Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-01-10
Britains Aims Outlined by Pre-
mier-speech Is First Reply
To Czernin Proposals.
MOST CRITICAL HOUR
Lloyd George Tells Labor Union. Gov.
ernments Considering Peace Should
Consider Conscience Of People
To Apply Principles to Map.

London Jan. Premier David
Lloyd George described the outlines Of
new map of the world, as planned
by the representatives of all branches
of the British empire in an address
before the British trades unions.
The premier's speech was the first
Official and formal reply to Count
Czernin's proffers of peace to the AL.
lies, as announced through the Russo
German negotiations at Brest Litovsk.
To Stand BY France To End.
I'VE mean to stand by the French
democracy to the DEATH" the premier
continued, "in the demand the French
make for a reconsideration of the
great wrong of 1871 when Alsace-Lor-
ralne was torn away from them. This
sore has poisoned the peace of Europe
for half century and until it is cured
healthy conditions cannot be re-.
stored"
The premier declared Great Britain
was not fighting to take Constants.
nople from Turkey.
PREPARATION Demanded.
premier said. "Unless international
right is recognized by insistence on
payment for injury done in defiance
or Its canons 1t can never be reality.
Next comes the restoration of Ser.
bia, Montenegro and the occupied
parts of France, Italy and Rumania.
The complete withdrawal of alien ar.
mics and reparation for injustice is
the fundamental condition of a per.
manent peace"
Not Fighting to Destroy Germany.
AS regarded the German constitu.
ton, MIR. Lloyd George said Great Bri.
tain was not fighting to destroy it al.
though it considered a military, auto.
cratic constitution a dangerous ana.
chronism. After reference to the
desirability of adoption of a demo.
cratic constitution by Germany, he
continued:
"The days of the treaty of Vienna
are long past. We can no longer sub.
NIT the future of European civiliza-
ton to the arbitrary decisions of a
few negotiators striving to secure by
chicanery or persuasion the interests
OF this or that dynasty or nation.
Therefore, government with the con.
sent of the governed must be the basis
of any territorial settlement"
To Consult colonists.
Speaking with regard to the DISPOSE.
ton of the German colonies the pre-.
mier said:
"They are held at the disposal of
conference whose decision must have
primary regard to the wishes and in.
terests of their native Inhabitants"
The premier declared that only
the clearest, greatest and most just
Of causes could justify the con.
tinuance even for day, of this un.
speakable agony of nations"
The premier continued, I'VE ought
to be able to state clearly and def.
nitely not only the principles for which
we are fighting but their definite, con.
crete application to the war map of
the world"
Ascertains Leaders, Views.
1--WE have arrived" the premier went
on, at the most critical hour of this
terrible conflict and before any gov.
eminent takes the fateful decision as
to the conditions under which it ought
either to terminate or continue the
struggle 1t ought to be satisfied that
the conscience of the nation is behind
these conditions"
Mr.. Lloyd George said that during
the last few days he had taken spe.
cial pains to ascertain the views and
the attitudes of representative men of
all sections of thought in the country.