the outragcs suffered by Brit
ish and other seamen and the services
they had rendered.
The three cardinal points OF the
British terms, as enunciated by the
British Premier. are: Re-eStablsh-
ment Of the sanctity OF treaties; ter
ritorial settlement, based on the right
OF elf-determination or the consent
Of the governed; the creation OF an in
tcrnational organization to limit ar
maments and diminish the probability
of war.
ADDRESS ONE or MOST
ABLE INssyoRLD's HISTORY
No British statesman since the be-
ginning OF the war has given such a
detailed and explicit statement OF Bri-
tain'S war aims as contained in the
Premier's address. which was dcliv-
cred before the man power confer
ence OF the labor leaders in West
minister Hall. Three hundred delegates
were present and also Sir Auckland
Geddes. Minister of National Service,
and George II. Roberts. Minister OF
Labor. George N. Barnes. member OF
the War Cabinet. presided.
Thsaproceedings were private. neither
the public nor members OF the press
being admitted. and after the meet
ing the delegates dispersed to their
homes. mostly in the north, for con-
sultation with their constituents. They
VIII reassemble for the conclusion of
the negotiations with the minister OF
national service over the proposed ex-
tension OF recruiting, In which the
government wishes to include certain
classes OF skilled workers, to whom
exemption was provided when the con-
scription bill was adopted.
Most of the labor men who COM
mcnted on the speech indorscd IL. But
Lloyd George went further on some
important points than was anticipat ed.
Again he has drawn sharp and de-
finite line against Germany on the
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